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“Why are we in Vietnam? Ten years ago we pledged our help. Three Presidents have supported that pledge. We will not break it now.”
President Johnson 1965
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President Lyndon B. Johnson Elevated to the Presidency on the death of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, the former Senate Majority Leader and power broker was elected in his own right, defeating Senator Barry Goldwater in 1964. America’s commitment to fighting the war in Vietnam escalated on his watch. He did make the first overtures to the North Vietnamese to see if a peaceful solution to the fighting could be achieved. After the Tet Offensive in January 1968, he determined not to run for reelection.
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