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emeritus donald richie. the vietnam hearings were some of the most extraordinary hearings ever held by congress. they were an investigation in to a war that was still being fought. congress and the senate wanted to know why we were in vietnam, what the administration s policies were, and they wanted to hear from opponents of the war. they give equal status to critics as they did supporters. iswas a real debate and that something that does not happen in wartime. in wartime, everyone rallies around the flag and there is general agreement. the reason was, we never had a declaration of war or a congressional debate. 1954, president lyndon johnson could use that to get congress to pass the gulf of tonkin, resolution, authorizing him to retaliate. them rallying around the flag in support of the president during a period of crisis. it was done very quickly. senator fulbright brought it to the floor just after an hour s hearing. it was passed with only two dissenting votes ....
the great tragedies of american kennan that cannon was not listened to by the policymakers in 1960 when we .ecided to go to war jamesired army general gavin presents his views on the vietnam war. this was broadcast of your he 8,e, broadcast february 1966. he was the only general to parachute four times with his troops in combat. he was u.s. ambassador to france for the first two years of the kennedy administration. this is the first 70 minutes of hearing. day within of the the eisenhower administration over possible united states involvement. he served under general ridgeway then army chief of staff as the assistant chief of staff of plans and operations. who s one of them leading military strategist in postwar. . although he s now in private industry hannahs remained a thoughtful observer and commentator on military strategy in the nuclear age. general gavin has served his country very well and has a right to enjoy his retirement. we need his advice where there are ....
hearings. these were the first hearings on the vietnam war. the 1966 the at phnom hearings. coverage of the hearings and begin with donald richie, who explains the significance of the hearings. the vietnam hearings were probably some of the most extraordinary hearings ever held by congress. hearing an investigation into a war that was still being fought. wanteds and the senate to know why we were in vietnam and what the administration s policies were and wanted to hear from opponents of the war. they gave equal status to critics of the war as they did to supporters. it s a real debate and that is something which does not happen in wartime. was we never had a declaration of war or congressional debate as to why the united states should fight a war in vietnam. in 1964, there had been a minor incident in the gulf of tonkin between some pt boats and a destroyer. president johnson use that to get congress to pass the gulf of tonkin resolution, authorizing him to retaliat ....
they invited george kennan. kennanup all agreed with s thesis on containment and agreed in 1988. 1968,f them agreed in when it really mattered. it is a great tragedy that he was not listened to in the 1960 s when we decided to go to war. we continue our look at the vietnam hearings. presents hisavin views on the war to the foreign relations committee. his statement is followed by senator s questions. this was broadcast by cbs news 1966.ruary 8, he was a commander during world war ii and was the only general ur times intofo combat. he retired from the army and was the u.s. ambassador intto france. this is the first 70 minutes. eisenhower s involvement in indochina. he served as the chief of staff in the operations and general gavin has served his country very well and has a retirementjoy his from the controversies of washington. we need his advice, there are few with his experience. i believe that we are confronted with momentous decisions in the future and i need not ....