Vietnam, really more accurately, Laos, was almost after Berlin the top problem at the beginning of the Kennedy Administration in '61, foreign problem.

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Well, it is alarming to have a president [Reagan] who doesn't kno... by McGeorge Bundy

Well, it is alarming to have a president [Reagan] who doesn't know what he is doing.

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Although war is evil, it is occasionally the lesser of two evils. by McGeorge Bundy

Although war is evil, it is occasionally the lesser of two evils.

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It was obvious uh, that uh, the situation in Vietnam was far from stable in 1964 and that there, if in fact the United States was going to uh carry out its declared intent to uh, do its best to prevent uh, a Communist overrun of South Vietnam, uh, there would be at least hard choices to make, and there might be a choice for uh, stronger action.

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There is nearly always uh, a process of wanting contingency plans... by McGeorge Bundy

There is nearly always uh, a process of wanting contingency plans made in the military.

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Presidents and Lyndon Johnson was really no exception, very rapidly learned the difference between a contingency plan and an authorized act.

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