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… to receive from the President's program to help them decide whether to apply. Around Thanksgiving, the President signed warrants for the Clemency Board's first 45 civilian cases. In late December, he approved the Board's first military … In Appendix G, we trace the relevant history of executive clemency from English history through the Australian post-Vietnam clemency program. The historical descriptions in this chapter are drawn from the more detailed discussion in … clemency has been a unique response fashioned to the circumstances of its historical period. The war resisters of the Vietnam era are not in the same category as Southerners who were defeated on the battlefield or Jehovah's Witnesses who …
… (616) 254-0400 fax (616) 254-0386 CORE COLLECTIONS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS The years 1972-76 saw dramatic developments toward normalized diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In 1972, President … direct exchanges. The files cover a broad range of subjects within the context of the normalization process, including: the Vietnam War, détente and the Soviet Union, Taiwan, President Ford’s trip to China, and domestic issues faced by both … cultural exchanges between the United States and the PRC. Other topics include: Korea, the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the appointments and tenures of George H. W. Bush and Thomas Gates as Chiefs of the United States Liaison Office in …
… he won't break. In the words of National Democratic Chairman Fred Harris, "It is time we (Democrats) took the gloves off on Vietnam." issue of the Vietnam War. With those words, he made a partisan If they want it that way, let's get the RECORD straight. The campaign is on, and …
… a.m. (10 minutes) The Oval Office Max L. Friedersdorf ../?( From: I. tf . 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 … Senator Eastland together on the subject of Levi's nomination as Attorney General. The President is now inclined to go forward with Levi's nomination and wants to determine whether Hruska's objection to the nomination has changed. We tried to … also associated himself with public statements against the ~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.m. (10 minutes) The oval Office From: I. Max L. Friedersdorf P tf . 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 … Senator Eastland together on the subject of Levi's nomination as Attorney General. The President is now inclined to go forward with Levi's nomination and wants to determine whether Hruska's objection to the nomination has changed. We tried to … also associated himself with public statements against the ~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 as …
… and so I ask you today to do everything possible to send Bill back to vlashington next January. I am very much aware of the heavy Democratic registration in Virginia's Ninth Congressional District. This does not worry me as much in 1968 … and threaten to turn the Nation's capital upside down? Which party is it which has bogged this Nation down in a land war in Vietnam, where nearly 30,000 Americans have lost their lives and some $70 billion of our wealth has been dissipated? Which … Democratic Presidential nomination in 1968 would end by bringing the Communists into a coalition government--while the Southvietnamese Government arrests a former Presidential candidate for making such a proposal. The cost of living has raced …
… ABUSED . AND E'tft'1JJj~~E1JEt'YfH4ffiG IN PmJER f&- II Turi TO BRING THE PRESSURE OF ORLD OPINION TO BEAR ON THEIR NORTH VIETNAMESE AND VIETCONG CAPTORS . CURRENTLY ONLY ABOUT 430 OF THE 1,450 MEN ARE BELIEVED TO BE PRISONERS OF AR . THERE … ISS ING FOR 1\AORE THAN FIVE YEARS . ' -4- ,. 0F THE TOTAL WHO ARE MISS ING OR CAPTURED} NEARLY 800 -.ERE OOI, ED IN NORTH VIETNAM; 450 LOST IN SOUTH VIETNAM; AND NEARLY 200 IN LAOS . LITTLE ~AS SA ID PUBLICLY ABOUT THE PRISONER ISSUE PRIOR TO … much time in San Diego but I did spend two years as a deck officer aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Monterey during World War II. So I don't feel at all out of place here--not like the young man of doubtful origin who showed up at a family …
… Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 5 of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library '~ - ... VIETNAM VETERANS, DESERTERS, AND DRAFT-EVADERS A Summer Study The Ford Foundation September 1974 INTRODUCTION No group of Americans was touched as deeply by the Vietnam conflict as the millions of young men who came to maturity in the decade between 1964 and 1973. On this group fell most of the burden of fighting the war. The burden was shared unequally because the nation lacked a system of universal military service. Nearly 60% of all …
… The original documents are located in Box 1, folder “Amnesty - Ford Foundation Study of Effects of Vietnam on Veterans, Deserters and Evaders” of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright … R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 1 of The John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library VIETNAM VETERANS, DESERTERS, AND DRAFT-EVADERS A Summer Study The Ford Foundation September 1974 INTRODUCTION No group of … young men who came to maturity in the decade between 1964 and 1973. On this group fell most of the burden of fighting the war. The burden was shared unequally because the nation lacked a system of universal military service. Nearly 60% of all …
… morning, 11 he said. "I don't promise that we can eradicate poverty, and end discrimination, and eliminate all danger of war in the space of four, or even eight years. But, I do promise action--a new policy for peace abroad; a new policy for … the course of the war in v::.etnam and is ending U.S. involvement in that war in a way that gives a nonCommunist South Vietnam a chance to survive. It is the Nixon Administration that is engaged in serious talks with the Soviet Union on the … toward peace at home and abroad, and progress toward prosperity in peacetime. It was the Democrats who took us into the Vietnam War. the party of peace. Now they pose as It is easy to have peace if you are willing to make peace on the enemy's …
