Lessons Learned at the Vietnam War Summit: Day 1

During the May 22, 1971, opening dedication of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, 2,100 anti-Vietnam War activists were held back by police as they chanted “no more war,” banging trash can lids together. When President Johnson took his turn at the podium, undoubtedly hearing the protesters, he said, “It is all here: the story of our time with the bark off. This library will show the facts, not just the joy and triumphs, but the sorrow and failures, too.”