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Question: If not for Vietnam, would Lyndon Johnson be considered one of the best Presidents ever?
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« on: June 10, 2011, 04:35:47 PM »

No.  If we hadn't have gotten into Vietnam in 1965 in a big way, I can't see us not getting involved in 1968 in the aftermath of the Tet Offensive (or earlier if Tet had happened earlier).  LBJ would likely have gotten reelected in 1968, but whatever happened in Vietnam during LBJ's final term would still have tarnished his legacy.

The knock on effects are interesting.  For instance, unless Reagan agreed to be Rockefeller's running mate in 1972, I doubt he would have ever gotten to be President in such a timeline.
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