February 6, 1967
Kosygin Peace Initiative
Meets Alexei Kosygin during an attempted Vietnam peace initiative
Database labels: Kosygin Peace Initiative
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Vietnam War in 1967: Timeline, Events, Battles and People
The World History Database contains 62 Vietnam/Indochina records dated 1967. After consolidating near-identical rows that describe the same dated event, this year hub presents 56 distinct chronology entries. Frequently represented events include Pentagon Papers, Rules of Engagement, Battle of Dak To, Bombing of Vietnam, Invasion of Vietnam. Frequently represented people include Lyndon Baines Johnson, Robert McNamara, Morton Halperin, William Westmoreland, John McNaughton.
62 database rows56 consolidated events
Key events
Pentagon Papers, Rules of Engagement, Battle of Dak To, Bombing of Vietnam, Invasion of Vietnam, Mobilization, March on the Pentagon
People
Lyndon Baines Johnson, Robert McNamara, Morton Halperin, William Westmoreland, John McNaughton, William Sullivan, Robert Komer
Places
Washington, Vientiane, Dak To, London, Moscow, Paris, Central Highlands
Chronology for 1967
February 6, 1967
London Vietnam Talks
Discusses possible Vietnam peace moves with Harold Wilson in London
Database labels: London Vietnam Talks
February 22, 1967
Junction City
The U.S. & South Vietnamese forces begin Operation Junction City
Database labels: Junction City
March 2, 1967
Bombing of Lang Vei
The U.S. accidentally bombs Lang Vei, 80 civilians are killed
Database labels: Bombing of Lang Vei
March 18, 1967
Mobilization
Urges expansion of ground operations in Laos & Kampuchea. Requests 200,000 troops, rising to 670,000
Database labels: Mobilization
April 4, 1967
Beyond Vietnam Speech
Delivers a major speech opposing the Vietnam War at Riverside Church
Database labels: Beyond Vietnam Speech
April 15, 1967
Demonstrations
Over 100,000 in New York & over 50,000 in San Francisco demonstrate against the War
Database labels: Demonstrations
June 12, 1967
Mobilization
Vance & McNanamara advise against accepting the JCS proposals for further forces
Database labels: Mobilization
June 13, 1967
Invasion of Vietnam
Turns down the Joint Chiefs of Staffs request for more troops
Database labels: Invasion of Vietnam
June 17, 1967
Vietnam Study Commissioned
McNamara commissions a secret historical study of United States involvement in Vietnam from 1945 through 1967.
Database labels: Vietnam Study Commissioned
June 17, 1967
Vietnam Study Leadership Appointments
McNamara appoints John McNaughton, Morton Halperin and Leslie Gelb to lead the Defense Department history project.
Database labels: Vietnam Study Leadership Appointments
June 17, 1967
Vietnam Study Scope
McNamara directs the task force to examine political and military decision-making across successive administrations.
Database labels: Vietnam Study Scope
June 1967
Pentagon Papers
Instead of using existing Defense Department historians, McNamara assigned his close aide and Assistant Secretary of Defense John T. McNaughton to collect the papers. McNaughton died in an air accident one month after work began in June 1967, but the project continued under the direction of Defense Department official Leslie H. Gelb
Database labels: Pentagon Papers
July 1967
3 month diplomacy with North Vietnam leading to a meeting between the
3 month diplomacy with North Vietnam leading to a meeting between the U.S. & Hanoi in 1968
Database labels: 3 month diplomacy with North Vietnam leading to a meeting between the; Operation Pennsylvania · 2 related database rows consolidated
July 1967
Death During Pentagon Papers Project
McNaughton's death during 1967 removes one of the original leaders appointed to organize the Pentagon Papers study.
Database labels: Death During Pentagon Papers Project
August 25, 1967
Bombing of Vietnam
The Stennis Committee defends restricted bombing in North Vietnam. Says only annhilation can break the will of the north Vietnamese
Database labels: Bombing of Vietnam
September 3, 1967
Presidential Election
Elected president of South Vietnam under the new constitution
Database labels: Presidential Election
September 3, 1967
Vice Presidency
Elected vice president on Nguyen Van Thieu's ticket
Database labels: Vice Presidency
September 12, 1967
Invasion of Vietnam
In a secret memo to Johnson states US status would not be too damaged by withdrawal
Database labels: Invasion of Vietnam
September 29, 1967
San Antonio Formula
Offers to stop bombing North Vietnam if talks can begin productively
Database labels: San Antonio Formula
October 21, 1967
March on the Pentagon
Helps organize the antiwar March on the Pentagon
Database labels: March on the Pentagon
October 21, 1967
March on the Pentagon
Participates in the March on the Pentagon and later writes about it
Database labels: March on the Pentagon
November 19, 1967
Battle of Dak To
Blunts North Vietnam's penetration into the Southern Highlands
Database labels: Battle of Dak To
November 19, 1967
Battle of Dak To
Nov 19-Nov 23, The People's Army, PAVN, is defeated by the US
Database labels: Battle of Dak To; PAVN · 2 related database rows consolidated
November 21, 1967
National Press Club Speech
Tells US audiences that progress is being made in Vietnam
Database labels: National Press Club Speech
November 21, 1967
Progress Speech
Tells US audiences that the war is showing progress
Database labels: Progress Speech
November 29, 1967
Resignation Announced
Announces he will leave the Defense Department amid doubts about the war
Database labels: Resignation Announced
1967
Dak To Campaign
Commands communist forces in the Dak To campaign
Database labels: Dak To Campaign
1967
Dak To Campaign
Commands US forces involved in the Dak To fighting
Database labels: Dak To Campaign
1967
Acts as one of a series of intermediaries between Washington and Hanoi
Acts as one of a series of intermediaries between Washington and Hanoi in a peace initiative codenamed "Pennsylvania"
Database labels: Acts as one of a series of intermediaries between Washington and Hanoi
1967
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of South Vietnam
Database labels: Ambassador
1967
Bombing of Vietnam
The Stennis Committee criticizes Johnson for not increasing the bombing
Database labels: Bombing of Vietnam; Stennis Committee · 2 related database rows consolidated
1967
Foreign Policy Statement at Sihanoukville
Announces he will grant US & South Vietnam access into Kampuchea to persue North Vietnam
Database labels: Foreign Policy Statement at Sihanoukville
1967
General Offensive Planning
Senior military leadership prepares the 1968 general offensive
Database labels: General Offensive Planning
1967
Historical Decision-Making Review
Halperin participates in the project designed to reconstruct how United States Vietnam policy developed across several administrations.
