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Clifford Agonizing Analysis on Vietnam Change in Policy
The article reflects a shift in stance on Vietnam from strict containment to a flexible approach, citing changed world conditions and the need to align with current security obligations. It recounts Nixon era perspectives and a 1961 Southeast Asia briefing with Eisenhower and Kennedy aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Truman
White House
Southeast Asia
Indochina
State Department
John Kennedy
Eisenhower
Wilton B. Persons
Persons
Christian Herter
Defense
Thomas Gates
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert Anderson
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Laos
SEATO
The
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