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American Scandal
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The President's Speech to the White House
As the president wraps up his speech, ellsburg stands staring at the screen in disbelief. Johnson just said that the american forces in viat nam will only increase by 50 thousand men. But that's a lie. Ellsburg has been involved in the military planning, and he knows that twice that many men, 100 thousand soldiers, will be drafted to fight. He supports the war, but only if america's leaders speak honestly to the public.
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