Vietnam and U.S. Presidents
"You have a row of dominoes set up;
you knock over the first one,
and what will happen to the last one
is that it will go over very quickly."--Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
Ad Hoc Task Force on Vietnam
President Johnson assembled the Ad Hoc Task Force on Vietnam in 1968 to evaluate Westmoreland's request for more troops.
The Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam
This 1973 classic is an unforgettable chronicle of John Kennedy's Camelot and its legacy -- featuring remarkable portraits of the men who conceived and executed the Vietnam War, including Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy, Dean Rusk, and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Press Conference, April 7, 1954
The Row of Dominoes explanation.
Eisenhower's Letter of Support to Ngo Dinh Diem
October 23, 1954.
President Ford's Speech on the Fall of Vietnam, 24 April 1975
Excerpts from the text of a speech by President Ford as prepared for delivery to the student body of Tulane University.
Johns Hopkins Speech
President Lyndon B. Johnson offered to hold "unconditional discussions" with the North Vietnamese about ending the war.
President Johnson on U.S. Aims in Vietnam
President Kennedy's News Conference, February 7, 1962
Response to a question on American involvement in South Vietnam.
Military-Industrial Complex Speech
by Dwight D. Eisenhower
1961
Letter from President Nixon
to President Nguyen Van Thieu
of the Republic of Vietnam
January 5, 1973
Released April 30, 1975.
Richard Milhous Nixon's First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1969
President Nixon's "Silent Majority" Speech
San Antonio Formula
President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a speech in which he offered to cease the bombing of North Vietnam.
Shanghai Communique of 1972
Issued by President Richard Nixon during his diplomatic mission to the People's Republic of China.
Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964
by Michael Beschloss
These secretly recorded conversations between President Lyndon Johnson and members of his family, his staff, and the troubled nation he was governing constitute one of the most exciting audio programs of the decade, invaluable to anyone who is interested in history, politics, or the workings of human nature.
Vietnamization
President Nixon's plan to encourage the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war.
Vietnam War Books at Amazon
VietnamWar.net
Vietnam War at Amazon
Vietnam War on DVD at Amazon
Vietnam War Kindle Books
The Literary Hootch, Part 1
The Literary Hootch, Part 2
The Literary Hootch, Part 3
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 1
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 2
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 3
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 4
Vietnam War History, Part 1
Vietnam War History, Part 2
Vietnam War History, Part 3
Vietnam War History, Part 4
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 1
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 2
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 3
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 4
The French in Vietnam
Vietnam War Battles, Campaigns, Offensives, Operations, Programs
Vietnam War Aircrafts
Vietnam War Documents, Speeches, Papers
Vietnam War Cities, Districts, Installations, Places, Provinces
Vietnam War Weapons and Equipment
Vietnam and U.S. Presidents
Vietnam War Humor
Vietnam Religions
The Media: Vietnam War
U.S. Allies in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Antiwar
Political and Government Figures Involved in the Vietnam War
Trips to Vietnam
The Vietnamese: Vietnam War
Women and the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Films
Vietnam War Fiction Books
Vietnam War Books by Women Writers
Vietnam War Short Story Books
Vietnam War Screenplays
Military Leaders in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Memorials
Vietnam War Battalions, Brigades, Corps, Divisions, Organizations, Units
Vietnam War Poetry
The Wall: Vietnam War
Vietnam War Quiz
Vietnam War Quotations
Vietnam War Books, Part 1
Vietnam War Books, Part 2
World War II Films (Part 1)
World War II Films (Part 2)
Memories Are Like Clouds
A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
Memorable Quotations:
African-American Writers (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
American Humorists and Wits (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
American Presidents of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
American Southern Writers (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Famous Women of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
French Writers of the Past (Kindle Book and Paperback)
Memorable Quotations:
Great American Writers (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Historians of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Journalists of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Military Leaders of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Novelists of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Politicians of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Pulitzer Prize Winners of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Religious Leaders of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Short Story Writers of the Past (Kindle Book)
Memorable Quotations:
Statesmen of the Past (Kindle Book)
VietnamWar.net
http://www.vietnamwar.net
