The Kennedy-Johnson years
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The Kennedy-Johnson years were characterized by promise with the active involvement of the U.S. in foreign countries and the massive domestic effort to address the issues of poverty and civil rights. However, the presidency of Lyndon Johnson ended with the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam in defeat and the outbreaks of violent riots and protests in many American cities. In this paper, the underlying causes of the chaos of late 1968 will be identified and analyzed. One of the most important factors that undermined the presidency of Johnson was the Vietnam War. According to Johnson (1991), President Johnson's self-restraint in restricting the American bombing to protect civilian lives and observe the 1949 Geneva Convention prevented the U.S. from exerting its full power over the North Vietnamese. More significantly, the media that had at first displayed support for American involvement in Vietnam began to project negative images of American soldiers in Vietnam. The media's role was instrumental in swaying the opinions of the politicians and the American public. As a result, John
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