Professional background; Jordan's two trips to Vietnam; report that the North Vietnamese threat was serious; Kennedy's 1961-1963 decision to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam; Jorden's belief that Kennedy would have followed LBJ course in Vietnam; goals for South Vietnam; reasons for LBJ's unpopularity; flaws in LBJ's handling of the press; inept press corps handling Vietnamese War; incorrect editing of press dispatches; LBJ's abilities as a diplomat; peace negotiations 1966-1968; 1968 Paris peace talks.
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