:09:02
but universally optimistic
and hopeful communist enterprise...
:09:07
in many parts of the world.
:09:09
Renewed hostile actions...
:09:12
against United States ships on
the high seas in the Gulf ofTonkin...
:09:17
have today required me to order
military forces of the United States...
:09:23
to take action in reply.
:09:26
We always hesitate in public to use
the word "lie,'' but a lie is a lie.
:09:30
I mean,
it's a misrepresentation of fact.
:09:34
And it's supposed to be a criminal act
if its done under oath.
:09:38
Mr.Johnson didn't say it under oath,
he just said it.
:09:42
We don't usually have
the president under oath.
:09:45
There are those who ask
why this responsibility should be ours.
:09:51
The answer, I think, is simple.
:09:53
There is no one else
who can do the job.
:09:57
If necessary,
I am ready to go back.
:10:01
We all must be ready.
:10:03
You must have the political, economic
and philosophical courage to send me...
:10:08
or do whatever you think
is necessary.
:10:11
I must be ready to go.
If I did well,
:10:14
it is only because
Linden did well in bringing me up...
:10:17
and making me into a man.
:10:21
If I served the military well,
:10:24
it is only because the military
trained me to be a good officer.
:10:29
If I am a good American,
:10:31
it is only because America
brought me up to be a good American.
:10:36
-[Man] Three, two, one--
-[Men Chattering]
:10:41
[Man On TV] It was a sight to touch
the heart of the most callous.
:10:43
Lieutenant George Coker was back in
Linden, New Jersey, the hero of the day.
:10:47
Three thousand people turned out
to greet him. Schools were closed...
:10:50
and streets were blocked
as the young former prisoner of war...
:10:53
walked on a red carpet
to the steps of city hall.
:10:56
[Man #2] Mike is still open.
Two, one--