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Vor einem Tag · The following month, in December, however, Johnson's Vietnam approval rating fell back down to the 40s; Johnson had become anxious about his ability to justify further war casualties, and he talked of the need for a decisive victory despite the growing unpopularity of the war.
Vor 2 Tagen · During late 1967, the question whether the U.S. strategy of attrition was working in South Vietnam weighed heavily on the minds of the American public and the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Vor 4 Tagen · As more time passes and passions around Vietnam fade, Johnson‘s case for being considered the greatest president on domestic issues since FDR, if not before, only seems to grow. For all his flaws, he proved himself to be a colossus of 20th century American history. FDR was the greatest US President of the 20th Century.
Vor 2 Tagen · Ngô Đình Diệm ( / djɛm /, [2] / ˈjiːəm / or / ziːm /; Vietnamese: [ŋō ɗìn jîəmˀ] ⓘ; 3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955) and later the first president of South Vietnam ( Republic of Vietnam) from 1955 until his capture and assassination during the...
Vor 5 Tagen · Often referred to as “Decoration Day,” [1] the first Memorial Day, May 30, 1868, was designated as a time to “decorate the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion.”. That is the language of “ General Order Number 11 ” (May 5, 1868) issued by General John Logan, the Commander-in-Chief of the ...
Vor einem Tag · The Johnson administration’s misleading tactics had far-reaching consequences. The American public, misled by the government and the media, supported a war that would ultimately claim the lives of over 58,000 American soldiers and countless Vietnamese civilians. The war also deeply divided American society, sparking anti-war protests and ...
Vor 2 Tagen · In June 1966 Menzies’ successor, Harold Holt, visited President Lyndon B Johnson at the White House. At a press conference Holt declared that Australia was ‘a staunch friend that will be all the way with LBJ’. He subsequently committed a further 1700 defence force personnel to Vietnam.
