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The Last Time A President Was Forced Out Of An Election

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   "Tonight I want to speak to you of peace in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.” On the night of Sunday, 31st of March 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson, after announcing an end to the bombing of North Vietnam, stunned the world by revealing he would not seek the democratic nomination for that year’s presidential election. The seemingly never-ending Vietnam War had already made LBJ hugely unpopular with his progressive base. But now, facing challenges from Eugene McCarthy, the ambiguously anti-war senator from Minnesota, and Robert “Bobby” Kennedy, heir to the Kennedy throne, Johnson had decided to bow out. And so, as the war slowed for a moment, the Democrats would have to decide on the best candidate to take on a certain Richard M. Nixon… Join Tom and Dominic in the first episode of our six part series on America in 1968, as they look at the stories of Lyndon B. Johnson, Eugene McCarthy, and how the Vietnam War would come to define them both. 00:00 Why 1968 is important 06:25 Lyndon Johnson and what he was like 14:45 Johnson’s experience as Kennedy’s vice president 17:30 Lyndon Johnson and civil rights 22:01 Why did Johnson commit America to the Vietnam war? 25:40 The Anti-war movement 27:40 How Americans saw the war 29:10 How Johnson responded to the protests 34:25 Bobby Kennedy considers running 35:35 Eugene McCarthy enters the fray 50:30 The 1968 election campaign begins 52:30 The Tet Offensive begins 55:10 Robert Mcnamara breaks down in tears 57:14 The public turns on the war 57:52 The New Hampshire primary 1:06:54 LBJ considers how to respond 1:10:00 LBJ addresses the nation Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor