Bill Moyers' Journal LBJ's Path to War: A Tale of Two Quagmires
TV Episode | Documentary, News

Bill Moyers' Journal

LBJ's Path to War: A Tale of Two Quagmires

TV Episode | Documentary, News

Bill Moyers looks at Lyndon Johnson decision to escalate troop levels in Vietnam. He examines the president's deliberation and reasoning by looking at the president's taped phone conversations with fellow leaders in the executive and ...See moreBill Moyers looks at Lyndon Johnson decision to escalate troop levels in Vietnam. He examines the president's deliberation and reasoning by looking at the president's taped phone conversations with fellow leaders in the executive and legislative branches. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less

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Name	Known for
Bill Moyers Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) See fewer	Spartamerika
John S. Knight Self - Newspaper Publisher (archive footage) Self - Newspaper Publisher (archive footage) See fewer
Robert McNamara Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) See fewer	The Fog of War (2003)
J. William Fulbright Self - Senator, Arkansas (archive footage) (as Sen. J. William Fulbright) Self - Senator, Arkansas (archive footage) (as Sen. J. William Fulbright) See fewer	This Week (1956)
McGeorge Bundy Self - White House Assistant for National Security (archive footage) Self - White House Assistant for National Security (archive footage) See fewer	Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
Richard B. Russell Self - Senator, Georgia (archive footage) (as Sen. Richard Russell Jr.) Self - Senator, Georgia (archive footage) (as Sen. Richard Russell Jr.) See fewer	CBS Reports (1959)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Self - Attorney General (archive footage) (as Robert Kennedy Jr.) Self - Attorney General (archive footage) (as Robert Kennedy Jr.) See fewer	The Real Anthony Fauci (2022)
Barry Goldwater Self - Senator, Arizona (archive footage) (as Sen. Barry Goldwater) Self - Senator, Arizona (archive footage) (as Sen. Barry Goldwater) See fewer	Laugh-In (1977)
Mike Mansfield Self - Senator, Montana (archive footage) (as Sen. Mike Mansfield) Self - Senator, Montana (archive footage) (as Sen. Mike Mansfield) See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)