Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Lyndon B. Johnson
The National Portrait Gallery explores presidents and the Cold War. Click on Lyndon B. Johnson to read about his actions during the Vietnam War, which Johnson saw as a block to Communist expansion. Watch a short video of Johnson's...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in Vietnam
Outlines the war in Vietnam during the Johnson administration, touching on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and protest of the American public.
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University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Vietnam War [Pdf]
A presentation covering the history of the Vietnam War beginning with the war for independence from France when it was a French colony. Covers the Geneva Accord and the war between the North and the South and how America became involved....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Lyndon Johnson as President
Learn more about the president who expanded both the war in Vietnam and social programs at home.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Vietnam Online
This PBS site offers a concise explanation of the major figures involved in the Vietnam conflict.
The Atlantic Monthly Group
Atlantic Wire: Newly Released Secret Tapes
Newspaper article confirms that LBJ knew about Nixon's involvement in stalling the Vietnam peace talks and didn't bother to report it. Though the story has been around before, the new tapes describe how President Johnson knew all about...
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Revisionist viewing of the incident that escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War. Did the Gulf of Tonkin Incident really happen?
New York Times
New York Times: h.r. Haldeman's Notes From October 22, 1968
[Free Registration/Login Required] Did Nixon knowingly thwart attempts to end the Vietnam War to help him win the 1968 Presidential Election? Nixon has firmly denied this allegation. Form your own opinion based on the notes written by...