Ranking of Lyndon B. Johnson

[JSojourner]

Domestically?  Second only to FDR.

Foreign policy?  Behind only Nixon and The Decider in terms of being disastrous.  In fact, I might even bump Nixon above him.  At least he opened relations with China.

[JSojourner]

If LBJ hadn't got into the mess known as Vietnam, 

Pulled out of, surely? The U.S was involved in Vietnam before LBJ became President.

All we had there were advisors. Yes, we were "involved", but there were no American combat troops in Vietnam.

There were thousands of "advisors" there before LBJ.  President Kennedy had every intention of pulling them all out but he was assassinated.  I heartily commend John Newman's book, JFK And Vietnam.  Might still be in print but if not, your library should have it.

[JSojourner]

The evidence is overwhelming, if you ask me...

http://www.bostonreview.net/BR28.5/galbraith.html


Now, I am hardly prepared to suggest that Kennedy's plan was what brought about his demise.  But that he intended to withdraw troops/advisors from SE Asia, or Vietnam at least, is now a matter of historical record.