Johnson Resigns for Unity as Vietnam War Escalates
The article surveys Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1968 decision not to seek re election amid Vietnam war strain civil rights progress and domestic unrest. It covers peace talks with North Vietnam the 1968 elections and Johnson’s push for civil rights and economic reforms while detailing his handling of crises in Panama Cambodia and Cuba and the 1964 railroad strike resolution.
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