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Lyndon Johnson. National Security Action Memorandum 273 (NSAM-273) was approved by new United States President Lyndon Johnson on November 26, 1963, one day after former President John F. Kennedy's funeral. NSAM-273 resulted from the need to reassess U.S. policy toward the Vietnam War following the overthrow and assassination of President Ngo ...
The Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 is a United States law that created a temporary 10 percent income tax surcharge for both individuals and corporations through June 30, 1969, to help pay for the Vietnam War. It also delayed a scheduled reduction in the telephone and automobile excise tax, causing them to end in 1973 instead of ...
Therefore, there would be no invasion of North Vietnam, the "neutrality" of Laos and Cambodia would be respected, and Rolling Thunder would not resemble the bombing of Germany and Japan during the Second World War. President Johnson conferring with South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in July 1968.
July 31 – President Johnson holds his one hundredth and twenty-ninth news conference in the Cabinet Room during the afternoon. President Johnson answers questions from reporters on the subjects of Vietnam, the National Liberation Front in Vietnam, the steel situation, Paris peace discussions, assessment made to missile disarmament discussions ...
In elections held in South Vietnam in September 1967, former generals Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Nguyen Cao Ky were elected president and vice president, respectively. A number of popular candidates, including Buddhists and peace candidates, were barred from running, and newspapers were largely suppressed during the campaign.
Authorizing transitional appointments of veterans who have served during the Vietnam era February 9, 1968 272 11398 Establishing the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports March 4, 1968 273 11399 Establishing the National Council on Indian Opportunity March 6, 1968 274 11400
This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (November 2024) Vietnam War Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War in Asia Clockwise from top left: US Huey helicopters inserting South Vietnamese ARVN troops, 1970 North Vietnamese PAVN ...
Lyndon Johnson lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda. Former U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson, whose presidency was marred by the Vietnam War, died. 23 January. Nixon announced that a peace agreement had been reached in Paris which would end the Vietnam War and "bring peace with honor." [25] 26 January