Database labels: Historical Decision-Making Review
1967
Ho Chi Minh Trail
A change in command of the 559th Group as Senior Colonel Dong Sy Nguyen assumes command
Database labels: 559th Group; Ho Chi Minh Trail · 2 related database rows consolidated
1967
Ho Chi Minh Trail
By the end of the year the North Vietnamese had completed 2,959 kilometers of vehicle capable roads, including 275 kilometers of main roads, 576 kilometers of bypasses, and 450 entry roads and storage areas
Database labels: Ho Chi Minh Trail
1967
Initial Study Organization
McNaughton helps organize the early phase of the classified study before his death during the project's first months.
Database labels: Initial Study Organization
1967
Operation Rolling Thunder
Bombing against North Vietnam escalates to military bases
Database labels: Operation Rolling Thunder
1967
Pacification Program
Appointed Director of the US pacification program in South Vietnam
Database labels: Director; Pacification Program · 2 related database rows consolidated
1967
Pentagon Papers
Has access to the complete set of documents which reveal that the Government had knowledge all along that the war would not likely be won, and that continuing the war would lead to many times more casualties than admtted. Contributes to a top-secret study of classified documents regarding the conduct of the Vietnam War that had been commissioned by Defence Secretary McNamara
Database labels: Pentagon Papers
1967
Pentagon Papers
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara created the Vietnam Study Task Force on June 17, 1967, for the purpose of writing an "encyclopedic history of the Vietnam War". McNamara claimed that he wanted to leave a written record for historians, to prevent policy errors in future administrations
Database labels: Pentagon Papers
1967
Pentagon Papers Analyst Coordination
Halperin works within the leadership structure coordinating analysts assigned to the Defense Department's Vietnam history.
Database labels: Pentagon Papers Analyst Coordination
1967
Pentagon Papers Study Planning
Halperin helps shape the organization of the classified project examining earlier American decisions in Vietnam.
Database labels: Pentagon Papers Study Planning
1967
Pentagon Papers Task Force Direction
Gelb assumes a central directing role in the Defense Department task force compiling the classified Vietnam history.
Database labels: Pentagon Papers Task Force Direction
1967
President of South Vietnam
Appointed Vice President of South Vietnam
Database labels: President of South Vietnam; Vice President · 2 related database rows consolidated
1967
Royal Lao Army Operations
Commands Royal Lao forces during civil-war operations tied to the Vietnam conflict
Database labels: Royal Lao Army Operations
1967
Rules of Engagement
Controls US air-target approval through the embassy in Vientiane
Database labels: Rules of Engagement
1967
Rules of Engagement
Controls targeting approval for many US operations over Laos
Database labels: Rules of Engagement
1967
Support for Hanoi
Represents Soviet state support for North Vietnam during the war
Database labels: Support for Hanoi
1967
Thirty-Six Analyst Study
The project commissioned by McNamara develops into an eighteen-month study involving thirty-six professional analysts.
Database labels: Thirty-Six Analyst Study
1967
Top Secret Vietnam History
McNamara's historical project is conducted as a highly classified Defense Department study later known as the Pentagon Papers.
Database labels: Top Secret Vietnam History
1967
Vietnam Military Aid
Becomes defence minister as Soviet military support to North Vietnam continues
Database labels: Vietnam Military Aid
1967
Vietnam Study Archival Research
McNamara authorizes a study based heavily on classified records from the Defense Department, State Department and intelligence agencies.
Database labels: Vietnam Study Archival Research
1967
Vietnam Study Task Force Leadership
Halperin is named among the officials leading the Defense Department task force established to prepare the Vietnam history.
Database labels: Vietnam Study Task Force Leadership
1967
Vietnam Task Force Leadership
McNaughton is one of the Defense Department officials selected to lead the new Vietnam history task force.
Database labels: Vietnam Task Force Leadership
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Provenance
This year page is generated from World History Database records for 1967. Near-identical rows sharing date and place context are consolidated for display while the original database remains unchanged. Last reviewed 2026-10-06.