Ellison, Richard Bundy, McGeorge
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McGeorge Bundy, brother of William Bundy, served as National Security Advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson from 1961 to 1966. Here he discusses the Vietnam war under both Presidents, specifically addressing the Tonkin Gulf Incident, and the attack on Pleiku Airbase while he was in Vietnam. He also recounts events around the 1965 decision to increase American troops in Vietnam, and a 1968 meeting of the Wise Men where Johnson called in former administration officials for their advice on troop levels and bombing strategies.
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- Asia
- Bombing, Aerial
- Civil Rights
- Cold War
- Escalation (Military Science)
- Foreign Relations
- Government
- History
- History, Military
- Insurgency
- National Security
- Offensive (Military Science)
- Personal Narratives, American
- Politics And Government
- Tonkin Gulf Incidents, 1964
- United States
- United States. Civil Rights Act Of 1964
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic)
- Vietnam War, 1961 1975