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John T. McNaughton and Vietnam: The Early Years as Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1964–1965
Author(s) -
HARRISON BENJAMIN T.,
MOSHER CHRISTOPHER L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.12
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1468-229X
pISSN - 0018-2648
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-229x.2007.00404.x
Subject(s) - opposition (politics) , vietnam war , political science , history , law , politics
John T. McNaughton is one of the least understood of the major American officials involved in formulating US policy towards the Vietnam War. This article uses a newly discovered journal by McNaughton as well as his private papers to examine the reasons for his opposition to the Vietnam War and to suggest that his perceived image as a ‘hawk’ is inaccurate.