… R. Ford Presidential Library. Statement for all Fifth District News Media For Release on Receipt Chicago Verdict Clear Warning: Obey the Law BY JERRY FORD The jury verdict in the Chicago conspiracy trial is a clear warning to all who are … the Nixon Administration on the problems of the farmer and the problems of all the people. He are moving toward peace in Vietnam despite the tactics of the congressional sellout crowd. Vietnamization is ahead of schedule, and we will end our front-line ground combat role in South Vietnam by next May. The …
… file locations. Most closed items are national security classified or of such a nature that their release would be an unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy. The National Archives and Records Administration temporarily restricts these … and contacts with regulatory agencies, among other matters. Selected subjects include: the Nixon papers and pardon, the Vietnam War and the War Powers Resolution, and the nomination of John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court. A file series on … Assistant Counsel to the President. The files primarily concern the Presidential Clemency Board and the amnesty program for Vietnam-era draft evaders and military absence offenders. 26 Gerald R. Ford Library Guide: Collections, A-Z * FRIEDERSDORF, …
… WE HAVE SET ASIDE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY . . . - 10 WE HAVE ENDED THE VIETNAM WAR AND BROUGHT BACK MORE THAN 500 AMERICAN POW'S, WE HAVE ENDED THE DRAFT. WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, ALMOST MIRACULOUSLY, THE … enviromient. We have set aside hundreds of thousands of acres of land for future generations to enjoy. We have ended the Vietnam War and brought back more than 500 American POW's. We have ended the draft. We have accanplished, almost …
… Board The White House Captain Leland S. Kollmorgen Military Assistant to the Pres ...· .._... -........ The attached is forwarded per your request. / . Kentiliailey Colonel, USA Military Assistant Attachment WASHINGTON POST Part II -·- Main … Draft Evaders Punished t r By Jay Mathews Wa·~hin-gton Post St.aU Writer In the last two years as American involvement in Vietnam has ended, major· ity opposition in the washington area to amnesty for draft evaders has faded, a new survey … of the American Legion, which opposes any special amnesty pro~rams. Wilson added: "I thilik the farther you get from Vietnam, the more likely people are to be len· WASHINGTON STAR Americans have warrants for violation of the draft …
… of interest. Each topic page includes an Archival Research Guide. Topics include The Nixon Pardon, Helsinki Accords, the Vietnam War, and more. Check back for new topic guides as more materials are processed and digitized. B1037-16A. President Ford at … II Rockefeller Commission Report, June 1975 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976 Vietnam War Vladivostok Summit Meeting White House Prom Highlighted Guides Nixon Pardon Learn More President Jimmy Carter …
… against the Polar Bear. We are more at ease with the U.S. than the Soviet Union "for the foreseeable future." Since World War II, u.s. has been well fed. The body of the u.s. has been well-maintained; there is much fat within the body of the U.S. … Eastern Europe. So, as a practical matter, u.s. presence in Europe is a stabilizing force. 17. Chinese participation in the Vietnam War was characterized as restrained. They stated the "affairs of Vietnam will be settled by Vietnam." 18. The Chinese leaders recalled several times your visit to China and they feel a …
… to these materials. Digitized from Box 8 of the Charles E. Goodell Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library .I Vietnam Clemency DOUBT THE recent spate of publicity . about NOPresident Ford's Vietnam clemency program has helped bring it to ·the notice of a number of the 100 000 convicted draft offenders, the 4,400 … to resolve. The problem was and is that substantial numbers of .Americans were led by a negative view of the Vietnam war to avoid the usual wartime obligations of the young to their. governments. They took steps-draft evasion, desertion-with …
… and good will on earth and to the safeguarding , ' of justice and freedom in our democracy. The wrds I haVe just spoken ware, of course, Arrerican Legion Constitution. ~from the Preamble to the And, incidentalJ.y, it might interes~ you to know … Mtre llixcm -J.a.. b~~~ wl:blt l!i1a a\wzl:cai peopiew Presi dmt Nixon has turned the course of u.s. participation in the Vietnam War around. He has committed this Nation to ending its participation in that war. And he should be al.lomd all the … sb> nld give the President their utmost support in this most trying of times since the beginning of our involvensnt in Vietnam. It is ,...,. only with that kind of support that the President can make deqlisions which will serve our Nation and …
… life. Along with the pictures one expects the government to keep -- images of Presidents and their families, of major wars, and of international diplomacy -- there are also many surprises -breathtaking vintage prints by Ansel Adams, … most fashionable street. There is no inkling of the first airplane, much less the first manned space flight, the two world wars with the intervening depression, racial unrest or the search for equality, all of which played major roles in shaping … of the exhibit features many photographs from the collections of NARA's Presidential libraries as well as images of the Vietnam war and spaceflight photography from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Also showcased in the …
… file locations. Most closed items are national security classified or of such a nature that their release would be an unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy. The National Archives and Records Administration temporarily restricts these … and contacts with regulatory agencies, among other matters. Selected subjects include: the Nixon papers and pardon, the Vietnam War and the War Powers Resolution, and the nomination of John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court. A file series on … Assistant Counsel to the President. The files primarily concern the Presidential Clemency Board and the amnesty program for Vietnam-era draft evaders and military absence offenders. 26 Gerald R. Ford Library Guide: Collections, A-Z * FRIEDERSDORF, …