Episode 93: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 23) Endgame 2 The Peace Talks derail and Lyndon Johnson addresses Civil Rights one last time
This episode opens with Henry Kissinger being frustrated with the antics of our ally in South Vietnam. At one point in these final days Kissinger even refused to go back to Vietnam and work with General Thieu. We will listen in to frustrated phone calls between the President and aid to Henry Kissinger , Alexander Haig as they plot the next moves in a frustrating situation.
Then we also listen in on a call that settles another issue on the political front as the leadership of the Republican National Chairmanship is settled with Bob Dole stepping down and George H.W. Bush stepping in to the new role.
Then we move back to Vietnam and General Haig as they move more toward making a decision on how to deal with the growing issues with both our enemy and our ally half way around the world.
Then we switch gears and Presidents. We listen in on Lyndon Johnson as he leaves his retirement home, the LBJ Ranch, and goes to his Library to speak on Civil Rights. On the video, you can literally see him pop a nitroglycerine pill right as he starts his speech and yet he moves through the address flawlessly and inspires the crowd and his nation to continue the efforts to secure civil rights in America.
This speech would be his last major address to the nation and to the world.
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