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1961
Secretary of Defense
Appointed Secretary of Defense, 1st term
1963
Secretary of Defense
Appointed Secretary of Defense, 2nd term
1964
Mobilization
Asks SAC to improve its capabilities for limited war
1965
Bombing of Vietnam
20th April Honolulu McNamara & Westmorland agree to use B52s for conventional bombing in Sth Vietnam
1965
Memo McNamara
27th Jan Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the USAhas reached a 'fork in the road' in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw
27th Jan NSA Bundy & Defense SecretaryMcNamara send a memo to Johnson stating America's military involvement is Vietnam failing
1965
Mobilization
1st Dec Reccommends to Johnson a diluted version of Bundy's "just right" option
1966
Arc Light
Nov McNamara agrees to Westmorland's request for 600 sorties per month, achieved in Nov
1966
Fall back Plan
Prepares a disengagement full-back plan because of virtual civil war in Sth Vietnam
1966
Invasion of Vietnam
18th Jan Receives news the Nth Vietnamese will infiltrate 4,500 men a month into Sth Vietnam
1966
Peace
23rd June Proposes Johnson negotiate with because a military solution is impossible
1967
Bombing of Vietnam
25th Aug Says only annhilation can break the will of the nth Vietnamese
25th Aug The Stennis Committee defends restricted bombing in North Vietnam
1967
Government
Resigns after Johnson ignores his advice to stop bombing Vietnam
1967
Mobilization
12th June Vance & McNanamara advise against accepting the JCS proposals for further forces
1967
Resignation
Washington Resigns after Johnson ignores his advice to stop bombing Vietnam
1968
Arc Lght
1st Feb McNamara approves a sortie rate of 1,200 effective from 1st Feb
1971
Scandal
13th June An account of the war commissioned by McNamara is leaked to the New York Times

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