New Lyndon B. Johnson Conversations Are Released

New tapes had come into light in which they show the thoughts of then-US President Lyndon B. Johnson in regards to Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War.

Today, there were new tapes released of conversations between then-President Lyndon B. Johnson and his soon to be successor President Richard Nixon. In these tapes, Johnson had expressed worries about Nixon and the state of the Vietnam War. So far, the recorded phone conversations were indeed intriguing. From what the phone conversations say, Johnson had fears that those close to Nixon were trying to derail the Vietnam peace talks. He had fears and worries that those close to Nixon would try to keep South Vietnam from the peace talks after the 1968 elections. In one conversation, Johnson said: “If Nixon keeps the South Vietnamese away from the (peace) conference, well that’s going to be his responsibility.” This was a conversation between Johnson and then Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen. In another phone conversation, Nixon gave his assurances to Johnson. Nixon said: “We’ve got to get them to Paris, or we can’t have a peace.” This is in regards to the Paris Peace Accords. These recorded tapes give more deep insight on what was going through Johnson’s mind in regards to both Nixon and the state of the Vietnam War. The tapes are available to be listened to at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas. That is if you live nearby. If you have an Internet connection, you can listen to the recorded conversations here. The phone conversations are in MP3 format. These are phone conversations dating from May 1968 until January 1969. On the page, there are several conversations listed. Johnson had quite a few phone conversations with Nixon. It would take at least a few days to listen to all of the conversations.