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Johnson pursues talks to end Southeast Asia war
President Johnson urged unconditional discussion with North Vietnam in a nationwide broadcast from Baltimore offering $1 billion for Southeast Asian development. He shifted from earlier war policy while Republicans Dirkson and Ford criticized the proposal as an appeasement. The piece notes public opinion shifts and the aim to win South Vietnamese support amid ongoing bombing and U.S. aid.
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James Marlow
Washington
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Baltimore
Associated Press
South Viet Nam
Red
North Viet Nam
Congress
Sen
Everett M. Dirk
White House
Hanoi
Dean Rusky
Robert
McNamara
United States
Rusk
Peeing Ey Hear
Viet Nam