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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...also the most politically delicate. His decision was not included in the Concil's official memorandum of advice to Hershey; he was perfectly willing to let the General take the criticism that followed. Although it was not announced publicly, Johnson is known to have considered two alternatives: * Prime age group of age-mix plan. Under this plan, all men losing their II-S deferments in June would be considered to be born in 1949 for draft purposes. These "constructive" 19-year-olds would be put in the pool with the actual 19-year-olds and selected out according to their...
...graduate and occupational deferments-were from all indications decided substantially on the issues. The views of Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz prevailed on both. In testimoney before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty last month. Wirtz said that solely on the considerations of civilian manpower supply, neither group of deferments was essential to the nation. Although not a member of the NSC, his views were transmitted to the Council in an official memorandum co-signed by the Secretaries of Commerce and Health, education, and Welfare...
...point for the non-ideological criticism of the draft. Johnson's primary goal is known to have been halting that criticism and secondarily alleviating the inequities. Although he seems to have achieved the first, he has only reversed the second, placing the military obligation disproportionately on the formerly-privileged group...
ONCE the question of deferments was settled, the problem of order of call arose. Every group that has studied the draft in recent years-the Defense Department, the Marshall Commission, and the House-appointed Clark Panel-recommended changing the order of call from the present oldest first to 19-year-olds first. The new law empowered the President to make that change but severely limited his choice of a new selection system. It prohibited random selection as well as a shift that would call the youngest men first in ascending age sequence. He could have chosen to induct men from...
...hundred twenty-five people attended a two-hour proposals were adopted that completed preliminary organization of the anti-war group...