involvement there to some extent. Those that say he would have done what Johnson did are no more informed than those who say he would have eventually gotten us out. Also, the notion that LBJ was some sort of pawn to his advisors is BS. He had one of the strongest personalities of any prez, perhaps the closest to Orange that way. He knew it was going down the shitter, but didn’t want to lose face, and kept doubling down, hoping the North would throw in the towel. You can’t blame JFK for what he did anymore than you can blame IKE for JFK’s escalation. They all had a hand in it.
He picked LBJ cause he needed Texas to win and he was right. They certainly did a good job in Illinois and Texas stealing the election although the R’s did what they could as well especially down state in Illinois.