Lyndon Johnson talks of Vietnam War on newly released tapes
Saturday, November 18, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas -- As American involvement in Vietnam deepened, President Lyndon Johnson railed against the "bunch of commies" running The New York Times and complained about the newspaper's criticism of the war, according to taped phone conversations released Friday.
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