A bountiful trip to Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidential library
In his Vietnam call, Lyndon B. Johnson laments that it's a mess. Ramping up won't work and neither will pulling out, because that'll put the enemy right in 'my smoke house.' There's terrible fatigue in the president's voice.
AUSTIN, TEXAS—I've heard the secret tapes. The President of the United States offering $25,000 and telling the caller not to reveal that he has a secret pipeline to the Whitehouse. The caller calls back, the deal is done and both move on with their agendas.
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