The Untruthfulness of Lyndon Johnson

Bob Carrow: LBJ's untruthfulness seems to follow throughout his life. So Tonkin Gulf then was a natural aspect of Johnson's life. You know, the lie of Tonkin Gulf. Yes. Now, what did I know about Lyndon Johnson? Poor, uneducated, didn't like intellectual pursuits, shrewd, tough, ruthless politicians. And I had an idea that the dominant thing inside him was to help his people,. The rural people.