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… have reached more eligible persons. Despite this, the need for a oro(;rarn has been satisfied and the A• 1S Hho served in Vietnam and fee lings of the estimated 250,000 patents, wives , trother s , iisters, and children of ·soldiers r,.:ho lost their lives in Vietnam. utmost respect. These arc individuals deserving of our ~~e are confident that the President ' s cJ.e~cncy program … II I .-ft. to have b een q uite generous. o ce He cons~'d er the scope or~ the Ii pro~ram ld On R an . ' . . h Vietnam War (which wou R to .t e ~ . a test of sincere .O"posJ.t1on ather than requl.re h nrar:t b 1 t~culate their vie~.rs)' t. e …
… Guests Legionnaires Ladies and Gentlemen • -1- I COMMEND THE AMERICAN LEG I ON FOR ITS CONSTANT PATRIOTISM IN PEACE AS IN WAR. YOU GIVE LIFE AND MEANING TO OUR MOTTO ''FOR GOD AND COUNTRY." PRES I DENT# I SALUTE YOU AND SAY FOR ALL AMERICANS: … SO PHI STI CAT I ON AND DESTRUCTIVENESS# IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW FREEDOM AS WE KNOW IT COULD SURVIVE ANOTHER ALL -OUT WAR. IT IS EVEN QUESTIONABLE WHETHER A FREE SOCIETY SUCH AS OURS COULD SURVIVE AN ALL -OUT# UNRESTRICTED ARMS RACE. -5WE … UP BECAUSE OF INFLATION. BUT THE WEAPONS WE CAN PURCHASE AND THE PERSONNEL WE CAN AFFORD HAVE DECLINED • • - 20 DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, DEFENSE SPENDING CONCENTRATED ON CURRENT COMBAT REQUIREMENTS, SHORT-CHANGING OUR LONG-RANGE RESEARCH AND …
… States is very clear and very firm on the matter of the UN vote linking Zionism and Racism. We deplore that unfounded and unwarranted linkage. In my earlier statement on this subject, I said that the action in the Social Committee undermines the … various aspects of our trading and monetary relationships, as well as energy and relations with other economics. I look forward to this opportunity, and I feel that we, the other participants, and all the cormtries of the world stand to benefit … concept is, what type of armed forces you feel we need now, and how they would be used both on local wars, such as the Vietnam War or a possible conflict in the Middle East, and in a major direct threat against the United States? A. Your …
… Operation Babylift A3860-28A. President Ford carries a Vietnamese baby from “Clipper 1742," one of the Operation Babylift planes that transported approximately 325 South Vietnamese orphans from Saigon to the United States. San Francisco International Airport. April 5, 1975. A3860-28A. … of the children's escape. Then I told our Air Force to begin those mercy flights as soon as possible. Everyone suffers in a war, but no one suffers more than the children, and the airlift was the least that we could do. (A Time to Heal: The …
… trying to kill him, he could not kill in return. When he had exhausted his application for CO status and was scheduled for Vietnam, he went AWOL. After submitting an application for conscientious objector status, a soldier was interviewed by a … He spoke with chaplains, legal officers, doctors, and a psychiatrist. He told the psychiatrist of his opposition to the war in Vietnam and of his heavy drug use. Applicant claimed that the psychiatrist threw his records in his face and told him to get …
… Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT IN ANNOUNCING A PROGRAM FOR THE RETURJ.~ OF VIETNAM ERA DRAFT EVADERS .Ai.~D MILITARY DESERTERS In my first week as President, I asked the Attorney General of the … being_sought as draft evaders or military deserters. On August 19, at the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chicago, I announced my intention to give these young people a chance to earn their return to the mainstream of … building and betterment of our country and the world. I did this for the simple reason that the long and divisive war in Vietnam has been over, for American fighting men, more than a year, and I was determined then as now to do everythi~g in my …
