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Memo

United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1965Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1965

Lyndon Baines Johnson27 January 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

NSA Bundy & Defense Secretary McNamara send a memo to Johnson stating America's military involvement is Vietnam failing. Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the U.S. has reached a fork in the road in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw

Robert McNamara27 January 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

NSA Bundy & Defence SecretaryMcNamara send a memo to Johnson stating Americas military involvement is Vietnam failing. Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the US has reached a fork in the road in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw

William BundyJanuary 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

NSA Bundy & Defence SecretaryMcNamara send a memo to Johnson stating Americas military involvement is Vietnam failing. Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the US has reached a fork in the road in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw

Names involved

Lyndon Baines JohnsonRobert McNamaraWilliam Bundy

Provenance

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