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… raise U.S. interest rates make a tax increase inevitable. On the contrary, the opposite may be true. But before we move toward any conclusions, let us first consider why the United States is in a fiscal crisis, in what direction we are tending, … of federal civilian payrolls climbed 75 per cent, and total federal spending shot up by 80 per cent. Is this because of the Vietnam War? While defense spending rose by 68 per cent during the Sixties, nondefense spending mounted by 97 per cent--from … an $8.1 billion deficit for fiscal year 1968 but continued to insist on a guns-and-butter policy while the cost of the Vietnam War moved toward the $26 billion-a-year level. He would ask Congress to approve a 6 per cent income tax surcharge, …
… despite the fact that Republicans in both houses of Congress are outnumbered more than 2 to 1. , We also are on the move toward fresh new solutions for America's problems, soun6 solutions that draw their inspiration from the great good sense of … increase. He sits in the White House and watches and waits--until after the election. We are caught up in the crisis of the Vietnam War, a war which is costing us nearly 1,000 casualties a month and more than $1 billion a month in additional … increase. He sits in the White House and watches and waits--until after the election. We are caught up in the crisis of the Vietnam War, a war which is costing us nearly 1,000 casualties a month and more than $1 billion a month in additional …
… President Johnson. Salinger admitted that both of the administrations in which he had worked had been less than candid on Vietnam, had tried to put the best possible face on all of their actions when the facts showed otherwise, and both had … turned out to be not as successful as it was thought they would be." He blamed the public's feeling of resentment regarding Vietnam on the fact that "we backed into the war, the fourth bloodiest in our history." He said "the people suddenly felt cheated" because "We were there before we knew …
… AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURN PREVENT YOU FROM MEETING YOUR OBJECTIVE OF FINDING JOBS FOR AMERICA 1 S DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, VIETNAM VETERANS, AND NEEDY YOUNGSTERS. -3NOW# AFTER THE REPORTS I HAVE HEARD ON THE PROGRESS YOU HAVE MADE DURING THE FIRST … BUS I NESS# LABOR AND GOVERNMENT HAS PROVEN WiAT CAN BE DONE WHEN ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR AMERICAN SYSTEM WORK TOGETHER TOWARD COMMON OBJECTIVES. OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS# YOU HAVE DEVELOPED THE SKILL# THE KNOW-HOW AND THE COMMITMENT NECESSARY … I THINK THESE TWO ALLIANCE PROGRAMS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT. \1\£ CANNOT -- AND MUST NOT -- FORGET THE VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR NOR CAN WE IGNORE AMERICA'S YOUNGSTERS. - 10 I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ACHIEVED ALL THIS WITH ONLY THIRTY-FIVE …
… liaison with the Justice Department, especially campaign finance reform, civil rights, drug abuse law enforcement, and Vietnam War amnesty. The materials described consist largely of files produced and accumulated by Shepard from August 1974 to … Lynn May worked with Shepard on most of his activities. The Shepard files document his role in policy development on Vietnam War amnesty, campaign finance reform, and busing; and his meetings and correspondence with agency officials handling …
… 7'~(,...,'; ':" ,~---- . . : ., ' . --/-:. ' Admiral McCain was Commander-in-Chief. Pacific during the height of the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. He retired when he completed that assignment. Admiral McCain began his Naval career upon graduation … McCain F1ather (whose husband is a Naval officer), Lieutenant Commander John A. McCain III (who was shot down over North Vietnam as a Navy pilot in 1967, and who returned to the active fleet after his release as a POW in 1973) and Joseph P. …
… Photographer to the President. The job went to David Hume Kennerly, a Pulitzer Prize winner for his photographs of the Vietnam War, who covered Vice President Ford for TIME Magazine. Ford granted Kennerly, with few exceptions, free and total access to …
… ahead. economy in this quarter, assuming the General Motors strike is not too prolonged . The revival won't be a sharp upward surge. continuin g cutbacks in defense work. iVe are, after all, undergoin g But the fact remains that the policies of … We are adjusting to a massive decline in defense spending- -a 400,000 reduction in military manpower with a solution in Vietnam-- and at the same time the economy is cooling off from a long period of inflation ary overheati ng. The adjustmen t … rate history shows that the prime interest rate · was only 4.5 per cent in 1964. But deficit spending and escalation of the Vietnam War touched off an inflation that helped boost the prime interest rate to 7 per cent by 1968--a 55 per cent increase …
… the Administration's Big Lie--the fiction about 84 month~ of uninterrupted prosperity. Unit~ States And they are fearfully aware is being bled of its men and its treasure in that bottomles ~~n as Vietnam under the Administration's misauided and misdirected policies. Tonight I want to talk with you about the health and … urge every American to look at the record--to look, and compare. What does the record reveal? Today we are at war in Vietnam. Not seven years ago! (more) -3~ Tdday the Soviet Union is close to controlling the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. …
… outbreak of convulsive violence in the Nation's ghettoes and on its 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 'round the world. And as we lived through the decade of the Sixties, it became apparent that the era of the New … are related to the objectives I have just outlined and to others as well. The top priority is, of course, to end the war in Vietnam. President Nixon is moving vigorously to end the American role in Vietnam and, hopefully, to end the war. He is …
