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Michael Beschloss: Lyndon Johnson Got Us into the Vietnam War Mess, That’s Not a Mistake that JFK Would Have Made (clip)
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT Assassination of ░░░░░░░░ Trump there have been ░░░░░░░░ least 15 direct assaults ░░░░░░░░ U S Presidents presidents ░░░░░░░░ and presidential candidates five ░░░░░░░░ them fateal How will ░░░░░░░░ s attempt on former ░░░░░░░░ Trump s life be ░░░░░░░░ in history Joining me ░░░░░░░░ NBC News presidential historian ░░░░░░░░ Beschloss Michael thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us Fromme I ░░░░░░░░ t think you can ░░░░░░░░ that political either against ░░░░░░░░ president ford but they ░░░░░░░░ change history Certainly the ░░░░░░░░ Reagan assassination attempt did ░░░░░░░░ my experience in covering ░░░░░░░░ years of that presidency ░░░░░░░░ as well What happened ░░░░░░░░ 1968 you ve been ░░░░░░░░ out with Dr King ░░░░░░░░ Robert Kennedy jr Certainly ░░░░░░░░ what happened with Richard ░░░░░░░░ Victory There are a ░░░░░░░░ of emotionally disturbed loners ░░░░░░░░ don t know yet ░░░░░░░░ motive of the accused ░░░░░░░░ I hope we find ░░░░░░░░ out That will help ░░░░░░░░ also don t know ░░░░░░░░ the result of this ░░░░░░░░ going to be if ░░░░░░░░ is an impact on ░░░░░░░░ I wish I could ░░░░░░░░ you and our friends ░░░░░░░░ Andrea that no assassin ░░░░░░░░ change the course of ░░░░░░░░ and that should be ░░░░░░░░ goal You look at ░░░░░░░░ and they really do ░░░░░░░░ a result of an ░░░░░░░░ in 1865 John wilkes ░░░░░░░░ our president was no ░░░░░░░░ Abraham Lincoln but a ░░░░░░░░ sort of third string ░░░░░░░░ of the pro slavery ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Johnson who was ░░░░░░░░ exactly zealous about bringing ░░░░░░░░ to black Americans We ░░░░░░░░ seen the result of ░░░░░░░░ ever since Lee harvey ░░░░░░░░ if he was involved ░░░░░░░░ the Kennedy assassination if ░░░░░░░░ was we do not ░░░░░░░░ this day there s ░░░░░░░░ evidence by the way ░░░░░░░░ what his motive might ░░░░░░░░ been He denied he ░░░░░░░░ the crime until he ░░░░░░░░ himself murdered two days ░░░░░░░░ So if assassin does ░░░░░░░░ the course of history ░░░░░░░░ in oswald s case ░░░░░░░░ whoever else may have ░░░░░░░░ involved and I have ░░░░░░░░ theory that was a ░░░░░░░░ in which lyndon Johnson ░░░░░░░░ president instead of JFK ░░░░░░░░ got into the Vietnam ░░░░░░░░ mess 550 000 Americans ░░░░░░░░ Vietnam at the peek ░░░░░░░░ 000 killed I think ░░░░░░░░ s not a mistake ░░░░░░░░ John Kennedy would have ░░░░░░░░ That was a big ░░░░░░░░ on this country.
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