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Johnson invites Senate talk on Vietnam policy
President Johnson signals openness to Senate Foreign Relations Committee discussions on Vietnam. Senate leaders and Fulbright urge congressional consultation on any major troop escalation as Rusk defends ongoing review. Mansfield says talks could lead to negotiations and a pause in bombing if Washington seeks an honorable settlement.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Dean Rusk
Fulbright
Gulf of Tonkin
Rusk
Texas White House
George Christian
United States
U.S
Maddox
Taner
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
Shewart Mansfield
17Th
Russell B. Long
Dla
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
William C. Westmoreland
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Mansfield
Thant
United Nations
Tie
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky