62. Editorial Note
At a news conference on February 29, 1966, President Johnson announced that William P. Bundy was replacing Roger Hilsman as Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs. The President also answered questions on Vietnam. For the complete transcript of the news conference, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963–64, Book I, pages 322–329. Bundy became Assistant Secretary-designate on March 10 and was approved by the Senate on March 16.