Wheeler on America

Lyndon Johnson's War (1x1)

Data emisji: Lut 18, 1996

Looking at how the war in Vietnam destroyed Johnson's presidency, this first programme features interviews with Johnson's family and close associates, revealing his doubts about plunging America into a war. Witnesses speak of a conspiracy by the Nixon presidential campaign to sabotage Johnson's attempt to end the war, with the aim of securing Nixon's succession to the presidency.