Lyndon Johnson actually said...

As Commander in Chief, I have a very strong desire, as well as a need, to review directly with our field commander the military operations in that most crucial conflict.

Context

Remarks to the Press at the LBJ Ranch Following a Report on Vietnam by General Westmoreland

08/13/1966

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