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| 1965 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines |  |
| 13th May The 1st bombing pause is announced by the USAin the hope that Hanoi will now negotiate |
| 19th May USAbombing of North Vietnam resumes |
| 1965 | McNamara, Robert | |
| 20th April Honolulu McNamara & Westmorland agree to use B52s for conventional bombing in Sth Vietnam |
| 1965 | Westmoreland, William | |
| 20th April Honolulu McNamara & Westmorland agree to use B52s for conventional bombing in Sth Vietnam |
| 1966 | Helms, Richard | |
| 22nd Jan Says, "increased bombing in the nth could not stop movement of supplies to the tth" |
| 1966 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington Bombing against Nth Vietnam includes road, rail, oil depots & industrial plants |
| 13th May Stops bombing, instructs the Nth Vietnamese he expects "equally constructive" gestures |
| 15th May Washington Johnson orders a resumption of the bombing |
| 1967 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington The Stennis Committee criticizes Johnson for not increasing the bombing |
| 1967 | McNamara, Robert | |
| 25th Aug Says only annhilation can break the will of the nth Vietnamese |
| 25th Aug The Stennis Committee defends restricted bombing in North Vietnam |
| 1968 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 19th parallel Announces the cessation of bombing Nth of the 19th parallel in Vietnam |
| 31st Mar 20th parallel Announces cessation of bombing nth of the 20th parallel to negotiate a solution |
| 31st Oct Announces bombing in nth Vietnam will stop |
| 31st Oct Announces negotiations will begin, 5 days before the Presidential Election |
| 1st Nov Calls a complete halt to the bombing of Nth Vietnam during diplomatic talks |
| 1968 | Vance, Cyrus | |
| Sent as USArepresentitive to propose bombing cessation but conditions are rejected |
| 1969 | Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 25th Jan Nixon proposes "mutual withdrawal" of troops, no bombing of NV |
| 5th June Bombing resumes on targets in Nth Vietnam |
| 1972 | Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| April Bombers are ordered nth for the 1st time since 1968 |
| Oct Nixon halts bombing nth of the 20th Parallel in anticipation of a truce |
