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(KENNEDY 11/21/63)
273 DRAFT (DATED 11/21/63) AND 273 (JOHNSON
11/26/63)
Note how few words it took to change the
entire country’s stance on the Vietnam War…
no wonder LBJ died of guilt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TO:
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
McGeorge Bundy
DRAFT
TOP SECRET
McGeorge Bundy
National Security Action Memorandum 273 -- Draft
11/21/63
DRAFT
TOP SECRET
(Action: State.)
McGeorge Bundy
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TO:
(Action: The whole country team under the direct supervision of the
Ambassador.)
s/ McGeorge Bundy
cc:
Mr. Bundy
Mr. Forrestal
Mr. Johnson
NSC Files