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13 June 1971: The Pentagon Papers are Released

James Springer June 13, 1971 No Comments boston globe daniel ellsberg dwight eisenhower harry turman john kennedy lyndon johnson media news media richard nixon robert mcnamara second indochina war show-in-timeline the new york times the pentagon papers united states us government viet minh vietnam war washington post

On 13 June 1971, The New York Times published leaked documents…

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August 1967: US Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara Testifies that Bombing is Ineffective in Vietnam

James Springer August 5, 1967 No Comments lyndon johnson president of the united states of america robert mcnamara secretary of defence show-in-timeline us government us marines us military us troop numbers

Despite a relatively optimistic view of the war at the…

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10 August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Enacted

James Springer August 10, 1964 No Comments democratic republic of vietnam gulf of tonkin gulf of tonkin incident lyndon johnson national liberation front people's army of vietnam People's Liberation Armed Forces of Vietnam robert mcnamara second indochina war show-in-timeline troop escalation united states us government us military us troop numbers viet cong vietnam war

On 7 August 1964, the United States Congress passed the Gulf…

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2 August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

James Springer August 2, 1964 No Comments gulf of tonkin gulf of tonkin incident lyndon johnson north vietnam robert mcnamara second indochina war secretary of defence show-in-timeline troop escalation us government us military us troop numbers vietnam war

On 2 August 1964, the USS Maddox was attacked by…

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