HEARTS AND MINDS Outtakes: George Ball
Hearts and Minds
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19m
As undersecretary of state to President John F. Kennedy, George Ball was an early opponent of America’s military involvement in Vietnam. In Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration, he was one of the few advisers to argue against the U.S.’s escalation of the war. He resigned in 1966. In these excerpts, he discusses his roles in both administrations.
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