Source B is from a private conversation. This is before America sent in the troops to Vietnam. It also shows that Johnson believed they would loose the Vietnam War, even before it began. He says they should start war to prevent communism coming “into your own kitchen.”
The author of the source is someone who has recorded the president’s conversation. The author will be working with the president, but it is unknown how he recorded this conversation. The source was produced in May 1964, shortly before military action began in Vietnam. Johnson believes they will loose. The audience for this source would be advisors of the president. The story may have been leaked to the press to show the president has little confidence in the war. The purpose of the source is to tell people where the president really stood on the war. The source is useful because it shows that the only reason president Johnson is taking military action in Vietnam, because he fears he will loose his job. He personally doesn’t want to be involved, but politicians are in favor of going in. If he doesn’t listen to what the politicians say, he may seem unpopular and loose his job. The date the source is produced is useful because it is recorded before military action.
The source is not useful because the circumstance for why the source was produced is unknown. How did the writer record this evidence? The abridgement just says is that it’s a private conversation. Also there are gaps missing in the source. It is unknown what he said in these parts.
Source C is a historian’s opinion of the Vietnam War. The source says that the major war fought against the South Vietnamese. The South Vietnamese wanted the country to be communist, and disliked their leader. It also says that the US wanted the South Vietnam for them. If they let it be independent, than the country could have a successful economy. The USA wanted the resources for trading. The author is Professor Noam Chomsky. He calls himself an American critic of the war. The author will have been able to research his evidence for disliking the war. The date the source was produced is from an interview in October 1982, seven years after the war ended. This gives the American critic plenty of time to research why he felt the war failed. The author is a well-known critic, and will research his opinion. The audience would be people interested in the war. The source is useful because it gives a well-researched opinion. His opinion is trusted and he is knowledgeable in the matter. The source is also useful because it is balanced and the source has a clear objective.
The most useful source is source C. The source has plenty of facts for the start of the war. Noam has produced a balanced opinion with a clear objective. The other sources are useful. Source A gives us the official view on the war. Source B is useful because it gives Johnson’s real opinion on the war. Though source C is the most useful for giving an informative view on the war. Despite the fact Noam Chomsky was a self confessed critic of the war. He would have only come to the conclusion after extensive research.
