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On the recordMarch 1, 1967
And in that month, on the recommendation of the National Security Council, I decided that we had to 'meet the common danger' by bringing our air power to bear against the source of the aggression.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Senator Jackson Concerning the Bombing of North Vietnam.

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