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...Congressman in 1965, Republican Barber Conable of upstate New York sat in the East Room of the White House, fascinated by the scene playing out before him. Lyndon Johnson had summoned House members for a briefing on Viet Nam. L.B.J. could not contain himself. As Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara described the war, Johnson would leap up, take the pointer from McNamara and jab it at the map. "Tell 'em what's happening here, Bob," Johnson would command. "Tell 'em what's going on down there...
...McNamara breaks 16 years of silence on Viet...
While the Administration remained divided over Star Wars, four former U.S. officials assailed the idea in Foreign Affairs, the U.S. quarterly. The critics were former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, onetime National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, ex-Arms Negotiator Gerard Smith and George F. Kennan, Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1952. They argued that Star Wars does not "respect reality," chiefly because a leakproof defense is impossible and the attempt to create one could nullify Reagan's effort at reaching an agreement on arms control...
...Captain McNamara agreed. "We were ready," he said. "We were awesome...
Saybrook/Trumbull had the ball for three plays before giving it up once again, as McNamara intercepted a pass from signalcaller Gary Ricoh to bring possession back to Quincy...