… CONGRESS A GUNS -AND-BUTTER BUDGET WH ICH CONTINUED AND ACCELERATED THE SHARPEST UPTREND IN FEDERAL SPENDING SINCE WORLD WAR I I. APPARENTLY , THAT ' S "HAT HE AEANT WHEN HE SAID , "LET US CONTINUE . " THE PRES IDENT 0 I0 NOT PROPOSE AN INCOrl£ … $16 billion--a grand total of $51 billion more spending in just three years. Is all of this increased spending due to the Vietnam War? Oh, no! Lay aside the Vietnam expenditures and you still find an increase of $29 billion in federal spending between fiscal 1965 and fiscal …
… opinion mail related to amnesty stemming from Gerald Ford's public announcement of the Presidential clemency program for Vietnam War draft-evaders and deserters. Also included in the series is late-term public opinion mail resulting from the request of the late Senator Phillip Hart's wife for unconditional amnesty for Vietnam War draft-evaders and deserters. Many of the letters also mention other issues, such as POWs and MIAs, Ford's pardon …
… finance Cotton Promotion Defense Authorization Bill Congressional Resolution on S.E. Asia Spending as Usual March 16, 1966 War in Vietnam War on Povert War Agains Inflation War Against Taxes War for Advancement "Republican Appraisal" Fe ruarv 2, 196f... … Servicemen PresidentTs Recommendations for Child Safety Vice Presidentts Mansion Ecc~om- '('n Free W rld Shipping to North Vietnam Our Balance of Paymen s Fel::ruarv2", 1966 "Ta Ad·ustment Ac of 1966" Uniform Time Legislation Bank~~p c. in the …
… finance Cotton Promotion Defense Authorization Bill Congressional Resolution on S.E. Asia Spending as Usual March 16, 1966 War in Vietnam War on Povert War Agains Inflation War Against Taxes War for Advancement "Republican Appraisal" Fe ruarv 2, 196f... … Servicemen PresidentTs Recommendations for Child Safety Vice Presidentts Mansion Ecc~om- '('n Free W rld Shipping to North Vietnam Our Balance of Paymen s Fel::ruarv2", 1966 "Ta Ad·ustment Ac of 1966" Uniform Time Legislation Bank~~p c. in the …
… OF LAW AND ORDER WITH JUSTICE FOR ---ALL. WHY IS REPUBLICANISM THE DOMINANT POLITICAL FORCE IN AMERICA TODAY~ BECAUSE FORWARD-LOOKING REPUBLICANS LIKE BILL CAHILL ARE OFFERING OUR CITIZENS NEW PLANS Of ACTION AT ALL LEVELS Of GOVERNMENT./ … WHAT HAS HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGE IN NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS~ THE NEW ADMINISTRATION HAS MOVED TOWARD PEACE IN VIETNAM AND ELSEWHERE. WE ARE EMBARKED ON A POLICY OF VIETNAMIZING THE VIETNAM WAR. AT THE SAME TIME, PRESIDENT NIXON HAS SEIZED FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE IN DRAMATIC MOVES AIMED …
… Her mother or her grandmother. may have demonstrated for the righ to vote or in favor of prohibition or to protest war. Today's woman is concerned not only with the obligation of using the vote wisely, but of broadening women's … and the pursuit of happiness.'" There is no end to wars-one after another since the end of World War II. After Korea came Vietnam; now the Middle East is a powder keg. And Washington is looking for a way to help tum Portugal into the next Chile. … the CIA's intervention in Chile, and Nixon's secret promise to the Thieu regime to send U.S. troops and B-52s . back into Vietnam show that this is not true. We have a right to know the full truth. Let us see what the rulers really have in mind …
… nationally and otherwise. I strongly caru~end the American Legion for its constant patriotism in peace as well as in war. This great organization has given life and meaning to our motto, "For God and Country"8 "Hang As President, I salute … sophistication and destructiveness. it is difficult to see how freedom, as we know it, could survive another all-out war. It is even questionable whether a free society such as ours could survive an all-out unrestricted arms race. We are, … is but simply because of inflation. The weapon~ w~can purchase and the personnel we can afford have declined. During the Vietnam War, defense spending concen trated -- and properly so -- on current combat requirements, shortchanging our …
