Path to War

Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson and his cabinet members. It was the final film theatrical or madeforTV that was directed by Frankenheimer, who died seven weeks after the film debuted on HBO.

Lyndon B. Johnson wins the 1964 U.S. presidential election by a landslide. His administration strives to advance civil rights and do other good work, but the Vietnam War consumes it. Johnsons civilian and military leaders persuade him to take Americas involvement in Vietnam deeper and deeper, against the advice of the Presidents trusted adviser, Clark Clifford, who opposes the strategy of the Cabinets Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara.

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