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JFK sought withdrawal plans before Vietnam assassination
Newly declassified Joint Chiefs of Staff records show Gen Maxwell Taylor drafted an Oct 4 1963 memo urging withdrawal of U S forces from Vietnam by end of 1965, while Johnson pressed for increased action against Hanoi. Historians note Diem’s fall shaped decisions. the 1965 withdrawal remains debated.
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