Johnson asks domestic reform, stands firm on Vietnam in State of the Union address 50 years ago this hour (Jan 12 1966)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'Jan. 12, 1966: LBJ's Commitment to Vietnam'

(Wednesday, January 12, 1966, 9:04 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — In his third State of the Union message, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson pledged soberly tonight to stay in Vietnam “until aggression has stopped” but also promised to continue and expand the Great Society at home.


Video: 'President Lyndon Baines Johnson 1966 State of the Union Address, 1/12/66. MP562.'


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - LBJ Goes to War [3/11]' (Jan. 12, 1966, at 51:37-53:29)