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McGeorge Bundy

(1919–1996) University Teacher

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McGeorge Bundy was an university teacher, best known for U.S. interests and global natural resources.

Quick Facts About McGeorge Bundy

Born: March 30, 1919
Died: September 16, 1996
Profession: University Teacher
Notable works: U.S. interests and global natural resources

About McGeorge Bundy

McGeorge "Mac" Bundy was an American academic who served as the U.S. National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 through 1966. He is primarily remembered as one of the chief architects of the United States' escalation of the Vietnam War. He was president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by McGeorge Bundy

It was obvious uh, that uh, the situation in Vietnam was far from stable in 1964 and that there, if in fact…

Action

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Although war is evil, it is occasionally the lesser of two evils.

Evil

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Well, it is alarming to have a president [Reagan] who doesn't know what he is doing.

American politics

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Vietnam, really more accurately, Laos, was almost after Berlin the top problem at the beginning of the Kennedy Administration in '61, foreign…

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Presidents and Lyndon Johnson was really no exception, very rapidly learned the difference between a contingency plan and an authorized act.

Contingency

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There is nearly always uh, a process of wanting contingency plans made in the military.

Contingency

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The most persistent of all attractive illusions in our country may be that racism can be ended by one single blow.

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