Who were some famous Vietnam War Hawks and Doves?
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Hawks
Robert S. McNamara Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy, and Johnson administrations.
Henry Kissinger for his work prior to becoming National Security Advisor.
Lyndon B. Johnson for his escalation of the war.
John F. Kennedy for his involvement prior to the declaration of war.
Doves
John Lennon for his activism.
Ron Dellums for his election as an anti-war activist, not to mention his war crimes exhibit.
Tim L. Carter, Republican congressman from Kentucky who implored the US to withdraw troops, in 1967.
Martin Luther King, Jr. for his opposition.
Jane Fonda for her activism.
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