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...withdraw from the race [April 5]. Let his action serve as a final and sobering answer to those Americans who questioned his personal integrity. And to those who seek his office, may they be prompted to ask themselves: "Would I, given the same circumstances, have handled the present spate of world problems any differently...
...burden of Johnson's speeches on Viet Nam was that he would continue the conflict on his terms-a limited ground war against the Communists coupled with restricted bombing raids against the North. Implicit in his position, however, was an invitation to negotiations. Typically, the week yielded a spate of hints about breakthroughs on the diplomatic front; the U.S., for example, was talking to the Swiss about yet another feeler from Hanoi that talks would begin if the Americans would only quit bombing the North...
McNamara left the Pentagon in the best shape, managerially speaking, it has ever been in. Inevitably he also left behind a spate of unresolved problems that Clifford must confront even if he is only in office through next January in a caretaker role, as some officials expect. Chief among them...
Wheeler's statement immediately touched off a spate of "inside" reports, purporting to prove that nuclear warfare was imminent at Khesanh. Claiming that nuclear weapons were already being stored in Thailand, a University of California professor said last week that "for the first time since World War II, the United States is planning to use nuclear weapons in combat...
Because Seoul's prime concern is the infiltration of terrorists from the North, Washington's preoccupation with Pueblo caused friction between the U.S. and South Korea. After a spate of Korean protest demonstrations, editorials and official statements, the U.S. dispatched Troubleshooter Cyrus Vance to Seoul as a special presidential emissary empowered to discuss the "grave threat" from the North. In addition, Johnson went out of his way to laud "this steadfast ally" when he made his request for special military aid to South Korea. By week's end the handholding operation appeared to have been successful...