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... position as the sec- ond most powerful member of the Johnson administration . The story comes from Townsend Hoopes , whose position as undersecretary of the Air Force brought him in frequent contact with McNamara during the Secretary's ...
... position as the sec- ond most powerful member of the Johnson administration . The story comes from Townsend Hoopes , whose position as undersecretary of the Air Force brought him in frequent contact with McNamara during the Secretary's ...
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... position was morally justified . He went on to say that " what changed my mind was Bobby Kennedy's argument that we ought to be true to ourselves as Americans , that surprise attack was not in our tradition . Frankly , these ...
... position was morally justified . He went on to say that " what changed my mind was Bobby Kennedy's argument that we ought to be true to ourselves as Americans , that surprise attack was not in our tradition . Frankly , these ...
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... position at least once - some more than once - during the week of brainstorming . ” Sorensen : " Each of us changed his mind more than once that week on the best course of action to take . " Schlesinger : " Thinking aloud , hearing new ...
... position at least once - some more than once - during the week of brainstorming . ” Sorensen : " Each of us changed his mind more than once that week on the best course of action to take . " Schlesinger : " Thinking aloud , hearing new ...
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Why So Many Miscalculations? | 2 |
The Bay of Pigs | 14 |
The Wrong | 48 |
Copyright | |
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