Hearing on U N nomination Wiggins battles Fulbright
U S ambassador designate to the United Nations J R Wiggins faced sharp questioning from war critic Sen J W Fulbright D Ark at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wiggins defended Vietnam policy and argued for U S interests and small nations security He avoided committing to broad intervention and noted civil war complexities in Vietnam
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Wiggins nomination to Senate amid Vietnam and press bias debate
The hearing opened with questions over Chi Minh and Communist framing, and Sen Mundt pressed Wiggin on potential conflicts between his paper’s criticisms and his future role as ambassador. Wiggin admitted no Vietnam solution, while Georgetown professor Dobrian sky called the nomination appalling. Johnson formally sent Wiggins’ nomination to the Senate.
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