Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 11.5, July 2, 1966. President Johnson appoints General Earle G. Wheeler as "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff." Nicely signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and countersigned by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The embossed gold foil seal affixed at the lower left remains intact. In very good condition, with significant dampstaining, and associated wrinkling, to the left side of the document, affecting appearance but not the signatures.
With this appointment, President Johnson renewed Wheeler's appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a role he had taken in 1964. Wheeler's tenure as the nation's top military officer spanned the height of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. He was a key military advisor to Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, advocating for increased troop deployments and escalation strategies. Despite his efforts to strengthen U.S. military operations, the war became increasingly controversial and divisive under his leadership.
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