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… CDU national Chairman Dr. Horst Telschik, Personal Aide to Kohl American ',' The Vice President :':'~.~ ___'-' Commander Howard J. Kerr (USN), Naval Aide to the Vice President William L. Swing, Office of Central European Affairs (Notetaker) Mrs. … developments have cr~ated a certain euphoria in Europe. At the same time, there has been great concern in Europe about Vietnam, and some circles have used the Vietnam war to stir anti-American feelings. This mood is now having a backlash effect. For example, a public opinion poll at …
… International. The case involves the April 4, 1975, crash of a Lockheed airoraft near Saigon that was carrying about 240 Vietnamese orphans out of South Vietnam to their new families in the United States and Europe. Many of the 150 orphans who survived the crash suffered … Cambodia and Laos has concluded that Vietnam has not yet demonstrated a willingness to begin serious talks to end the civil war in Cam- bodia. Rep. Stephen Solarz, D-N. Y., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific …
… R. Ford Presidential Library I \,...I Bruce Morton The Presidential Clemency Review Board, which is reviewing the cases of Vietnam draft dodgers who applied for clemency, hopes to wind up its work in September. They opened a hearing to television … he crossed the border was hailed by Mr. Kauffmann· as "great." "I think it was exactly right. We've got to lean over backwards to give clemency. People are afraid that if we extend our jurisdiction we'll be inundated with cases like that, but … nor mitigating," he said • ... .. - ''Most of the Board members would probably lean toward 3 more if the condition were Vietnam-related, but I personally have trouble differentiating.- Addiction is addiction, no matter where it began." ------- …
… trade and commerce. Job opportunities for both seamen and shipyard workers have slipped to nearly half of their post -war high. The Russians, the Japanese, the Scandinavians, and others, are outbuilding us and out-trading us for the cargoes … We can no longer honestly call ourselves a first-class maritime nation! Since the escalation of our participation in the Vietnam war three years ago, these facts have been either purposely concealed or minimized by an Administration mesmerized … has repeatedly prophesied that airplanes can take the place of ships in the carriage of troops and military materiel. Vietnam has proven him grossly wrong - 98% of our military cargoes and approximately 70% of our military personnel have been …
… baa al80 ura-d repeat. .lJ that a ayat. . of prioritiea be aet up •• that thla WatlOil could won ill ora-tiMid fuhioa toward a aet of nati.,.l pala. luteact va have had hutaeaa as ....1 aDd ~Matter alona with auna while flabtiaa a war that 18 … fighting a war that is draining this country of men and wealth. It's time the Administration recognized that the war in Vietnam is this country's No. 1 priority, that we must end it quickly and honorably before we can tend in proper measure to … The Administration calls the proposed 10 per cent tax surcharge a war tax. What are the facts? It was in fiscal 1966 that Vietnam spending began to spurt tremendously. But if we lay aside the spending attributable to Vietnam, we still find a $29 …
… retired U.S. Army chief of staff and the top commander in Indochina at the height of the American buildup, says the Vietnam war was not a military. defeat for the Unit~d States. Westmoreland spoke yesterday at the American Club of Paris. He is on ~ promotional tour for his new book, "A Soldier Reports." He said: "The Vietnam war was not a military defeat. We won every .battle. The American record of never losing a war is intact.'' He felt …
… not just talking -about his and our country's most painful and perplexing problem: ourselves from military involvement in Vietnam. how to extricate He has acted, decisively and courageously, even in the face of a gale of criticism and divisive doubt as in Cambodia, to bring this war to an end with or without the cooperation of the other side. For many reasons, Vietnam was and had to be the first priority. But President Nixon's vision of the world as it really is and his assessment …
… joined the United States Navy Reserves in 1942 and served valiantly on the U.S.S. Monterrey in the Philippines during World War II; Whereas the U.S.S. Monterrey earned 10 battle stars, awarded for participation in battle while Gerald R. Ford served on the ship; 2 Whereas Gerald R. Ford was released to … role in guiding the Nation through the turbulent times of Watergate, the resignation of President Nixon, and the end of the Vietnam War, and for restoring integrity and public trust to the Presidency; Whereas since leaving the Presidency, Gerald R. …
… AMERICANS AT HOME. • - 8 LET US CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR A SOFTENING OF THE NATIONAL ANIMOSITY CAUSED BY DIFFERENCES OVER THE VIETNAM WAR. WE V.'ILL NOT FORGET THE SACRIFICES OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THEIR HONOR~ AND DIED IN VIETNAM. AMERICA MUST SEEK WAYS TO LIVE UP TO THE IDEALS OF FREEDOM AND CHARITY THEY FOUGHT TO PRESERVE. • - ' - THESE FIRST …
… of S.l87l, to make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps program. George Brown John Conyers Thomas Rees Augustus Hawkins Edward Koch Robert Nix Benjamin Rosenthal Want the President to know that they support his endeavor to find a compassionate means of allm:ving draft evaders and deserters who opposed the Vietnam War to return to the U. S. without requiring criminal prosecution or jail sentences. Wright Patman Encloses several … photograph for Willia.m Mann. T eno R one alio Sends copy of his letter from the Rance Nix family who lost a son in Vietnam and are unhappy about the President's announcement regarding amnesty. Robert McClory Requests an autographed …
