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Who did Cyrus Vance work under while serving as the U.S Deputy Secretary of Defense?

  • Richard Nixon

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Gerald Ford

  • George Bush Sr.

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Cyrus Vance served as the U.S Deputy Secretary of Defense under Lyndon B. Johnson from 1964 to 1967. During his time in this position, Vance was responsible for overseeing the U.S. military's involvement in the Vietnam War. Vance was a strong advocate for a negotiated peace settlement, and he played a key role in the 1968 Paris Peace Talks.
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