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... fact that conferees find them- selves in a crisis and realize they are facing the possibility of defeat does not preclude a strong element of wishful thinking and even a strong dose of over- optimism about limited hopes such as escaping ...
... fact that conferees find them- selves in a crisis and realize they are facing the possibility of defeat does not preclude a strong element of wishful thinking and even a strong dose of over- optimism about limited hopes such as escaping ...
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... fact that with initiative and darkness a river can be crossed ; the fact that there were no other diplomatic channels open to the Chinese - that there was no other way for them to deliver their threat if they had been serious - these facts ...
... fact that with initiative and darkness a river can be crossed ; the fact that there were no other diplomatic channels open to the Chinese - that there was no other way for them to deliver their threat if they had been serious - these facts ...
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... fact . . . was the worst ' : Ibid . " Who do you . . . down " and " totally cut off " and " The White House . . . the Watergate thing " : Ibid . " to hide ... White House ' : Ibid . " He's awfully close . . . Haldeman now " and ...
... fact . . . was the worst ' : Ibid . " Who do you . . . down " and " totally cut off " and " The White House . . . the Watergate thing " : Ibid . " to hide ... White House ' : Ibid . " He's awfully close . . . Haldeman now " and ...
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Why So Many Miscalculations? | 2 |
The Bay of Pigs | 14 |
The Wrong | 48 |
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