The historical perspective of the Vietnam War including early decisions, the Johnson years, Vietnamization and withdrawal, and protesters and soldiers in primary sources.
Content Note
The United States Should Support an Independent Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh -- The United States Cannot Support an Independent Vietnam Led by Communists / U.S. State Department -- America Should Consider Direct Military Intervention in Indochina / John Foster Dulles -- America Should Be Cautious About Direct Military Intervention in Indochina / John F. Kennedy -- American Aid Has Helped Create a Stable Government in South Vietnam / William Henderson -- American Aid Has Not Created a Stable Government in South Vietnam / David Hotham -- The United States Should Increase Its Military Commitment to South Vietnam / Dean Rusk and Robert S. McNamara -- The United States Should Try to Minimize Its Military commitment to South Vietnam / Mike Mansfield -- South Vietnamese Forces Are Making Significant Progress / Time -- South Vietnamese Forces Are Not Making Significant Progress / So W. Sanders -- America Is Fighting For A Just Cause in Vietnam / Lyndon B. Johnson -- America Is Not Fighting for a Just Cause in Vietnam / Vietnam Day Committee -- America Must Send More Troops to Vietnam / Robert S. McNamara -- America Must Not Send More Troops to Vietnam / George Ball -- The United States is Winning the War in Vietnam / William C. Westmoreland -- The United States Cannot Win the War in Vietnam / Robert F. Kennedy -- Vietnamization Provides America A Way Out of Vietnam / Richard M. Nixon -- Vietnamization Is A Cruel Hoax / George S. McGovern -- Sending American Troops to Cambodia is Necessary / Richard M. Nixon -- Sending American Troops to Cambodia is Immoral / Commonweal -- The Christmas Bombing of Hanoi Was Indefensible / Anthony Lewis -- The Christmas Bombing of Hanoi Was Justified / Henry A. Kissinger -- Burning On e's Draft Card is a Cowardly and Despicable Act / William G. Bray -- Burning One's Draft CArd is a Courageous and Moral Act / Martin Jezer -- The Antiwar Movement Should Seek Radical Change in America / Students For a Democratic society (SDS) -- The Antiwar Movement Should Seek to Influence Mainstream America / Sam Brown -- A General Amnesty Should Not Be Granted to Draft Evaders / John H. Geiger -- A Veteran Calls for Immediate Withdrawal / John Kerry -- A Veteran Opposes Immediate Withdrawal / Melville L. Stephens -- Media Coverage Was a Significant Cause of the U.S. Defeat in Vietnam / Robert Elegant -- Media Coverage Did Not Cause the U.S. Defeat in Vietnam / George Moss.