Shadowed greatness Lyndon Johnson and his Vietnam saga
Lyndon Baines Johnson’s career is examined from rise to power through to the Vietnam war and the Great Society. The piece contrasts a strong presidency with a war that defined his legacy, noting his voting rights triumph and his lament that peace eluded him. It recalls his New Deal groundwork, 1963 64 surge, and his enduring imprint on U.S. history amid controversy.
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National Youth Administration
Naval Reserve
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Indochina
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Agnew visits Singapore amid Southeast Asia talks
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew stopped in Singapore on a Southeast Asia tour to meet President Sheares and open discussions with Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The trip aims to reassure regional leadership of continued U.S. aid as American military withdrawal from Vietnam proceeds. Agnew has visited South Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos and will proceed to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Manila.
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Laos
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Malaysia
Manila
Mayors ready wide push as Nixon budget anger grows
New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu and other city leaders mobilize against President Nixon's proposed cuts to domestic programs. They plan to lobby Congress and build a broad coalition to oppose the end of the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Emergency Employment Act, arguing impacts on 14,883 cities and 147,000 public service jobs.
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