jack farrell who is writing a biography of the 37th president will be live to take your calls and talk about richard nixon's life and legacy. 3,t is here on c-span american history tv. american history tv's real america brings you archival film of the 20th century. >> swift and sure has been u.s. retaliation for communist p.t. boat attacks on the high seas. this is the maddux, one of two abodes attacked in north vietnam. war craft from two carriers aenged the unwarranted read with 64 sorties to vietnam sort he bases. more than half the boats were destroyed and north vietnam oil reserves badly depleted. it is estimated that 10% went up in flames after direct hits. the pentagon said two pilots were lost. the u.s. sorties were launched as a warning to the communist that unprovoked attacks will bring prompt response. the lights burned all night in the white house as president johnson conferred with his advisers and he went before the nation to report on the crisis. sense, this new act of aggression aimed directly at our own forces again brings home to all of us in the united of thethe impo