Conflict from u. S. Escalation in 1965 to the fall of saigon in 1975. He argues that the United States was in vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the american system of government. His class is about an hour, 15 minutes. So we talked about the kind of the leadup to the American Intervention of vietnam on tuesday. Were going to look at the war today. Before we kind of jump into the actual war, any questions concerning the stuff we covered on tuesday . No. I am that good, arent i . So i want you guys to pay especially good attention today, because as it turns out, this is the only thing im actually qualified to teach. [ laughter ] i didnt know there was a war in korea until i read the textbook with you guys. But the vietnam war is your thing. Ive tried to present concise history of the war and hopefully it makes some sense to you. So on tuesday, were talking about how starting in 1964, as a result of developments in hanoi, North Vietnam under its new leader starts to escalat
The United States is doing to search, i found how extensively the range of artists, not only high artists but popular artists, commercial artists, we digesting the war. And actually after the troops came home. Steve you teach this attitude wake forest university. What drew you to this topic . Mr. Lubin i knew the anniversary of american involvement in the war was coming up. I thought, we were living in a time this was the early 2000s. The war we were facing, in the middle east, a huge influence on the way we were thinking about things. It must have been the same back in the day a century early. It was more a question i had in my mind, why wasnt it similar . The rejection of anything to do with war. Normal shows a desire for war. Not for war. It roiled peoples consciousness. Steve lets set up our involvement in world war i and why we were involved, late in the game. You the following. In the early days of the conflict, most observers believe the fighting would be over by christmas. Anot
Gentlemen. I am glad to take your questions. This you think that at point, our force levels in vietnam will begin to level off . Or do you think more troops may be needed in the future. Consideredpreviously and approved the recommendation of joint chiefs of staff for our force level. General discussed with me, and he anticipates no increase in that level. We are getting close to the end of your fourth year in office. You are being subjected to a regular personal criticism, young am senator preacher in williamsburg. Onder how you surprise. Ot a 35 men whoof the preceded me. No public official, certainly not one that has been in public life 35 years, as i have, would fail to expect criticism. There is a different type of criticism. There is a difference between constructive dissent and stormtrooper bullying and howling and taking the lowend of your own hands. I think that the president must partyt those in the other will frequently find it necessary to find fault and to toplain and to at
Job creation there. And then there was this very unique opportunity where Lin Wes Moreland decided not to run again. He was a great member of congress for 12 years. And we decided to take the lessons that we had learned about Economic Development, about jobs and education and Community Redevelopment and see if we could bring some of those ideas that really worked to washington. What was the key when you were mayor to bringing industry back into an area that had suffered such a loss . There were several things that we found to be to be very important. Number one, you have to have the tax, the right tax environment. Creating a tax structure where companies with successful is important particularly in the first few years as they are getting going. Making sure that you have the right Regulatory Environment is incredibly important. As soon as we took down the barriers to regulation and we became a partner with industry instead of government being an obstacle we made it a great place do busi
Job creation there. And then there was this very unique opportunity where Lin Wes Moreland decided not to run again. He was a great member of congress for 12 years. And we decided to take the lessons that we had learned about Economic Development, about jobs and education and Community Redevelopment and see if we could bring some of those ideas that really worked to washington. What was the key when you were mayor to bringing industry back into an area that had suffered such a loss . There were several things that we found to be to be very important. Number one, you have to have the tax, the right tax environment. Creating a tax structure where companies with successful is important particularly in the first few years as they are getting going. Making sure that you have the right Regulatory Environment is incredibly important. As soon as we took down the barriers to regulation and we became a partner with industry instead of government being an obstacle we made it a great place do busi