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The Deadly Bet: LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 Election (Vietnam: America in the War Years) (Updated Edition) by Walter Lafeber Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-7425-4392-7 / 0742543927 ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-4392-8 / 9780742543928 Lyndon Johnson made a life or death bet during his Presidential term, and lost. Intent upon fighting an extended war against a determined foe, he gambled that American society could also endure a vast array of domestic reforms. The result was the turmoil of the 1968 presidential election a crisis mo |