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library released the last of his presidential tapes. they were from two days before he was killed. and included a conversation on an issue that haunts so many of us. what would jack kennedy have done in vietnam. would he have done what his successor lyndon johnson did, create an american war in vietnam involving troop levels of 500,000 soldiers? would he have allowed the word eska tlit where we lost 58,000 american soldiers? it s a question i ve been asked again and again traveling the country for my new book jack kennedy elusive hero. the day he died he d given a speech that morning in ft. worth that said, quote, without the united states, south vietnam would collapse overnight. those were his very words that morning of november 22nd, 1963, with lyndon johnson at his side to the city s chamber of commerce. without the united states, south vietnam would collapse overnight. so was he ready to introduce american combat troops or was he going to limit our role? was he going to do what l

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