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… years before President Ford assumed office, public opinion was sharply divided over wh~t the government policy should be toward those who had committed Vietnam-era draft violations and military absence offenses. Many citizens be- lieved that these actions could not be … Six weeks after taking office, President Ford announced a program of clemency, of forgiveness, of reconciliation for Vietnam-era draft and military absence offenders. In his Proclamation of September 16, 1974, President Ford created a …
… Presidents have not hesitated to impound when it suited their purpose. In 1942 Franklin Roosevelt ordered the Secretary of War to establish monetary reserves by the "deferment of construction funds not essential to the war effort." A year later … HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA 8:00p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1973 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY We have achieved a peace settlement in Vietnam. Some fighting continues. Bow we must win the peace. This was to be expected. We are dealing with a situation where … that a genuine :peace will evolve. Fortunately, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, who have given North Vietnam military aid all these years, now are committed to restraint. Last year in Moscov, President Nixon obtained a Soviet …
… the eyes of common sense. Tonight I renew that plea in the li~ht of 1972 and what has transpired in the last two years. The Vietnam War is still an issue but it is fast becoming a non-issue. We have brought back more than a half million men from Vietnam and we have ended our ground combat role there. Now we are close to ending the Vietnam War by negotiation • • . …
… found a cache of classified documents in the trunk of a car that had been stolen from former U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam Graham A. Martin. They turned the documents over to the FBI. The documents were embassy files Martin had taken with … designated by the FBI. In most cases, the reverse chronological order in which they were received has been changed to forward chronological order. The bulk of the materials in this collection are "backchannel" cables between the U.S. ambassadors … security advisers (McGeorge Bundy, Henry Kissinger, and Brent Scowcroft, successively) regarding the situation in South Vietnam or the peace negotiations. In addition, there are straight State Department cables, usually between the Secretary of …
… FORD QUlCll.:Y PROTESTED HE ALREADY WAS A MEMBER OF THE EQUATOR CL lB -- IN IT IATID .. : DURING HIS NAVY SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II. . AND THE PRES ID ENT DID NOT ffiT SQUIRTED. UP I 12-05 09 : 02 AES ~ ·. _I TLY AFTERWARDS FOR THE 30-MINlJI'E DRIVE … THAT THE UN !TED STATES HAS NO INTENT ION OF PULL ING OUT OF ASIA ENT !RELY, DESPITE ITS LOWER PROFILE IN THE AFTERMATH OF VIETNAM. INDONESIA ALSO SEES AS A PERIPHERAL BENEFIT REASSURANCES TO U.S. BUSINESSMEN AND OTHER FOREIGN INVESTORS WHO HAVE … WANTED TO HEAR -- AMERICA HAS NO INTENT ION OF ~; PULLING OUT OF ASIA, DESPITE A LOWER PROFILE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE {. VIETNAM WAR. · THE TALKS ARE CERTAIN TO CENTER ON ENERGY -- INDONESIA IS ONE OF / THE LARCESf PRODUCERS IN THE WORLD AND …
… I am also receiving an additional $581 monthly pension as a retired Army Reservist, and that my active ~uty time counts toward both the Civil Service and the Reserve pension. Both pensions have the cost-of-living increase, and both have the 1 per … five-year period get their projected increases, the total cost of this "kicker" would exceed the $150 billion cost of the Vietnam war. These costs are so great that they feed the fires of the very inflation with which they were intended to cope. Beyond …
… of , ' ROA, this is a very high point in my career of public service • . ,I.~,of course, am, extremely proud of the award that Senator Stennis h~s read, but as. I look at· the nameS of tho$e .' who have been ,preyious winners, I feel very … actions and inflation, defense spending in 1976 -- measured in real terms -- will be more than one-third below the peak Vietnam War level and about 20 percent below the pre-Vietnam level. MORE , , ' ,Page 3. ., , As a percentage of total government spending that is, Federal, State and local -- …
