Sunday morning. LBJ

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Forty-six years ago tomorrow, millions of Americans heard a stunning televised announcement by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Entangled in the unpopular Vietnam War, he told them he was not running for another term in the 1968 presidential election. How to balance LBJ's domestic achievements against his controversial war is a debate that has raged ever since. As historians take another look at his legacy, a familiar TV star is playing him on stage. Reporter David Martin has reserved us a seat.

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9 minutes

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Alexander Street

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