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Vietnam Strategy Letter to Johnson

United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1965

John A. McCone2 April 1965

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

McCone warned President Johnson against relying on an expanded ground war and argued that military pressure on North Vietnam required a broader strategic approach.

Names involved

John A. McCone

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