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… over again in reViewing the cases before the board we have found that the applicants are not the stereotyped, ideological war resisters. For the most part, the draft viqlations which we have examined were not consciously and directly related to opposition to the Vietnam war. MORE (OVER) - 2 In the cases of Jehovah's witnesses and some others, there was genuine conscious objection to … how. " Based on the applications to the Clemency Board, it appears that the impact we have held in the past of the typical Vietnam draft evader is just plain wrong. I will entertain questions. Q Senator, is the image of the Vietnam draft evader …
… THE STATE OF THE UNION THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AS ALWAYS, BUT TODAY WE HAVE A MORE PERFECT UN ION THAN WHEN MY STEWARDSHIP BEGANe - • -6AS A PEOPLE_, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR BICENTENNIAL WAS MUCH MORE THAN A CELEB RAT ION OF THE PAST; - - … THE POSITIVE TREND WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE WORLD • • -73THE VIETNAM WAR BOTH MATERIALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY AFFECTED OUR OVERALL DEFENSE POSTURE. I THE DANGEROUS ANTI-MILITARY … - "'= • -75- -- I AM THE FIRST RECENT PRESIDENT ABLE TO ADDRESS ..... - .... LONG-TERM BASIC ISSUES WITHOUT THE BURDEN OF VIETNAM/ THE WAR IN INDOCHINA CONSUMED ENORMOUS RESOURCES, AT THE VERY TIME THAT THE OVERWHELMING STRATEGIC SUPERIORITY WE …
… for energy. Further, I will not hesitate to veto any new spending programs adopted by the Congress. As an additional step towards putting the Federal Government's house in o:::'der, I recommend a 5 percent limit on Federal pay increases in 1975. In … it, international cooperation is a vital factor of our lives today. This is not a momeht for the American. people to turn inward. More than ever before, our own well-being depends on America's determination and America's leadership in the whole … the discussion of foreign policy is the responsibility of the President. In recent years, under the stress of the Vietnam war, legislative restrictions on the President's ability to execute foreign policy and military decisions have …
… -a strong Antunes supporter -- sought to forestall any Communist attempt to take advantage of the present uncertainty. He warned that an attempted coup by Goncalves' Communist supporters would be 11 suicidal." Furthermore, he said, it would lead not only to civil war but also to a right-wing dictatorship. * * * Q. What is the Administration reaction to the events in Portugal this … the close relationship between the US and the Philippines and the undiminished US interest in Asia. Marcos said the Vietnam war had challenged the US commitment to the region, but the visit allayed the fears that had been raised in the …
… the President's program. Attachments TITLE 3 -- THE PRESIDENT PROCLAMATION . ---- Announcing a Program for the Return of Vietnam Era Draft Evaders and Military Deserters A PROCLAMATION The United States withdrew the last of (her) forces from the Republic of Vietnam on March 28, 1973. Our involvement in armed hostilities in Southeast Asia required reliance upon the conscription … of the Military Selective Service Act or of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, remains unresolved. Desertion in time of war is a heinous o:Hense; failure ..., to !espond to the country's call for duty is likewise unacceptable. The objective of …
… not of waste but of military muscle. The B-1 bomber is a prime example. I believe it is essential to our security to go forward with the production of this new aircraft, which has met and surpassed every test to date. It would rel)lace the aging … When I took office, America was in the midst of a constitutional crisis. We were still suffering from the bitterness of Vietnam, and we were faced with a deteriorating economy. The world was watching to see if we could recover. They knew it was … the first visit to Japan by any American President. We have remained steadfast in the Korean peninsula. We have put the Vietnam War behind us in a way which has protected our essential interest and maintained America's respect in that part of …
