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Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam - Jun 23, 1964 - HISTORY.com
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At a news conference, President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that Henry Cabot Lodge has resigned as ambassador to South Vietnam and that Gen. Maxwell Taylor will be his replacement. It was reliably reported that virtually every top official in the administration volunteered to serve as ambassador. Johnson made a point of insisting that this change would in no way affect the U.S. commitment to South Vietnam.
It was also announced that General Westmoreland was to become the “executive agent” to supervise the civilian advisory and assistance programs in three provinces around Saigon, the first stage of a plan to coordinate the entire U.S. military and civilian program in South Vietnam under the military command.
Lodge had left his ambassadorial post to pursue the Republican presidential nomination. Ultimately, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona secured the nomination and was defeated by Johnson in the general election. Lodge returned to Saigon in 1965 for another two-year stint as ambassador.
It was also announced that General Westmoreland was to become the “executive agent” to supervise the civilian advisory and assistance programs in three provinces around Saigon, the first stage of a plan to coordinate the entire U.S. military and civilian program in South Vietnam under the military command.
Lodge had left his ambassadorial post to pursue the Republican presidential nomination. Ultimately, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona secured the nomination and was defeated by Johnson in the general election. Lodge returned to Saigon in 1965 for another two-year stint as ambassador.
Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam - Jun 23, 1964 - HISTORY.com
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski Thank you for this post. I did not remember this event but maybe it explains a few things.
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Cpl Scott McCarroll COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Jeff Shearer SGT Jinger Jarrett SGT Michael Thorin SFC Eric Bourquin SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSG James Morrow SPC Margaret Higgins SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC (Join to see) LTC Stephen F. SGT John " Mac " McConnell Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter SSG Roy Wilt
TSgt David L. SSG Roy Wilt Sgt Wayne Wood SFC William Farrell
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Great history share, lot of shuffling of the ambassadors going on.
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