History 261 Section 13A: Documents on Vietnam

 

The assignment for Section 13A includes Appy, Working-Class War (1-63, 174-297) and the documentary film Hearts and Minds. In addition, read these primary documents in preparation for discussion section.

 

**President Lyndon Johnson, "Peace without Conquest" (April 7, 1965)

 

**Paul Potter, Speech at the March on Washington to End the War in Vietnam (April 17, 1965) [Potter was the president of Students for a Democratic Society]

**Martin Luther King, Jr., "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" (April 4, 1967)

**President Richard Nixon, "Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam" (Nov. 3, 1969) [The "Silent Majority" Speech]