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Who dismissed Morgenthau when he began criticizing American policy in Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Lyndon B. Johnson dismissed Morgenthau in response to his vocal criticism of American policy in Vietnam. Morgenthau, a prominent diplomat and academic, had publicly expressed his opposition to the escalation of the war, arguing that it was both morally wrong and strategically unwise. Johnson, unwilling to tolerate dissent within his administration, removed Morgenthau from his position.
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