This is an hour and a half. Professor nguyen, looking back was it possible for the u. S. To win the war in vietnam . No. It wasnt a war for the United States to win or lose and by 1967 it definitely wasnt in the cards. Take us to the end of 1967 and politically that president ial elections are happening in 1968. Whats on the horizon . Lbj was there a fair amount of difficulty. The democrats had lost not control over congress, an important point but lbj had lost 47 democratic seats in the house and two in the senate. This was a significant setback. The war was damaging lbjs political popularity. I think what you see is a kind of breakup of that centrist coalition lbj had depended on and ridden so effectively in 1964 to one of the biggest landslides in american president ial history. You could see it was a thing of the past and that the coalition he had so effectively cobbled together was fracturing into any number of pieces. Here on American History tv all weekend long we are focusing o
Historians, Mark Lawrence and lien hang nguyen on the legacy of the vietnam war. This is an hour and a half. Professor nguyen, looking back was it possible for the u. S. To win the war in vietnam . No. It wasnt a war for the United States to win or lose and by 1967 it definitely wasnt in the cards. Take us to the end of 1967 and politically that president ial elections are happening in 1968. Whats on the horizon . Lbj was there a fair amount of difficulty. The democrats had lost not control over congress, an important point but lbj had lost 47 democratic seats in the house and two in the senate. This was a significant setback. The war was damaging lbjs political popularity. I think what you see is a kind of breakup of that centrist coalition lbj had depended on and ridden so effectively in 1964 to one of the biggest landslides in american president ial history. You could see it was a thing of the past and that the coalition he had so effectively cobbled together was fracturing into any
Day with more twisters possible. And reporting for duty. Prince william begins a new job as an air ambulance pilot. Nervous. And hes opening up about his growing family. More responsibilities, especially when george is around. Hes a little monkey. So is there a possibility of three . Today monday, july 13th, 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today. We have willie in this week for matt who is taking time off. I thought that prison break in upstate new york was impressive. El chapo has this mile long tunnel that had vent lags and rail car. Had a rail system. Not the first time he escaped from prison. One of the most notorious drug pins in the world. Its clear he had tunnel. You wonder if theyll ever find him again. Well have that in a moment. We have breaking news. Marathon talks leading now to a new bailout deal with near bankrupt greece overnight. Lets get to keir simmons c
Reporting for duty Prince William begins a new job as an air ambulance pilot. First day nerves. And opening up about his growing family. It is more responsibility looking after two little ones especially when george is around. Hes a little monkey. Is there a possibility of number three . Today, monday july 13 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Willie is in for matt who is taking time off. I taught the upstate new york escape was impressive. El cap had a mile long tunnel with a rail car, ventilation. One of the most notorious drug pin this is the world. He had help when you look at the tunnel. You wonder if they will find him again. We have breaking news. Marathon talks leading now to a new bailout deal with near bankrupt greece overnight. Lets get to keir simmons covering the story in athens. Keir good morning. Reporter good morning. European leaderers pulled a 17hour allnighter to reach the deal.
Nightly news. Reporting tonight, Thomas Roberts. Good evening. Tonight new and graphic details about bill cosbys own admission concerning drugs, hush money and Sexual Assault allegations. In a now fully released deposition from a 2005 Sexual Assault lawsuit, he admits to dprooming women into sexual situations with promises of fame and career advice. Cosbys tactics for his hollywood casting couch are described his own words as quote, playing sex with an alleged victim. Cosby has vigorously denied all Sexual Assault allegations and has never been criminally charged. With more on the story, nbcs gaddy schwartz. Reporter in yet another round of explosive revelations, documents obtained by the New York Times shed more light on cosbys own allegations about how he seduced women. The deposition taken over four days of intense questioning, part of a 2005 lawsuit against cosby filed by a woman who claimed she was drugged and molested by the entertainer. In the transcripts bill cosby defends hims