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A portrayal of the Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) Presidency and its spiralling descent into the Vietnam War. Acting on often conflicting advice from his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (Alec Baldwin) and other advisers, President Johnson finds his domestic policy agenda for the Great Society overtaken by an ever demanding commitment to ending the war. It also depicts his political skills as he crosses swords with political foes such as Robert F. Kennedy (himself) and Governor George Wallace (Gary Sinise). Despite support and encouragement from stalwart friends such as Clark Clifford (Donald Sutherland), Johnson realizes his management of the war no longer has the confidence of the American people and announces that he will not seek the nomination of the Democratic party for the the 1968 election.
Its 1965 and Lyndon Johnson has been inaugurated as US President. He has assembled an impressive cabinet and is determined to focus on internal social issues, as per his campaign promises. However, the USs advisory role in South Vietnam has reached a point where the US needs to consider increasing its presence or withdrawing. There are conflicting views within the cabinet.
Michael Gambon
Lyndon Johnson
Donald Sutherland
Clark Clifford
Alec Baldwin
Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense
Bruce McGill
George Ball, Undersecretary of State
James Frain
Richard Goodwin
Felicity Huffman
Lady Bird Johnson
Frederic Forrest
General Earle G. Wheeler
John Aylward
Dean Rusk, Secretary of State
Philip Baker Hall
Everett Dirksen
Tom Skerritt
General William Westmoreland
Diana Scarwid
Marny Clifford
Sarah Paulson
Luci Baines Johnson
Gerry Becker
Walt Rostow
Peter Jacobson
Adam Yarmolinsky
Cliff De Young
McGeorge Bundy, National Security Advisor
John Valenti
Jack Valenti
Chris Eigeman
Bill Moyers
Francis Guinan
Nicholas Katzenbach
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