… resourc s. •' The Pr aident,. after personal review,. decided to sign the Indian H alth Care Improvement ct, and 1 m forwarding copy of hls Signing at ment,. along with our own thanks for the upport and lnt rest ln thl le lelatlon by th … ve t ken to stand up for th land and w ter rights of merican Indian people. ... Sine rely, Bradley H. Patterson, Jr. Mr. Edward F. Snyder Executive Secretary Friends Committee on National Leglalati n Z45 Second t e t, N. E. BCC: Washington, D. c. … nutrition, education, and social services for the young. In 1968 he Qroke with the Johnson-Humphrey Administration on the Vietnam war and ,hereafter supported all Senate efforts to limit fighting or military expenditures in Indochina. He has …
… hearing me out yesterday afternoon on my efforts to make some contribution in these last moments of our assistance to the Vietnamese people. As you can see from the attached biography, I have had some experience in Vietnam andSoutheast Asia. What the biography does not indicate is that in 1969 and 1970, when I was working for CORDS, I … sources. The impact of my book, if it ever gets published, will be to completely undercut the assumptions on which the anti-war movement was based. Perhaps if some scholar had done this work twenty years ago the South Vietnamese would still have a …
… has highlighted in his report to the Nation. We must j:> in with the -....---.... ~ ~on Administration in an all-out war on pollution• •• air and water pollution and solid waste pollution. We must save our - .... enviromrsnt from J Ula:S r … Congress must do during this session which now is under ws;y. ~-le must work with the President to bring a bout pea re in Vietnam. We must slaw down the steaQy rise in the cost or living, bring inflation under control. We must reform our system … hospital so ·ie aro presently failing to provide complete medical c~e for our VA patients, including wounded veterans of Vietnam, the President said. ~--·SIJ· To remeqy this situation, the President urged Congress to allocate $15 million more …
… are unusual times. Commentators have described it as a message of peace. It ~ that, but it was much more • It contaimd wards of great portent for peace both at home and abroad. But it was remarkable not only for the words themselves but ~the … fighting in Viettbam, make the Demilitarized Zone/neutral ground and bring about a mutual withdrawal of American and North Vietnamese troops from South Vietnam. It is to create pressure for negotiations on military matters that the Southvietnamese delegation at Paris bas …
… money in the housing field can bring large numbers of extra jobs in the guarantee of mortgate loans and in the putting forward of 202 programs for housing for older people and so forth to cut down the roughly 20 percent unemployment that now … of our economy equivalent to what it was during President Johnson's and President Kennedy's terms and even before the Vietnamese war, and if we assume that at the end of the 4-year period,we can cut our unemployment rate down to 4 or 4-1/2 … increases and a growth in our national economy equal to what was experienced under Kennedy and Johnson before the Vietnam War. MORE .. i I ',.·, Pa,t;;e 10 THE MODERATOR: President Ford? THE PRESIDENT: If it is true that there will be a …
… The original documents are located in Box 5, folder “Clemency Program - Presidential Warrant Signings (1)” of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright … Americans at home. Let us continue to ~earch for a softening of the national animosity caused by differences over the Vietnam war. We will not forget the sacrifices of those who served and died in Vietnam. In their honor, America must seek ways to live up to the ideals of freedom and charity that they fought to …
… resolution, I would recommend this option, with the Director specifically directed to work with your energy group toward reaching your energy independence goals. But I think the spending could be scaled down. __Agree Option 3. __Disagree A … to problems that were immediate and pressing. To make matters worse, the scientific community became politicized during the Vietnam war, and was perceived as critical and unfriendly. The IS-year record of the office indicates that when a … to problems that were immediate and pressing. To make matters worse, the scientific community became politicized during the Vietnam war, and was perceived as critical and unfriendly. The 15-year record of the office indicates that when a …
