Viet Cong claims control of three fourths of South Viet Nam
Viet Cong Chairman Nguyen Huu Tho asserts guerrillas hold about 75 percent of the country and over half the people as 1962 ends. He says balance of forces is shifting toward the Viet Cong, despite Saigon’s armed forces remaining numerically ahead.
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Time selects LBJ as Man of the Year for 1964
Time magazine named Lyndon Baines Johnson its Man of the Year for 1964 for dominating the year’s news and largely surpassing predecessors in first year achievements. A portrait by Peter Hurd graced the cover, following a long tradition with prior honorees including Lindbergh King Roosevelt and Eisenhower.
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