President Lyndon B Johnson
This raw photo is one that shows candidly how the Vietnam War had a profound effect on even the most powerful people of the time. U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson sits here, head down as he listens to a recording from Marine soldiers on the front lines in Vietnam—one of which was his own son-in-law. With the draft in place, not even the top politicians could save their own family from fighting in the war, and here, we see that even someone as powerful as a president of a country is brought to his knees knowing his child is in danger.
Most Beautiful Woman in ‘Nam
Sex symbol of the 60’s—right up there with Raquel Welch—Joey Heatherton toured with Bob Hope’s USO tours to Vietnam for over a decade, and it’s not like she didn’t already have big fame on her plate back home. Joey was already famous for her acting, dancing, and performing for big shows and films, but it was her work with the Vietnam War soldiers that really gave her a name that would live on forever.
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