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Taylor Ambassadorship Seen Boosting Johnson Strategy
President Johnson's firm stance on Viet Nam and the Taylor ambassador appointment may aid his 1964 campaign. Gen Maxwell D. Taylor succeeds Henry Cabot Lodge as military chief in Washington's Vietnam policy, while Lodge backs the president's Viet Nam approach in a resignation letter. Johnson says the U S intends no rashness or wider war but will use its strength to aid allies defending themselves.
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