Robert S. McNamara
In Moïse's reading, Johnson and McNamara were genuinely uncertain on the night of August 4, leaned toward "attack probably happened" within hours, and were not handed clearly contradictory SIGINT in time to reverse course. It does not prove Johnson and McNamara knew that on the night they ordered retaliation.
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Robert S. McNamara is documented in the evidence record of this published dossier.
Co-documented with Robert S. McNamara in 1 published dossier, including “The Gulf of Tonkin Incident”.
Co-documented with Robert S. McNamara in 1 published dossier, including “The Gulf of Tonkin Incident”.