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In his weekend press conference, President Johnson said he did not be lieve that speculation "that we are losing the fight in that area, or that things have gone to pot there, is at all justified." Added he: "We feel that we are following the proper course and that our national interests are being fully protected." Nevertheless, Johnson dispatched Defense Secretary Robert McNamara to South Viet Nam for a field assessment—McNamara's third in five months.