Lyndon Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson acquired numerous problems when he became the 36th president of the United States. In an effort to engage them all, Johnson tried to hide Vietnam foreign policy from the American people. In doing so, Johnson hoped to buy enough time to solve the Vietnam conflict without interfering with his domestic agendas encompassing what Johnson called the Great Society programs. Johnson's decision to become secretive and divert attention from Vietnam would ultimately seal …

…decisions. Surrounded by top military leaders and political advisors, Johnson was unsuccessful in negotiating with North Vietnam. Johnson's Great Society programs were destroyed because of the United States prolonged involvement with the war in Vietnam. In the end it was his inability to maintain public support for his policies in Vietnam that destroyed his presidency. Johnson's most devastating failure during his administration was his inability to make decisions necessary to win the war in Vietnam.