The Vietnam War Summit: Commanders-in-Chief [Day 1]

The Vietnam War Summit, Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Historians and presidential aides discuss the roles our presidents played in the war and how their leadership affected its outcome
Panelists-
H.W. Brands, Author and History Professor at The University of Texas at Austin
Alexander Butterfield, Former Aide to Richard Nixon
Tom Johnson, Former Executive Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson; Former President & Chairman of CNN
Moderator: Brian Sweany, Editor, Texas Monthly
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About The Vietnam War Summit
When the LBJ Presidential Library was dedicated in May 1971, President Johnson proclaimed to the assembled crowd, "It's all here, the story of our time--with the bark off. There is no record of a mistake, or an unpleasantness or a criticism, that is not included in the files here." Accordingly, he wanted his presidential library to reflect not only the triumphs of his administration, but the failures, too--and he wanted us to learn from them to build a better future for our country.
In keeping with President Johnson's vision for his library, the summit will take a substantive, unvarnished look at the most controversial facet of his legacy: The Vietnam War. The goal is to shed definitive light on the war, its lessons, and legacy. It is also our intent to invite, include, and recognize the men and women who courageously served in Vietnam.
The passage of years offers greater perspective and an opportunity to elucidate the complexities of a war that altered not only our history, but our perception of ourselves as a nation. To look at it with the bark off may help us to move on stronger and more united. That would have been President Johnson's hope, just as it remains ours.
The summit is co-hosted by The University of Texas at Austin.
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[@richardgregory1004]

THANKS HAL MOORE FOR A JOB WELL DONE GOD BLESS RIP

[@thomasmoody3575]

Wellcome home to Ken Wallingford.POW. From your brothers in 25 Inf. Div. sniper school in Cu chi. Thomas Moody and James Pace.

[@sweetsour6350]

500,000 TROUPS ON THE GROUND, BUT ONLY 100,000 FIGHTING TROUPS.

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

Ya know how many men it takes just to keep one b52 flying ?

[@jake105]

The Kennedy plan to pull out of Vietnam by the end of 1965 ended his presidency. The Vietnam War is what made Johnson #36.

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

Kennedy was pouring money into Vietnam to say he was gonna pull out after the fact is easy to make him look like a saint which he was not Kennedy was the one who started putting green barrets in there and he said he WOULD NOT QUIT SUPPORTING THE SOUTH he also gave his ok for the coup so he could put a new puppet in place listen to the lbj tapes he wanted out but said THEY WOULD NOT LET HIM he was afraid of getting impeached if he pulled out it all comes down to the Domino theory in which ho chi Minh wanted it to look like so he could get supplied

[@Franxmiff]

@@enlightenedwarrior7119 Thank Christ somebody else knows what really went on. The rotten bastards killed a lot of good blokes...for what, just so these prsidents could make good fella's out of themselves and fill up their memorial libraries with bullshit!

[@inouelenhatduy]

we didn't used elephant to transport ammunition or anything in dien bien phu lol , we used human and bicyle and truck with road made by the people and bomb daily by the French

[@MrDevtun]

This was great - thx for uploading.

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

Old men justifying slaughter, clearing their souls as the grim reaper knocking loud at their door.

[@surfnaples8904]

Listen closing and learn. You too will one day be old and want to prevent others from making your mistakes.

[@jonchaney]

So Butterfield served with Rosie O'Donnell? I didn't know she was in Nam.

[@Love.life.ashigzoya]

Not true democracy verses communism but rather capitalism verses communism. This democracy is rhetorical cliche us typical American brand .

[@jrose9378]

these old guys-too bad ya gotta get old and have such a croaky voice