If I left the woman I really loved, the Great Society, in order to get involved in that war on the other side of the world, then I would lose everything at home. Johnson resented the war and its effects on the country and his administration, but he was also resigned to it, saying, "I knew from the start that I was bound to be crucified either way I moved. Johnson's popularity dropped steadily as the Vietnam War went on. The Six Day War was only one moment in the broader Arab-Israeli conflict that had been going on for decades, and continues now - but there were serious naval tensions in 1967 as the United States and United Kingdom supported Israel while the Soviet Union supported Egypt and its allies. In addition to the war in Vietnam, Johnson was also in office for the Six Day War, in which Israel convincingly defeated Egypt. He called his broad program of domestic reform "The Great Society." Johnson launched a "War on Poverty", which was relatively successful, though it coincided with a general upswing in the American economy. Johnson's efforts on immigration policy led to the removal of national origin quotas, and as he supported civil rights, he also backed public broadcasting and federal entitlements like Medicare. He signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which made racial discrimination in voting illegal, and protected voting rights nationwide. While things weren't going well abroad, Johnson had some success at home with liberal domestic policy. It was on Johnson's watch that the Vietnam War deteriorated, and the American anti-war protest culture developed.
By 1968 there were more than half a million troops, most of whom were active in combat roles. In 1963 there were 16,000 American advisors in and around Vietnam and Cambodia. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed, which allowed the president to deploy the military to Southeast Asia without a declaration of war. After Kennedy's assassination in 1963, Johnson assumed the presidency.Īmerican participation in Vietnam escalated considerably under the Johnson administration. Johnson, often called LBJ, served as vice president to President John F.
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