… of Georgia, a state with strong military tradition, Jimmy Carter declared a day ' in honor of American fighting men in Vietnam as a reaction to the conviction of William Calley and the war protests throughout the nation. In his campaign for the President, Jiinmy Carter is aware of his weakness among liberals who threaten to support longtime opponent of the Vietnam War, Senator Eugene McCarthy. To address this weakness, Jimmy Carter has promised a blanket pardon for all those ~ho …
… between the beginning of the Nixon administratio ";\Ill ,\t. beginning of the Ford administrationJt~.i~o ieio~ ~•@R the Vietnam War had wound down, iJllltWatergate had occurred, the economy had changed radically, the ener ~ r e was such a difference … were working with him. Ford was a man who enjoyed discussion, debate, argument over issues and policies~* was remarkably aware of everything that w,as Anyone can send a a one~dimensional mem'lfto going on in the government. () -~o bring , ,J. the …
… d to the highes t positio n. First it was Waterg ate and the seriou s consti tutional crises that entaile d. Second was the Vietnam War, which divided the Nation as no confli ct has since our own Civil War. And third was inflati on threate ning to run away … the consti tution al crises to pre-em pt all of our nation al energi es and attenti on? Did he permit the withdra wal from Vietnam and the final debacl e to aliena te all our friend s and allies abroad and our self-co nfiden ce at home? Did he …
… co- t uton. Armed Servicea Comalttee, which wlll handle the draft leAlalataon, ttud~ received the adv i ce of • War It als~ 'nle H·•uae has group ~leaded by forllltr Gen. Muk Clark of W•Hld fa:ne. There ee~s ~o he little ~ia,gre~nt that … ts. t a.1 y t Unhrtunat ely, ve muH ke.., 3 million 300 thouaand 'Tien unde r e r'll!l c ~rrv ou'f 011 t rnts siofl tn Vietnam and guard th• rest o t our de f e n8~ 1ne ·3around VC'U ld thE t world. F.arwrl.! nct- inr1 CAlf> '> th~ t t!n … -- there is no issue more important to a young man and his parents than the draft . The draft is necessary as long as the Vietnam War continues. therefore, that the draft be made as fair as possible. It is vital, It is also vital that the …
… Geography WHG -- Era 7: Global Crisis and Achievement (1900-1945) 7.2 Interregional or Comparative Expectations 7.2.3 World War II – Analyze the causes, course, characteristics, and immediate consequences of World War II by describing the emergence … not discuss any future plans for NASA and allowed funding for the space program to drop. Amidst mounting opposition to the Vietnam War and domestic instability, Johnson announced that he would not run for president in the 1968 election. Richard M. Nixon served as the 37th President of the United States. Nixon’s presidency was dominated by the Vietnam War and United States foreign policy. With his attention elsewhere, Nixon rejected the ambitious post-Apollo plans …
… LEGION MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESCTA August 19, 1975 I commend the American Legion for its constant patriotism in peace as in war. You give life and meaning to our motto "For God and Count~y." As President, I salute you and say for all Americans: … awesome sophistication and destructiveness, it is difficult to see how freedom as we know it could survive another all-out war. It is even questionab2e whether a free society such as ours could survive an all-out, unrestrict ed arms race. We are, … go up because of in flation. But the weapons we can purchase and the personnel we can afford have declined. During the Vietnam War, defense spending concentrated on current com bat requirements, short-changing our long-range research and …
… ...... 13 ... ...18 LETTERS CHRONICLES MILESTONES COVER: Re-Examining a Wound That Won't Heal .22 Millions having died, the Vietnam war came to an inglorious finish on April 30, 1975. At the end the South collapsed virtually without a fight, and America … are still felt in our politics and our hearts. Saigon: In the final 10 days, panic vied with heroism. ... ...24 Victors: Vietnam today is struggling toward capitalism . ... 36 Lessons: The war won't teach us what we think it will ............. …