… "as it was 11 when he took office. Richard Nixon assumed the leadership of a country massively entangled in a jungle war halfway around the world, a country which had suffered escalating inflation for nearly four years, a country in which … are related to the objectives I have just outlined and to others as well. The top priority is, of course, to end the war in Vietnam. President Nixon is moving vigorously to end the American role in Vietnam and, hopefully, to end the war. He is winding down the war and is doing everything he reasonably can to achieve a …
… President Johnson will wish he had never spoken For Americans are seriously worked up about inflation. They are quite aware that the Eisenhower dollar is now only worth 89 cents in the supermarket. And they are going to vote Republican. The … progress and, generally speakingl we are optimistic about most of the continents. And if we could only solve the problem in Vietnam, and we think we're on the way to doing that, we could have a world that is rather peaceful and generally prosperous." Now, Mr. Johnson knows better than that. Vietnam is a grave problem, but even i f it miraculously disappeared, this old world would be far from "rather peaceful" or …
… records of interactions between the White House and foreign leaders at the highest levels. Prime Ministers Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, and James Callaghan; Chancellors Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt; First Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Foreign … was especially used for discussions concerning the Soviet Union, East Germany, and Berlin. In initiating and conducting the Vietnam War secret peace talks, Kissinger used a personal friend as a private channel to Hanoi. The intermediary was Jean … downs experienced within the NSC when several staff members resigned over Nixon administration decisions on conduct of the Vietnam War and bombing of Cambodia. NSC staff also had to deal with issues stemming from Kissinger's appointment as …
… liked to kid about it. His favorite line about- growing bald in Congress was that he "grew into the job." -4Ulring World War 1 Paul served as a private first class in the Marine 6orps. He tells me he's the onJty private in the marines who dares … and it !!!! be a weapon against inflation. Another frequent question is: is going on?" "How can you cut spending while the Vietnam War The answer is that the level of domestic spending in the federal budget- entirely apart from defense requirements and the war in Vietnam-has gone up from $46 billion for fiscal 1965 to a proposed 866 billion for fiscal 1968. Two-thirds of the $28.3 …
… choosing and decision--yes, a moment of truth. Millions of Americans who have never doubted the rightness of our being in Vietnam are asking themselves a soul-searching, devastatingly disturbing question: Is the Vietnam War "winnable?" Can we really win in Vietnam? sense of unconditional surrender. Not "win" in the Not "win" in the sense of …
… to serve his country in time of need is a national necessity. A national reconciliation of differences arising from the Vietnam war is also desirable. The program outlined in the attached memorandum attempts to meet those divergent objectives. … Justice before the deserter would be considered under the alternate service program, D. Spectrum of Opinion on Amnesty The Vietnam war ultimately generated a sharp division in American society based upon fundamental moral and philosophical …
… the freedoms that they, as well as we, enjoy and cherish in this great country. All we heard was, "that no good illegal war -- we refuse to serve". That was understandable to some, but to give them clemency and then have them not have the … .. complete its wo~k._ So .far :i~ has found· . Those who don't complete their jobs· still . :A ~ldier ":hO served in. Vietnam ,I I . said. ·"':. ~- .·•·' ·. . \( • .·· :· . ropped out, ~n kicked out or processed in ·many cases." Some w1th … , f'·· '~ · ""! ~ . · ·. 'Clemency Board, and its part of the pro- rorm jobs, alt~ough 'all ~greed to do so~"":" Af!otber ·Vietnam veteran worked '~is "A man in. New York State, i wowuled Selective Servk:_e offlclafs, mresponse ·grain.is still …
… sell millions of pounds of Communist pork in competi- tion with American faemers. Secretary Freeman has waged an undeclared war on American agriculture which has driven parity prices from an average of 84.5 per cent under Eisenhower to barely 79 … Great Society is the High Society. Had enough? What is the state of the Union? disarray in Europe. Not good with a war in Vietnam and NATO in At home we see prices skyrocketing to all-time highs, interest rates going out of sight, mortgage money … The White House blows with an uncertain trumpet, with its credibility at an all-time low. What are we to believe about Vietnam? There the stakes are high; the consequences are great. Americans are proud of our men in our armed forces. Many of …
… outbreak of convulsive violence in the Nation's ghettoes and on its 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 'round the world. And as we lived through the decade of the Sixties, it became apparent that the era of the New … are related to the objectives I have just outlined and to others as well. The top priority is, of course, to end the war in Vietnam. President Nixon is moving vigorously to end the American role in Vietnam and, hopefully, to end the war. He is …
… THAT THE FISCAL ... - 11 - DEFICIT PROBABLY 'ILL RUN ~ORE THAN $15 BILLION, A RECORD EXCEPT FOR THE YEARS DURING ~ORLD WAR I I. 19~8 THIS SITUATION IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FACT THAT v1R . JOHNSON LAST YEAR IGNORED REPUBLICAN DE ~ANDS THAT HE … THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS DIVIDED , DEEPLY SPLIT OVER THE ISSUE THAT HAS PLUNGED THIS COUNTRY INTO PAINFUL SOULSEARCHING--THE VIETNAM •AR . INSTEAD OF UNITED LEADERSHIP , THE A,~ER ICAN PEOPLE FINO THEIR PRES IDENT ANQ ANOTHER LEADER OF THE DE~OCRATIC PARTY ENGAGED IN A BITTER FEUD OVER VIETNAM POLICY AND INVOLVED IN A SHOCKING PO~ER STRUGGLE . THERE IS NO ~UESTION THAT AN INTENSE STRUGGLE FOR PO:ER • - 14- …