We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.

You have to hit the ground running or you will run yourself into the ground.

It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had.

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.