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McNamara visits South Vietnam - Jul 16, 1965 - HISTORY.com
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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara conducts a fact-finding mission in South Vietnam, and Henry Cabot Lodge arrives in Saigon to resume his post as ambassador. Lodge had previously held the ambassadorship, but resigned in 1964 to seek the Republican presidential nomination, which was eventually won by Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Lodge returned to Saigon again as ambassador from 1965 to 1967.
While visiting Saigon, McNamara was informed by secret cable that President Lyndon B. Johnson had decided to give Gen. William Westmoreland the troops he had requested. The American commander had been asking for additional U.S. troops so that he could stabilize the military situation and “carry the war to the communists.” McNamara, believing that the United States should commit itself to preventing the fall of South Vietnam to communism, supported Westmoreland’s request. McNamara said at a press conference upon leaving Saigon: “There has been deterioration since I was last here, 15 months ago.”
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While visiting Saigon, McNamara was informed by secret cable that President Lyndon B. Johnson had decided to give Gen. William Westmoreland the troops he had requested. The American commander had been asking for additional U.S. troops so that he could stabilize the military situation and “carry the war to the communists.” McNamara, believing that the United States should commit itself to preventing the fall of South Vietnam to communism, supported Westmoreland’s request. McNamara said at a press conference upon leaving Saigon: “There has been deterioration since I was last here, 15 months ago.”
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McNamara visits South Vietnam - Jul 16, 1965 - HISTORY.com
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Thank you for the great history share this morning Mark, have a hopefully dry day.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski good day my friend, thank you for " This Day in History" share of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara conducts a fact-finding mission in South Vietnam, and Henry Cabot Lodge arrives in Saigon to resume his post as ambassador.
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Thanks SP5 Mark Kuzinski for reminding us that on July 16, 1965 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara conducted a fact-finding mission in South Vietnam, and Henry Cabot Lodge arrived in Saigon to resume his post as ambassador.
I thought more of Henry Cabot Lodge that Robert McNamara.
Interesting to me is that Robert McNamara was largely responsible for chartering many of the DoD supporting Federally Funded Research Development Centers [FFRDCs] including LMI which terminated me in 2013 after over 20 years of employment as they wrested with implementing the Affordable Care Act.
My disabilities and medications made it increasingly difficult for me to work onsite in the Pentagon and elsewhere. I fault former POTUS Obama and his administration for my termination. Prior to that point I had been able to work from home.
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I thought more of Henry Cabot Lodge that Robert McNamara.
Interesting to me is that Robert McNamara was largely responsible for chartering many of the DoD supporting Federally Funded Research Development Centers [FFRDCs] including LMI which terminated me in 2013 after over 20 years of employment as they wrested with implementing the Affordable Care Act.
My disabilities and medications made it increasingly difficult for me to work onsite in the Pentagon and elsewhere. I fault former POTUS Obama and his administration for my termination. Prior to that point I had been able to work from home.
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