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Lyndon Johnson: “As the forces of your government become increasingly capable of dealing with this aggression, American military…”

On the recordDecember 31, 1963
As the forces of your government become increasingly capable of dealing with this aggression, American military personnel in South Vietnam can be progressively withdrawn.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

New Year's Message to the Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council in South Viet-Nam.

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