… authority with that In glvinil development aid sP ;cial .s, which will cons ideration should be given to most .dons for war" .,eriously affected and least deyelop• 1ll{rcemcnt witp cd countries, reporu PTl. 1l1e proposal was made in tr.e form … or I> a11a11g, "Has anyone ,; · ·11 Phuoung , laq ; c :11 in a blue smock, she let go of m~· hand fo, a minute .... " In Vietnam there is a sa~·ing: "If Mother is lost. there is Auntie; if Father is lost. there is Cncle." The , pare11tless child … friepd!;, strangers, staff of Welcome House and whole communities who responded to our calls for help in caring for the 67 Vietnamese children until placed with their adoptive families. The roll call is far too long to include, much as we woulfi …
… and Leppert Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library fos( U.S. Experts 'Star~ly Wrong' , ,4,) About '73 Mideast War. Data I By George Lardner Jr. By then, Cline testified, "!\ly before Oct. 6 "failed to turn by Egyptian President Anv;~ … committee which, for starters, is looking Thus it is that the whole Ford administration_ ~ into intelligence failures in Vietnam, the Middle t- is today threateaed with a contempt of Congress East, Cypr:us and 'Portugal, has been outraged ~ ~on … i~ peace." Tacitus, Life of Agricola ••• It was during one of the quieter periods of his stormy tenure ~ Ambassador. to Vietnam that General Maxwdl D. Taylor developed the theme that there was nut one Vietnam war, but 44: one for each of the …
… energy. C] Further, I will not hesitate to veto any new spending programs adopted by the Congress. As an additional step towards putting the Federal Government's house in order, I recommend a 5 percent limit on Federal pay increases in 1975. In … it; international cooperation is a vital factor of our lives today. This is not a moment for the American people to turn inward. · More than ever·before, our own well-being depends on America's determination and America's leadership in the whole … the discussion of foreign policy is the responsibility of the President. In recent years, under the stress of the Vietnam war, legislative restrictions on the President~s ability to execute foreign policy and military decisions have …
… authority with that In glvinil development aid sP ;cial .s, which will cons ideration should be given to most .dons for war" .,eriously affected and least deyelop• 1ll{rcemcnt witp cd countries, reporu PTl. 1l1e proposal was made in tr.e form … or I> a11a11g, "Has anyone ,; · ·11 Phuoung , laq ; c :11 in a blue smock, she let go of m~· hand fo, a minute .... " In Vietnam there is a sa~·ing: "If Mother is lost. there is Auntie; if Father is lost. there is Cncle." The , pare11tless child … out of_ Congress. The language by which the kindness of American families was mocked does exist: L:.S. Ambas~aclor to South Vietnam Graha111 :\1artin . ;1ccording to the :\'1·w York 'J'i111n, told President Thieu's Dcpul) Prime \linister l'han …
… from con- pacity ,to ~rove. them." Yet, Mr. gressional attempts to tilt our policy Jay:went. OJM ."Th~· ~a~rs which--, toward the Greeks. It is no accident in negotiAtions usuaUY tequit:e the : that the Turks in the northern 40% moai … a role in . ment of the men who conduct our di- foreign affairs that was lost in the plomacy. But when the legislature Vietnam war..This argument over- ! goes beyond giving general princi- looks the fact that Congress is pres· ' ples and tries tO …
… the American FootballCoaches' Association Coach of the Year Banquet at the Washington Hilton to receive the Tuss McLaughry Award. McLaughry was one of the founders of the American Football Coaches' Association in 1940. He died last year. The Award … the words and see that it is not a threat of force. He refers to it as a dangerous course. We should have learned from the Vietnam war that it is easier to get into a war than to get out of it. MORE • #121 - 7 - #121-1/9 He says that in no case … that the President is trying to prepare some kind of a special request of Congress for speeded up or added aid to South Vietnam? MR. NESSEN: As we told you the other day, or as I reminded you the other day, there was a reference by the …
… Until Dtllveu ot the State of the Union Messll!! President Nixon's State ot tat Union Message is a docmnent which looks forward, not backward. With this message toi.the Congrees, the President has unveiled a vision~ course tor the Nation which … in rejecting the foreign aid authorization and playing politics with President Nixon's efforts to wind down the Vietnam War. The Senate mischievously delayed enactment of urgent tax cuts and kept the American economy groping in doubt by … in rejecting the foreign aid authorization and playing politics with President Nixon's efforts to wind down the Vietnam War. The Senate mischievously delayed enactment of urgent tax cuts and kept the American economy groping in doubt by …