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More Than “One Small Ball in the Air:” How Lyndon Johnson Spun Sputnik into a National Crisis
(2023-04-25)
The story of the Sputnik 1 launch is rooted in a rich history of politics, prestige, and psychology, yet today’s popular summaries simplify the events and omit crucial parts of the story. While most of the world viewed ...
Rolling Thunder and Lyndon Johnson: How the Failures of a Military Operation Led to Johnson’s Decision not to Seek Re-election in 1968
(2023-04-20)
In April 1965, President Johnson announced the start of Operation Rolling Thunder, an air campaign aimed at forcing North Vietnam into submission during the Vietnam War. The operation would prove to be an absolute failure, ...