A Rumor Of War: Vietnam

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...as the Kennedy Administration, the affluence of the post-war years was being felt in the first vestiges of polarization of the social classes. This is a common phenomenon associated with economic stability but one that must be addressed by domestic policy. In his speech accepting the Democratic party's nomination in 1960, the soon to be President coined the phrase, "New Frontier" as his proposal to reduce unemploymentrease education funding, improve housing, offer medical care to the elderly, reduce taxes, and protect civil rights. Kennedy's "New Frontier" became Johnson's "War on Poverty". In his book, A Rumor of War, Philip Caputo recounts his experiences as a young man growing up within the optimism of the 'New Frontier' as compared with his experiences in Vietnam. He was among the first combat troops to arrive in Vietnam in 1965...

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