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Vietnam: A Television History (1981-05-06)
About this film
William Bundy, brother of McGeorge Bundy, served in the CIA and later as an Assistant Secretary of State under Lyndon Johnson. He recalls Johnson's early actions towards the South Vietnamese government and his hesitancy to bomb North Vietnam in 1964. Bundy reviews the Tonkin Gulf Incident and the administration's resulting actions. In addition, he discusses Johnson's overall strategies in Vietnam and comments on his character as President.
Directors & creators
WGBH Educational Foundation
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Vietnam War, Lyndon B. Johnson, William Bundy, Robert McNamara, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., John F. Kennedy, United States Foreign Policy, Government Deception, South Vietnam, Honolulu Conference, Escalation of Conflict, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. State Department, National Security, Cold War Diplomacy, Saigon, Military Strategy, Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Dean Rusk, Vietnam: A Television History, Presidential Transitions, Counterinsurgency, U.S. Military Advisement, Political Instability, War Casualties
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