During the August 1964 events in the Gulf of Tonkin, Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, USA, (left) was Chairman, JCS; Gen. Maxwell Taylor, USA (Ret.) (center) was Ambassador to South Vietnam; and Robert S. McNamara (right) was Secretary of Defense.
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