Vietnam War 1964 : Inside Washington : Johnson, McNamara & Ball

In 1964 the United States was determined to defend South Vietnam, and prevent the expansion of communism in Southeast and East Asia. But the White House was also determined to avoid the risk of a wider war, and rejecting the option to withdraw from Southeast Asia, Washington would agonise over its options, with no clear conclusion.
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00:00-00:20 Introduction
00:20-00:34 Channel introduction
00:34-02:02 Joint Chiefs urge greater action
02:02-06:09 Progress in Vietnam?
06:09-07:27 Possible action in North Vietnam?
07:27-10:07 The Honolulu conference
10:07-11:17 The domino effect
11:17-12:52 First Gulf of Tonkin incident
12:52-18:26 Second Gulf of Tonkin incident
18:26-19:38 Gulf of Tonkin resolution
19:38-20:32 The acrimonious memo
20:32-23:34 An uncertain base
23:34-25:25 The George Ball memorandum
25:25-27:06 Deterioration in South Vietnam
27:06-30:21 1964 ends with growing concern
30:21-32:38 The short fuse