Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, esp…

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Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results. ✨ Thomas Sowell (2011). Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt), p.98, ReadHowYouWant.com
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