Frank Church, the Senate, and the Emergence of Dissent on the Vietnam War

On Feb 17, 1965, Sen Frank Church (D-ID) outlined his criticisms of the US policy in Vietnam. He believed that US actions were an "excess of interventionism." Church's speech that day marked the culmination of a period of critical examination of US policy in Vietnam by Church.

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Published in:	Pacific historical review Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 561 - 581
Main Authors:	Schmitz, David F., Fousekis, Natalie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, Calif., etc University of California Press 01-11-1994 University of California Press, etc University of California Press Books Division
Subjects:	Church, Frank Forrester (1924-84) Communism Dissent Executive branch Foreign policy Political debate Political dissent Political revolutions Political speeches Public hearings Public officials Senators United States Senate Vietnam War War United States > US Vietnam
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Summary:	On Feb 17, 1965, Sen Frank Church (D-ID) outlined his criticisms of the US policy in Vietnam. He believed that US actions were an "excess of interventionism." Church's speech that day marked the culmination of a period of critical examination of US policy in Vietnam by Church.
ISSN:	0030-8684 1533-8584
DOI:	10.2307/3639949