Biographical information; departed government in 1964 over policy in Vietnam; JFK, Harriman, Forrestal and Hilsman were all for a political approach while LBJ was for a military approach; LBJ: “It’s the only war we’ve got;†Rostow and McNamara were ‘gung-ho’ for war; Rusk had no chance against McNamara; LBJ would not accept policy disagreement or opposition, only two relations were successful with LBJ: Jack Valenti (adoration) or having own political power
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Oral history transcript, Roger Hilsman, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 30, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-hilsmanr-19690515-1-78-85