Arizona State University professor Kyle Longley taught a class on President Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War in 1968. He discussed LBJ's reaction to the Tet Offensive in January, and talked ...

Lyndon Johnson's presidential record has long been overshadowed by the failed war in Vietnam. But the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is leading to a reassessment of his accomplishments.

For three days this week, the LBJ Presidential Library will hold a more somber contemplation of the Vietnam War, which library director Mark Updegrove calls the “stain on his presidency.” ...

Lyndon B. Johnson wanted his presidency to be focused on civil rights and his domestic programs started with the “Great Society” — but the shadow of Vietnam loomed over the White House. What ...

On this day in 1966, Rep. Melvin Laird (R-Wis.) accused the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson of deceiving Congress and the American people by hiding the true cost of the Vietnam War.

The three-day Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Library got underway Tuesday with Mark Updegrove, the LBJ Library’s director, recalling that when the library was dedicated in May 1971, protesters ...

Serving until 1969, he presided over one of the most tumultuous periods of social unrest in American history fueled by protests for civil rights and the Vietnam War. The programs he signed into ...

Luci Baines Johnson: Vietnam War 'Lanced' LBJ's Gut Every Night : It's All Politics NPR's Don Gonyea spoke to LBJ's younger daughter about the personal costs of the presidency. "It was his cross ...

This is certainly true with Lyndon Johnson. A new documentary that is currently streaming on Hulu, based on the book Lady Bird Johnson by Julia Sweig, provides a mesmerizing look at the president ...

What’s more, we now know two fundamental things about the Vietnam War: First, that Johnson felt tormented and dragged into it, as tapes released decades ago make clear and, second, that he was ...

A new addition to the LBJ Presidential Library offers a profound reflection on the Vietnam War: Panel 44 from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.