And 30 days after he signed that order, on November 22nd, he was killed. And a week later, President Johnson remanded that order and sent 250,000 troops abroad. My father ran against Johnson, his own political party, in 68, on the Vietnam War issue. He was Killed in June of 68. (32:42–32:48)
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Asserts that Lyndon B. Johnson reversed Kennedy's order and escalated U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
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