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- September 1964x
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- McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009x
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- MCNAMARA REPORTS THAT LATEST INFORMATION INDICATES THAT 4 PT BOATS ARE ATTACKING 2 US DESTROYERS IN TONKIN GULF AND ATTACK APPEARS TO BE INTENTIONAL, TELLS LBJ THAT JCS IS DISCUSSING POSSIBLE RETALIATORY ACTION FOR HIS CONSIDERATION
- MCNAMARA GIVES LBJ REPORT ON PT BOATS' ATTACK ON US DESTROYERS IN TONKIN GULF, DISCUSSES POSSIBLE RETALIATORY ACTION, NEED TO MAKE PRESS STATEMENT; LBJ CAUTIONS ABOUT ACTING HASTILY WITHOUT ADEQUATE PROOF OF ATTACK; ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW WEAPONS…
- MCNAMARA REPORTS EARLE WHEELER, ANDREW GOODPASTER WILL MEET WITH EISENHOWER, RELAYS EISENHOWER'S COMMENT TO WHEELER THAT NO ONE SHOULD MAKE STATEMENT ABOUT DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT; NORSTAD'S…