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… HOUSE BACKS PRESIDENT The House last Thursday expressed ita continued support for President Nixon's efforts to end the Vietnam War through Vietnamization and negotiation. The House rejected, 228 to 178, a so-called end-the-war section in a $2.1 billion foreign …
… or more engaging in a monologue. It was, in effect, a lecture in which he expounded his version of the origins of the Vietnam War. After about an hour and a half, Chou said it was too hot and suggested we all take off our coats. So there we all were, … or more engaging in a monologue. It was, in effect, a lecture in which he expounded his version of the origins of the Vietnam War. su~gested nlN'W:n After about an hour and a half, Chou said it was too hot and we all take off our coats. So …
… IVmen. Category IVs are those whose Armed Forces Qualification Test { AFQT } score is between 10 and 30. Prior to the Vietnam War those in ·this category were usually rejected for military service. The practice was to a.ccept only those in Category … was the product of the war ·itself. This problem had to do with the rumors of torture and mass killings taking place in Vietnam by the Viet .Cong and the North Vietmanese. The years 1967, 1968 and 1969 were years of rumor. The brighter and more …
… from the 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, and 1992 presidential contests, as well as materials on the civil rights movement, Vietnam War, anti-war protests, labor unions, the Christian right, Watergate, Cold War, Gulf War, and sexual misconduct. The collection also …
… and disappointed by the action of the House of Representatives today in rejecting assistance to the refugees from South Vietnam. This action does not reflect the values we cherish as a nation of immigrants. It is not worthy of a people which … than a half million Cubans fleeing tyranny in their country. Now, other refugees have fled from the Communist take-over in Vietnam. These refugees chose freedom. They do not ask that we be· their keepers but only,~ for a time, that '\-Je be their … teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. 11 11 After World War II the United States offered a new life to 1, 400,000 displaced persons. The generosity of the American people showed …
… PARTY LEADER MAO TSE-TUNG, WHO HIMSELF HAS GIVEN INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY TO TENG IN RECENT MONTHS. THE CHINESE ATTITUDE TOWARD THE UNITED STATES HAS BECOME INSTITUTIONALIZED, U.S. OFFICIALS SAID, AND HAS OUTSTRIPPED THE PERSONALITIES IN THE … OBSTACLE TO FORMAL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, KOREA AND THE U.S. ROLE IN THE FAR EAST FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR. AT THE END OF THE EVENING, KISSINGER MET WITH F'OREIGN MINISTER CHIAO TO MAP THE AGENDA F'OR THE PRESIDENT•s … . OF THIS, PERHAPS, IN THE WORD GIVEN FORD ' THAT SEVEN AMERICANS LlstlD AS MISSING BEFORE AND DURING THE .VIETNAM WAR · IN OR NEAR CHINA AR~t)tAD ANE THAT THE REMAINS OF TWO HAVE BEEN RECOVERED. DETENTE WITH CHINA STILL IS A FRAIL …
… . ##If## ~ ~.?;.. ... c:.: ::·. ~ • ·SOME FIRST-QUARTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS .; . OF THE NIXON ADMIJ."\TISTRATION Progress toward Peace· At Paris, in VietNam and behind the. scenes, the Nixon Administration has pressed ahead with its fir.st priority -- to secure an … assuming office, President Nixon began laying down and pursuing a strategy designed to end United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Peace has been his first priority. And, I am sure the American people agree, properly so. There is a new …
… of the 5,000 acre Holiday Island on Tablerock Lake, was offering $100 per pound for the largest bass caught. The reward money went to the Eureka Springs . Hospital and the Holiday Island fire department. These conditions, however, did … I would sleep," wrote James. "If I were . President, I would be the chief and fight people and captured peonle in the war," wrote Don. But Stefan doesn't agree with Don. "If I could be President," Stefan wrote, "I would st.op war and stop … the strength to withStand the · tion-he was a student of it-and personally. Ehrlich- pressures of Watergate and the Vietnam war. Authors · man, 51, who was former President Rich~ M. ~ix~~ Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstetn are wrong, she says. …
… except to say that when he assesses his reaction to various suggestions in this country as to the alleged morality of the war, that he is sustained by thoughts of Colonel Nolde and his family who made it clear that they were courageous and … not discussed at all. o Senator, would it be desirable for Congressional representation at the Paris peace conference on Vietnam and was that discussed? SENATOR SCOTT: That was not discussed. I think that is a matter for the Executive to decide … nothing has happened. o Did you discuss at all the President's approach to reconstruction aid to Indochina, particularly Vietnam? SENATOR SCOTT: No, this was mostly on domestic issues this morning, except a summary of the President's regarding …
… HOUSE BACKS PRESIDENT The House last Thursday expressed ita continued support for President Nixon's efforts to end the Vietnam War through Vietnamization and negotiation. The House rejected, 228 to 178, a so-called end-the-war section in a $2.1 billion foreign …
… ghettoes and the bee,;inninp;s of ' the current unrest on our college campuses. The Sixties also brought the agony of Vietnam, when an America victimized by violence at home crept uncomprehendingly into the quicksand of a jungle war halfway 1 round the world. And as we lived through the decade of the Sixties, it became apparent that the era of the … related to the objectives I have just outlined and to others as l·rell. The top priority is, of course, to end the war in Vietnam. Presdient Nixon is moving vigorously to end the American role in Vietnam and, hopefully, to end the war. He is …
