Secrets of War Vietnam: Johnson's Battleground (Season 1, Episode 54)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

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Secrets of War

Vietnam: Johnson's Battleground (Season 1, Episode 54)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

The war behind the war in Vietnam - the critical struggle over public opinion. Secret Vietnamese strategies were designed to sabotage American morale, while Lyndon Johnson's White House attempted to keep the support of U. S. citizens.

Writer

Chris Mortensen (written by)

Producer

Chris Mortensen

Composer

Ramón Balcázar (music composed by)

Editor

John Bininger

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlton Heston Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
John Singlaub Self - Major General, U.S. Army, Retired (as John K. Singlaub) Self - Major General, U.S. Army, Retired (as John K. Singlaub) See fewer	Hold at All Costs: The Story of the Battle of Outpost Harry (2010)
Richard H. Shultz Self - Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Author 'Secret War Against Hanoi' (as Richard H. Shultz Jr.) Self - Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Author 'Secret War Against Hanoi' (as Richard H. Shultz Jr.) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
John Prados Self - National Security Archive (as Dr. John Prados) Self - National Security Archive (as Dr. John Prados) See fewer	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Sam Halpern Self - Retired Senior Officer, CIA Self - Retired Senior Officer, CIA See fewer	Made by Destruction (2016)
Jack Valenti Self - Special Assistant to LBJ Self - Special Assistant to LBJ See fewer	This Week (1956)
George Christian Self - Former White House Press Secretary Self - Former White House Press Secretary See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Sedgwick D. Tourison Jr. Self - U.S. Army Intelligence Officer, Retired (as Sedgwick Tourison) Self - U.S. Army Intelligence Officer, Retired (as Sedgwick Tourison) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Walter Cronkite Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Spartamerika
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Robert McNamara Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Fog of War (2003)
Ho Chí Minh Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	79 primaveras (1969)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
William C. Westmoreland Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	From Hollywood to Hanoi (1992)