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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.

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…

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.

After an sit-in at the Ann Arbor Selective Service, 39 students are arrested.

This document is part of a referendum to make the draft the primary focus of SDS' anti-Vietnam War movement. It was part of a 1965 special edition bulletin published by SDS. It provides multiple reasons as to why the draft needs to become the main…

Professor Kaufman outlines the events that occurred at the 1965 U of M teach-in. He gives details regarding the thought behind creating a teach-in that only presented "one side" of the argument.