Ryan Miller’s Reviews > McNamara at War: A New History > Status Update
Ryan Miller
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LBJ has doubts from the start and voices them to confidants
Gulf of Tonkin wasn’t legit attack on us and we probably provoked action with things we were doing in the region & covert S Vietnam actions against some islands nearby
He used it though to drum up public & Congressional support for military action - approval ratings go up
— Jan 21, 2026 03:59AM
Gulf of Tonkin wasn’t legit attack on us and we probably provoked action with things we were doing in the region & covert S Vietnam actions against some islands nearby
He used it though to drum up public & Congressional support for military action - approval ratings go up
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Ryan Miller
is on page 388 of 520
Dates several prominent women late in life - women are drawn to him for some reason
Remarries in 2004
— Jan 26, 2026 05:56PM
Remarries in 2004
Ryan Miller
is on page 342 of 520
Leaves World Bank June 1981 and starts a critical oral intellectual tour in mid-80s between discussing Cuban Missile Crisis
He feared in 1962 & still in 1987 that in a crisis people may act impulsively and preempt (strike first with nuclear) - US wasn’t going to but worried the Soviets might
— Jan 26, 2026 01:32PM
He feared in 1962 & still in 1987 that in a crisis people may act impulsively and preempt (strike first with nuclear) - US wasn’t going to but worried the Soviets might
Ryan Miller
is on page 336 of 520
Craig isolates himself from his dad - take motorcycle journey through Mexico & Central America & down to Colombia & Chile with no communication of whereabouts back
Lives on Easter Island for over a year -
Mom visits, but he thinks his father is detached
His dad helps him get a Walnut Farm in late 70s/early 80s
Crag helps take care of his mom as she is dying in 1980/81 from Mesothelioma
— Jan 26, 2026 01:11PM
Lives on Easter Island for over a year -
Mom visits, but he thinks his father is detached
His dad helps him get a Walnut Farm in late 70s/early 80s
Crag helps take care of his mom as she is dying in 1980/81 from Mesothelioma
Ryan Miller
is on page 310 of 520
McNamara takes over the Word Bank April 1, 1968
Mostly American & British makeup
— Jan 26, 2026 10:32AM
Mostly American & British makeup
Ryan Miller
is on page 288 of 520
Jackie writes to Bob - listens to records he loves and wants him to see a movie called The Third Man - sings his praises
She is obsessed with the #3 for some reason and references it a lot to him
— Jan 23, 2026 03:59PM
She is obsessed with the #3 for some reason and references it a lot to him
