▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁in ▁the ▁hot ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War : ▁A ▁historical ▁and ▁histor i ographical ▁assess ment ." ▁History ▁Com pass ▁ 6 . 1 ▁( 2 0 0 8 ): ▁ 3 1 4 - 3 4 4 . ▁online ▁ ▁Primary ▁sources ▁ ▁Cal if ano ▁Jr ., ▁Joseph ▁A . ▁Inside : ▁A ▁Public ▁and ▁Private ▁Life ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁Johnson , ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁The ▁V antage ▁Point ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁ ▁Mc N am ara , ▁Robert ▁S . ▁In ▁Ret ros pect : ▁The ▁T rag edy ▁and ▁Less ons ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁ ▁ex cer pt ▁ ▁Rost ow , ▁W . ▁W . ▁The ▁D iff usion ▁of ▁Power : ▁An ▁Ess ay ▁in ▁Rec ent ▁History ▁( 1 9 7 2 ) ▁pp ▁ 3 0 9 - 5 3 3 . ▁online ▁ ▁Category : Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson ▁Johnson , ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁foreign ▁policy <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁K . ▁Lyn ch ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁municipal ▁administrator ▁and ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁as ▁Town ▁Manager ▁of ▁Bar n stable , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Att le bor o , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁attended ▁public ▁schools