… has been t~~e~tened.tt \f.~ile saluting all of America's veterans, Mr. Ford gave special at- tention to veterans of the Vietnam War. He said of them: "They served in spite of the most difficult psychological pressures. They served at a time when many … that this nation has usually given its fighting forces. 0 The President emphasized that America owes a huge debt to our Vietnam veterans and must ttserve them in peace .•. as they served us in war.u This means, the President said, that Vietnam …
… 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 strai~ht. The campaign is on, and …
… very much concerned about the future of their country. They are anxious and unhappy. Their areas of greatest concern are Vietnam, violence, and the steady erosion in the value of the dollar ••• in a word, inflation. Vietnaj! is a volatile issue which currently has cooled off as Americans walt to see what comes of the peace talks in Paris. But meantime, the Vietnam war has cost more than 26,000 American lives from all causes -- and is costing more than $2 billion dollars a month in …
… the years before President Ford assumed office, public op~~on was sharply divided over what government policy should be toward those who had committed Vietnam-era draft violations and military absence offenses. Many believed that these actions could not be forgiven in light … wasteful. Something had to be done to bring Americans together again. The rancor that had divided the country during the Vietnam war still sapped its spirit and strength. The national interest required that Americans put aside their strong …
… The original documents are located in Box 43, folder “Vietnam - United Nations Membership” of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice … 0713P EST PPESIDENT FORD• ATTN JOHN MARSH WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC 20500 CONSIDeRING THE LACK OF POSITIVE PESPONSE BY THE viETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ON THE AMERICAN POW•MIA SITUATION OVER THE PAST 3 1/2 YEARS WE STRONG~Y PROTEST T~E ADMITTANCE OF … ,. ' I I . , ' 7 cc: Milt Utl r Br nt Sco croft (original of lett r to re id nt) dl I . DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA VETERANS OF WARS FOREIGN SF? OF THE UNITED STATES CALVIN "KELLY" FERBER State Commander VETERANS SERVICE BUILDING BOX 17146, RICE ST. …
… the rise in 1972 to 3 per cent. We can be proud of the President's New Economic Policy, which will push unemployment down toward the 5 per cent mark by the end of 1972. We are moving from a wartime to a peacetime economy, and the dislocations are … the American people know the truth about it. The truth is it was the Nixon Administration that reversed the course of the Vietnam War and is ending U.S. involvement in that war in an honorable way. It is the Nixon Administration that brought … the American people know the truth about it. The truth is it was the Nixon Administration that reversed the course of the Vietnam War and is ending U.S. involvement in that war in an honorable way. It is the Nixon Administration that brought …
… rise in 1972 to 3 per cent. We can be proud of the Presiden t's New Economic Policy, which will push unemployment down toward the 5 per cent mark by the end of 1972. We are moving from a wartime to a peacetime economy, and the dislocatio ns are … t.he American people know the truth about it. The truth is it was the Nixon Administr ation that reversed the course of the Vietnam War and is ending U.S. involveme nt in that war in an honorable way. It is the Nixon Administ ration that brought … the American people know the truth about it. The truth is it was the Nixon Administration that reversed the course of the Vietnam War and is ending U.S. involvement in that war in an honorahle way. It is the Nixon Administration that brought …
… yet sufficiently experienced in practical governmental problems, such as the first and second Hoover Commissions of the postwar period. I do not think this should be a partisan political endeavor. Nor do I think it should be pigeonholed and … Johnson has said a tax increase would not be "primarily" due to either the high level of non-defense spending or to Vietnam War costs. He said he needs the revenue. The latter statement has the ring of truth. He wants the tax increase as a vehicle for continuing his present guns-and-butter policy. I believe the American people ar~willing to pay for the Vietnam War but they want all the fat trimmed out of the Johnson budget. I believe they would prefer an austerity budget to …
… (734) 205-0555 fax (734) 205-0571 (616) 254-0400 fax (616) 254-0386 Kimberly Probolus Wins 2018 Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is proud to announce that Kimberly Probolus has been chosen as the 2018 winner of the Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter. Ms. Probolus, a doctoral student in American Studies at George Washington University, is … Costs and the Legacy of Regulatory Reform. 2014 – Amanda Demmer, University of New Hampshire, ‘The Last Chapter of the Vietnam War’: Normalization, Non-governmental Actors and the Politics of Human Rights, 1975-1995. 2013 – Amanda Hughett, …
… contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Carter would llleave open the option of normalizing relations with North Vietnam after they have assured me of a full accounting" of the MIAs . He said the Vietnam incident was "just the latest example of weak, vacillating national leadership on the part of Mr. Ford ... we cannot … not rrnormalize''relations with North Vietnam in return for an accounting of American missing in action from the Vietnam war. He accused Ford of "playing internal Republican Party politics with American foreign policy and the hopes of MIA …