The Great Society lost its greatness in the jungles of Indochina.

George McGovern

More information about this quote

Topic

Vietnam War Great Society

Speaker

George McGovern

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

McGovern, George. Speech at the University of Oxford. 21 Jan. 1973, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by George McGovern about vietnam war: “The Great Society lost its greatness in the jungles of Indochina.”
Download
A quote by George McGovern about vietnam war: “The Great Society lost its greatness in the jungles of Indochina.”
Download
A quote by George McGovern about vietnam war: “The Great Society lost its greatness in the jungles of Indochina.”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1970s

I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

Apocalypse Now

Watch Apocalypse Now at Amazon Watch Apocalypse Now at Amazon
More information about this quote
Topic
Vietnam War Napalm War
Speaker
Bill Killgore
Actor
Robert Duvall
Source
Apocalypse Now
Medium
Film
Genre
Psychological drama (film) War (film) Psychological drama War
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Apocolypse Now. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Omni Zoetrope, 1979.

Another quote about Vietnam War

If he had lost Walter Cronkite he had lost Mr. Average Citizen.

Lyndon B. Johnson

More information about this quote
Topic
Vietnam War Media American politics
Speaker
Lyndon B. Johnson
Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Johnson, Lyndon B. Comment to his press secretary George Christian. 27 Feb. 1968, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Johnson, Lyndon B. Quoted in The Powers That Be, by David Halberstam. University of Illinois Press, 2000, pt. 3.