The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969"In The vantage point, one of the most complex and fascinating men to occupy the presidency of the United States describes his years in the White House--utilizing his own recollections and documents and freely and frankly telling us all exactly what he did and why he did it."--Dust jacket flap. |
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... diplomatic activity , we did not abandon the channels of " quiet diplomacy . " On December 28 we sent a message to our Ambassador in Burma , Henry A. Byroade , instructing him to contact the North Vietnamese Ambassador in Rangoon ...
... diplomatic activity , we did not abandon the channels of " quiet diplomacy . " On December 28 we sent a message to our Ambassador in Burma , Henry A. Byroade , instructing him to contact the North Vietnamese Ambassador in Rangoon ...
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... diplomatic sources that Hanoi and its friends had not ruled out some form of negotiations . One such indication came on March 7. Rusk sent me a message from an allied diplomat describing the talk he had had a few days before with an ...
... diplomatic sources that Hanoi and its friends had not ruled out some form of negotiations . One such indication came on March 7. Rusk sent me a message from an allied diplomat describing the talk he had had a few days before with an ...
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... diplomats had been told by a North Vietnamese Ambassador that Hanoi would accept Geneva as the site of talks with the ... diplomatic relations with Cambodia and no Embassy or staff there . There would be many technical problems with ...
... diplomats had been told by a North Vietnamese Ambassador that Hanoi would accept Geneva as the site of talks with the ... diplomatic relations with Cambodia and no Embassy or staff there . There would be many technical problems with ...
Contents
The Beginning | 1 |
I feel like I have already been here a year | 18 |
Vietnam 19631964 | 42 |
Copyright | |
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