The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships, Part II: 1961-1964

This searching analysis of what has been called America’s longest war” was commissioned by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to achieve an improved understanding of American participation in the conflict. Part II covers the period from Kennedy’s inauguration through Johnson’s first year in office.

Originally published in 1986.

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