Robert McNamara18 September 1964
McNamara reviewed radar reports, eyewitness claims, and intercepted communications concerning a new Gulf alarm while senior officials debated whether the evidence justified another military response.
United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
McNamara reviewed radar reports, eyewitness claims, and intercepted communications concerning a new Gulf alarm while senior officials debated whether the evidence justified another military response.
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