Robert McNamara, Earle Wheeler

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, left, talks to reporters after presenting to the Senate Armed Services Committee his annual âäœmilitary postureâä statement, Feb. 1, 1968, Washington, D.C. McNamara reported, in the statement, that North Vietnam is expected to increase sharply its armed strength in South Vietnam in the next few months. With McNamara is Gen. Earle Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo)