Presidential historian Marc Selverstone discusses the escalation of the Vietnam War in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson  administrations.

Presidential historian Marc Selverstone discusses the escalation of the Vietnam War in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson administrations.

"I find it hard to believe JFK would have walked out" A conversation with Marc Selverstone about JFK, LBJ and escalation in Vietnam

When President Lyndon Baines Johnson dedicated his presidential library in 1971, he declared, "It's all here, the story of our time—with the bark off." Since then, in keeping with his vision, the LBJ Library has been a forum for the biggest names and best minds of our day to address the issues of our time.
 
This season of With the Bark Off offers a critical examination of the 45 men who have led our nation and the evolution of America’s highest office. Preeminent historians and authors take us behind-the-scenes and share revealing insights on presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden.
 
With the Bark Off is a production of the LBJ Foundation and each biweekly episode will be hosted by Mark A. Lawrence, Director of the LBJ Presidential Library, author, and prominent scholar on American politics and foreign policy; or Mark K. Updegrove, President and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, author, and ABC News presidential historian.

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When President Lyndon Baines Johnson dedicated his presidential library in 1971, he declared, "It's all here, the story of our time—with the bark off." Since then, in keeping with his vision, the LBJ Library has been a forum for the biggest names and best minds of our day to address the issues of our time. This season of With the Bark Off offers a critical examination of the 45 men who have led our nation and the evolution of America’s highest office. Preeminent historians and authors take us behind-the-scenes and share revealing insights on presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden. With the Bark Off is a production of the LBJ Foundation and each biweekly episode will be hosted by Mark A. Lawrence, Director of the LBJ Presidential Library, author, and prominent scholar on American politics and foreign policy; or Mark K. Updegrove, President and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, author, and ABC News presidential historian.

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"I find it hard to believe JFK would have walked out" A conversation with Marc Selverstone about JFK, LBJ and escalation in Vietnam

"I find it hard to believe JFK would have walked out" A conversation with Marc Selverstone about JFK, LBJ and escalation in Vietnam

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