Vietnam War Involvement Details From Pentagon Study
Knight Newspapers reveal McNamara proposed a 1967 coalition with noncommunist Viet Cong. LA Times cites 1963 NSC rejection of pulling out. Chicago Sun Times reports 1961 Johnson to Saigon to urge ground troops. Sun Times notes Diem asked for US troops after May 1961 and cites Geneva accord concerns.
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Ellsberg Says Johnson Not Targeted by Study Release
Daniel Ellsberg tells CBS that the 47 volume history shows a consistent policy across four presidents and that no single administration would have acted differently. He disputes claims the study aimed to embarrass Lyndon Johnson and urges full public release now.
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Congress Receives Pentagon Vietnam Study With Guarded Access
President Nixon released the top secret Pentagon Vietnam study to Congress amid assurances of secrecy. Leaders expect lawmakers to read behind closed doors without copies or notes, while a Senate inquiry into U S involvement in Indochina may draw on the same material.
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