Lyndon Baines Johnson Biography and Timeline — Page 7

Igloo White

Sensors are dropped on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, activity triggers off bombing raids

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969

Mobilization

By the end of 1968 550,000 are stationed in Vietnam

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969

Tet Offensive

The Tet offensive is contained by the U.S. at the cost of 165,000 civilian lives. The North Vietnamese offensive is repelled but this leads to anti-war protests. The Tet Offensive results in Johnson having to bow out of the Presidential elections. Cities such as Kontum, My Tho, Ben Tre & Hue are destroyed during fighting

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969

Astronaut Rescue Agreement Enters Force

The Astronaut Rescue Agreement entered into force in December, elaborating the space treaty principles on assistance and return.

United States Signs Protocol Two

The United States signed Additional Protocol Two on 1 April, accepting a framework for respecting the regional nuclear weapon free zone.

Death of Lyndon Baines Johnson

Death of Lyndon B Johnson

Role range: 1963-1969