… the international competitive position of the U. S. Merchant Marine. Through this program, contracts will have been awarded by June 30 of this year on approximately 77 ships with an average annual funding of $284 million. Budget requests for … -- after adjusting for inflation -- Defense Department spending has been cut almost 40 percent since the height of the Vietnam war; it is 15 percent below the pre-Vi etnam level. A s a percentage of total government spending, including State … today only one percent of America's pop ul ation is under arms. Our military manpower is actually 600,000 below the pre - Vietnam level. (MORE) -4 However good their intentions, those who claim that America is over-armed and over-spending on …
… TODAY'S SCENE, WE FIND AMERICANS LIVING IN A KIND OF SUSPENSE. YES, "THE MOVING FINGER WRITES." -2- THE KILLING GOES ON IN VIETNAM. AND EACH DAY THE LIVES OF fv1EN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IMPINGE UPON EACH OTHER IN PEACEFUL OR IN VIOLENT FASHION. YET, FOR A~~ER ICANS, .,A ,_ .· FEELING OF BEING SUSPENDED BETWEEN GREAT EVENTS PERSISTS. IT IS THAT AWKWARD PERIOD IN Aiv1ER ICAN HI STORY--THOSE DAYS WHEN ONE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS COMING TO AN END AND A NEW NATIONAL … THINK WE CAN Ellfv11NAT~ INFLATION BIT BY BIT THROUGH GOOD FISCA~AGEMENT. ~AUCH WILL HINGE ON THE PROSPECTS lj FOR PEACE IN VIETNAM. INFLATION AND VIETNAM WILL BE OUR MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS IN THE CRITICAL PERIOD AHEAD. I HAVE HEARD TOP U.S. …
… that the Cambodian Operation must be described as the most successful military mission we have ever undertaken in the Vietnam War. I was glad the President reviewed the reasons for our attack on the Communist sanctuaries in Cambodia. Americans now … Operation since, as the President explained last night, the Communists were making the entire 600-mile Cambodian-South Vietnamese border a launching area for attacks on American and allied forces in Vietnam. There is no question but that we …
… yielded to demands by some that Great Society programs be expanded by billions of dollars despite our costly involvement in Vietnam, price stability would be more than just a memory and we would have an improved balance of payments situation. We … to apply the other half of his advice. Administration officials have turned their faces away from the Keynes primer, which warns against the debasing of a country's currency and advises quick action to cool off an overheated economy. It's obvious … yielded to demands by some that Great Society programs be expanded by billions of dollars despite our costly involvement in Vietnam, price stability would be more than just a memory and we would have an improved balance of payments situation. We …
… Devine. The enrolled bill would increase detention payments for American civilians interned in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War from $60 to $150 a month. The bill is identical to legislation submitted by the Department of State. Additional … 14, 1976 - Saturday Purpose Increases detention payments for American civilians interned in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war from $60 to $150 a month. Agency Recommendations Office of Management and Budget Approval Department of State …
… BRIEF SERVICE OF THE PATROL FRIGATE GRAND RAPIDS. IT SPEAKS TO US OF THE FRANTIC RUSH TO DISARM THIS COUNTRY AFTER WORLD WAR I I -- THE SAME IRRATIONAL TEARING DOWN OF OUR DEFENSES THAT OCCURRED AFTER WORLD lJJ,.,.UWH-"1[ WAR I AND MOST RECENTLY … WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY AS WE ENTER THE DECADE OF THE 70'S. WE ARE EXPERIENCING A REVULSION AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR AND AGAINST ALL WARS. THIS REVULSION IS TRANSLATED INTO ABHORRENCE NOT ONLY OF WAR BUT OF ALL THINGS MILITARY … is happening to our great country as we enter the decade of the 70's. all wars. We are experiencing a revulsion against the Vietnam War and against This revulsion is translated into abhorrence not only of war but of all things military and of all …
