This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson speaking to the nation from the White House Oval Office, surrounded by TV technicians. In his speech, he called for a halt to bombing in Vietnam, greater reliance on the South Vietnamese, and a modest troop increase. In April, North Vietnam agreed to open peace talks.
President Johnson also shocked even his closest advisers when he announced his decision not to run for a second term as President: “I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.”
