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contrary, regarding Him as the vain, egotistical politician that
he is, he would have reaped gigantic political rewards, on the
assumption we are a democracy. The following headlines which are
but a brief sample, reveal this:
"War Could Bury Democrats: Galbraith" - (New York Post
April, 3, 1967.)
"Poll Calls Vietnam Johnson's Liability" - (New York
.
Times, June 20, 1967.)
"President Hurt by Viet War" -(New York Times,
March 12, 1967.)
Johnson Defeat in 1968 Feared by Democrats-
War Stalemate Blamed" (The Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin; May 6, 1967.)
And Carl Rowan asserted:
n
simple logic says the President cannot possibly
gain from having the war drag on, so he has got to
to want peace in Vietnam almost as much as he wants
to go on living " (The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
December 7, 1966.)
Yet, the record clearly indicates opportunities for peace
have not been reacted to, and that does raise the question of
why not? In the past, in situations where we got into trouble-
in Lebanon, Quemby and Matsu, or Berlin, for example- and we
seemed close to:war- the Chief Executive would back off. But there
has not been the slightest backing off in the post Kennedy
Vietnam situation, not even in response to popular demand.
At first the President enshrined the ideal of consensus, but
was unmoved when he was acting without consensus. Now thein :
President has apparently been reduced by Vietnam from a powerful
consensus Bresident to a military errand boy.
-78- 78
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