… of decisions, neither he nor his subjects could detect in those decisions any pattern whatsoever. Such tentatives toward generalization as were to be found in his opinions only compounded the confusion, for they gave false leads to his … In these cases, there was a greater likelihood of inaccuracies, errors, and omissions. As American involvement in the Vietnam War drew to a close, some Federal judges began automatically giving probation rather than imprisonment for draft … that 18 the majority of our applicants were former servicemen whose absences were not explicitly unrelated to the Vietnam War. It did not take us long to realize that a fair evaluation of these cases required additional aggravating and …
… this style of porcelain originated. Gotō Saijirō, member of the powerful Maeda clan, established the first kiln for Kutani ware at the wish of a Maeda feudal lord. The porcelain ceased production at the end of the 17th century until it was revived … Gerald R Ford Saigon Staircase A metal staircase used during the evacuation of Saigon in April 1975. American personnel and Vietnamese citizens ascended the staircase to the roof of the American Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam in attempt to board helicopters and flee the country. The staircase, white in color, features eighteen steps and …
… charged with creating a program of conditional clemency for those accused of draft or military absence offenses during the Vietnam War. The Board, chaired by former New York Senator Charles Goodell immediately began to develop the program and hire a … Member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council 2000 - Served as lead attorney for George W. Bush’s recount effort in Broward County, Florida. 2001 -- Attorney, partner at Patton Boggs in Washington, D.C. Content Available Online No Summary …
… • THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON June 24, 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: JACK MARSH ..... RON NESSEN ~l ~~v~ FROM: MIKE DUVAL SUBJECT: WARREN COMMISSION REPORT I talked this morning with Dave Belin about a Platform Committee matter. I told Dave that the … --- .. Ia . . ......_ e1IM . .., co-. 11pla ..._ PI'Mitan¥• • • - _, Q. Mr. President, do you take credit for ending ,the VietNam war, as one of your T.V. commercials implies:? ~ A. Of course, the hostilities of VietNam , and the American military involvement there, ended during my Administration; that's a historic fact. What I would …
… except to say that when he assesses his reaction to various suggestions in this country as to the alleged morality of the war, that he is sustained by thoughts of Colonel Nolde and his family who made it clear that they were courageous and … not discussed at all. o Senator, would it be desirable for Congressional representation at the Paris peace conference on Vietnam and was that discussed? SENATOR SCOTT: That was not discussed. I think that is a matter for the Executive to decide … nothing has happened. o Did you discuss at all the President's approach to reconstruction aid to Indochina, particularly Vietnam? SENATOR SCOTT: No, this was mostly on domestic issues this morning, except a summary of the President's regarding …
… They have five sons: William, Timothy, Roger, Michael and Jeffrey. His military service includes the U.S. Navy in World War II and the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. During his college career, Senator Goodell played football and … on the Banking and Currency, Commerce, and the District of Columbia committees. While in the Senate his legislation, The Vietnam Disengagement Act, became the principal focus of anti-war measures. Since leaving the Senate, Senator Goodell has … rights restored and have been returned to their families. The commission was set up to extend clemency to men who refused Vietnam War duty. . He said the Ford administration ultimately will have to soften opposition to aid for financially …
… at least more than a posting. Let me get through the announcements, please, if I can, and then take your question afterwards. This is a help to me so that I don't forget to give you something, which happened the other day. The President today … General Saxbe on the subject of earned reentry into American society for military deserters and draft evaders of the Vietnam War. The discussion was far ranging and extensive with the President closely questioning each of the Cabinet Members … fair to all. Fair not only to those who deserted and evaded the draft, but also fair to tho:;e who served voluntarily in Vietnam and obeyed their country's call. Q Did any of the participants in the discussion mentionknowing anyone who had …
… promising year because we are experiencing a turnaround in world relations unmatched in this century--the end of the Cold War as it has been waged for the past 25 years. It is an exceptionally promising year because the United States has launched … to a peacetime economy have been most severe. The President has brought nearly (more) , -2- 500,000 troops home from Vietnam and has sharply cut our armed forces and defense purchases . As this winding down occurred, more than 2 million men … will have been trimmed to 2,391,000, 73,000 less than the lowest figure for the past two decades and 1.1 million below the Vietnam War high registered in the previous Administration. At the same time, the number of civilian employes in the Defense …
… mention the Michigan State- But we did discuss the Big Game that all the political fans are watching in Washington -- the Vietnam War which - 5 - has really splintered the Democratic Party. On one side of the line of scrimmage, we have the Administration … aention the Michiaan State- But we did diecuee the Big c... that all the political faaa are vatchiaa in Waehiaatoa --- the Vietnam War which - 5bae really apliatered the Democratic Party. On one aide of the line of acrt...ae, we have the …