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| Ambassador Bunker, Ellsworth |  |
| Appointed Ambassador to Sth Vietnam |
| Battle of Dak To Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 19th Nov Dak To Blunts Nth Vietnam's penetration into the Southern Highlands |
| 19th Nov Dak To Nov 19-Nov 23, The Peoples Army, PAVN, is defeated by the US |
| Bombing of Lang Vei Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 2nd Mar Lang Vei The USAaccidentally bombs Lang Vei, 80 civilians are killed |
| Bombing of Vietnam Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington The Stennis Committee criticizes Johnson for not increasing the bombing |
| Bombing of Vietnam 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 |
| Committee Stennis Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington The Stennis Committee criticizes Johnson for not increasing the bombing |
| Demonstrations Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 15th April San Francisco Over 100,000 in New York & over 50,000 in San Francis co demonstrate against the War |
| Diplomacy Sihanouk |  |
| Sihanoukville Announces he will grant USA& Sth Vietnam access into Cambodia to persue Nth Vietnam |
| Director Pacification Prog Komer Komer, Robert | |
| Appointed Director of the USApacification program in South Vietnam |
| Invasion of Vietnam Helms, Richard | |
| 12th Sep In a secret memo to Johnson states USAstatus would not be too damaged by withdrawal |
| Invasion of Vietnam Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 13th June Turns down the Joint Chiefs of Staff's request for more troops |
| Junction City Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 22nd Feb The USA& Sth Vietnamese forces begin Operation Junction City |
| Mobilization McNamara, Robert | |
| 12th June Vance & McNanamara advise against accepting the JCS proposals for further forces |
| Mobilization Westmoreland, William | |
| 18th Mar Requests 200,000 troops, rising to 670,000 |
| 18th Mar Urges expansion of ground operations in Laos & Cambodia |
| Pennsylvania Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| July Paris 3 month diplomacy with Nth Vietnam leading to a meeting between the USA& Hanoi in 1968 |
| President Thieu, Nguyen van |  |
| Appointed President of Sth Vietnam |
| Rolling Thunder Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Bombing against Nth Vietnam escalates to military bases |
| Vice President Nguyen, Cao Ky | |
| Appointed Vice President of Sth Vietnam |
| Vice President Nguyen, Nguyen | |
| Appointed Vice President of Sth Vietnam |
