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Bill Ayers explains that the draft was beneficial because it made people aware of situations they would not have paid attention to. It brought foreign policy issues closer to home.

LBJ explains why the U.S. is at war with Vietnam. He explained, America had no choice, because North Vietnam and Communist China sought to “conquer the South, to defeat American power, and to extend the Asiatic dominion of communism. . . . An Asia so…

President LBJ promises that escalation in Vietnam will cease during the presidential race against Goldwater. When LBJ becomes president, he disregards his promise and escalates the war in Vietnam.

These Selective Service statistics show how many Americans were enlisted throughout the Vietnam War.

Ann Arbor draftees are leaving for induction in the Vietnam War. The draftees were taken to Ft. Wayne where they would be processed and sent to basic training camps. November 1965 was the largest draft call since the Korean War.