Halberstam's Vietnam Cover up book Exposed: Part 2

[Albert Doyle]

Whatever Johnson's exact role Halberstam is obviously carrying on the American tradition of reading a favorable history back to the American people that they want to hear. The lacuna (incriminating donut hole) is clearly Halberstam's conscious knowledge that too much truthful detailing of the real Kennedy history over Viet Nam will make too clear its connection to his assassination. This is all important because the way the machinery of our democracy is designed is that it relies on truthful input to function properly.