… along on this trip. I have , always felt that a man who takes his wife to a convaation is like a hunter who takes the game warden along on a hunting trip. You probably expect me to talk about business this morning--and I do intend to do just that. … faithful to our treaty commitments , but ve shall reduce our involvement and our presence in other nations' affairs." Our Vietnam policy corresponds with the Nixon Doctrine. parcel of it. It is part and It fits into a special niche in the general … the circumstances under which ve should withdraw. When President Nixon took office he vas faced with three alternatives in Vietnam. t~ One vas further escalation of the war in an effort to "win" it~:-: ';> -4The second was to build up the ability …
… of Defense Robert McNamara's management and decision making practices and the Johnson administration's handling of the Vietnam War. During much of his service on the Defense Appropriations Subcomittee, he sat side-by-side with Representative Gerald … the establishment of the All-Volunteer Force. Other accomplishments included the withdrawal of all combat personnel from Vietnam and establishing the Total Force Concept that made the National Guard and Reserve Forces an integral part of U.S. …
… Office Through: Max L. Friedersdorf From: I. William T. Kendall ,;..\ 0fl PURPOSE To further discuss the nomination of Edward Levi as Attorney General of the United States. II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS AND PRESS PLAN A. Background: 1. The … . • ..; .. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 6, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: PHILLIP AREEDA SUBJECT: Edward H. Levi Now that the FBI inquiry into Ed Levi is complete, we are ready to move on his nomination. I recommend the … associated himself with public statements against the ;:t.ctivitie~ of the House Un-American Activities Committee., the Vietnam War., etc. ·'' 5. Qualifications. A number of people have questioned the qualifications of Mr. Levi for appointment …
… a freshman. Ford was an All Star Center at Michigan. His number was 48. It has since been retired by the university. Willis Ward was Ford’s football roommate. In 1934, Michigan was set to play Georgia Tech. Due to the Jim Crow Laws of the era, Geo. … In 1952, Ford served on the Defense Appropriations Committee and in 1953 took a trip overseas to see Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Korea. In 1963, he was selected to hold the senior republican seat on the committee. President Johnson appointed … Civil War in Angola, NATO Summit, First G8 Summit, Helsinki Final Act, Apollo Soyuz Test Project, SS Mayaguez Captured, Vietnam War Ends, Egypt and Israel Cease Fire, SALT talks, Crisis in Cyprus, Project Azorian First 31 Days: ● ● ● ● ● August …
… for anything. I don't intend to be particularly partisan tonight, but I'll just bet that if President Nixon ends the Vietnam War, reduces crime and brings inflation under control the Democrats will say it's a trick to make them look bad. We do have … turning and the record is there to prove it. It was a Republican Administration that reversed the course of the war in Vietnam and wound it down. It was a Republican Administration that developed a new strategy for peace in the world centered …
… about it: ·vita! fact of our lives today. ifttetde~ons~~c-e is a This is not a moment for t..'he American people to turn inward. hH-~ ' More than -..t etny ~ a-genetation =-possibly Hi eu:r :bistel"y --our own well-being depends on America's … as we acted then, this period will in retrospect be seen as one moments of our history. , "-1 I Today all 1:hzlt the Vietnamese ask of us is sufficient a yeZlPP. dollars and weapons to maintain their own defense. The question we face is … then we carne 50, 000 Americans died there; only a few years ago we were spending $30 billion a year. Today all that the Vietnamese ask of us is sufficient assistance to maintain their own defense. The question we face is whether this country …
… true what they say about this big dynamic city of yours. It looks tough on the outside but, at heart, U's a real softy -- a warm, friendly place. That's why II m always glad to come back -- and that's why I'm so proud of the fine slate of … nlinois and his name was Ev Dirk8en. I remember one afterDOon- ..when we were talking together iD his Capitol office. The Vietnam War was goiDg full bla8t. Inflation was a problem. The Democrat8 had 8wamped U8 iD 1964, and a lot of people were 8aying …