Johnson, Westmoreland and the "Selling" of Vietnam

Authors

Gregory A. Daddis, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-9-2017

Abstract

"Ever an eye on domestic political trends, the president responded that spring by starting what would become a yearlong campaign to not only “sell” his Southeast Asia policy, but also disprove accusations of a stalemated war in Vietnam. Johnson began this publicity drive in April by bringing the head of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Gen. William Westmoreland, to report on the war’s progress. It was the first time in American history a president had called back a wartime field commander to testify on the administration’s behalf."

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This article was originally published in The New York Times in May 2017.

Recommended Citation

Daddis, Gregory A. “Johnson, Westmoreland and the ‘Selling’ of Vietnam.” New York Times (May 9, 2017). https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/opinion/johnson-westmoreland-and-the-selling-of-vietnam.html

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New York Times