Correspondence between Frank E. Karelsen and Senatory Gale McGee, February 1966

Karelsen tells McGee that he believes the U.S. should not be involved in Vietnam, arguing it was immoral to kill people for different beliefs and that America had no right to interfere in another country’s revolution. McGee replies that while war is tragic, he supports U.S. involvement as the least bad option, saying it was necessary to stop a harsh dictatorship from taking over South Vietnam and to bring long-term stability to the region.