Maxwell Taylor Born August 26, 1901 Keytesville, Missouri Died April 19, 1987 Washington, D.C. American general; ambassador to South Vietnam, 1964–1965 General Maxwell Taylor was one of America's leading military figures … Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and U.S. diplomat of the mid-20th century, who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy.. There is an inherently aspirational quality to strategic planning. Maxwell Taylor was born on August 26, 1901, in Missouri, and graduated from West Point in 1922. In late 1961, after visiting Saigon, Taylor recommended sending 5,000 to 8,000 US support troops to help South Vietnam resist the growing Viet Cong insurgency. Impressed with Taylor’s advice and ability, President Kennedy appointed him Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 October 1962. Maxwell D. Taylor (1901-1987) served as General of the U.S. Army; Military Representative of the President (1961-1962); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1962-1964); Ambassador to Vietnam (1964-1965); Special Consultant Maxwell Davenport Taylor (Keytesville, 26 agosto 1901 – Washington, 19 aprile 1987) è stato un generale e diplomatico statunitense.Dopo una brillante carriera nelle truppe aviotrasportate dell'Esercito degli Stati Uniti durante la seconda guerra mondiale, assunse una crescente influenza negli affari politico-militari nel corso degli anni sessanta … Former U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gordon R. Sullivan may have famously argued that “ hope is not a method ,” but strategy still centers upon hoping to achieve or avoid …

Ingo Trauschweizer, Maxwell Taylor’s Cold War: From Berlin to Vietnam (University Press of Kentucky, 2019). In this confidential letter, President John F. Kennedy sends General Maxwell Taylor to Saigon during the Vietnam War to appraise the situation.