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Interview with Melvin R. Laird, 1981
Title
Interview with Melvin R. Laird, 1981 / by Richard Ellison and Melvin Laird.
Published
Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Physical Description
1 streaming video (32 min.) : sound, color.
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Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
This edition in English.
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Summary
Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1972, and domestic advisor to President Nixon from 1973 to 1974, Melvin Laird is best known for coining the term "Vietnamization." Laird discusses the pressure he felt for troop withdrawal under President Nixon and the idea that it was time for South Vietnam to be handed the tools to defend their country and let the Americans withdraw. Laird also talks about the Cambodian bombing in 1969 and the fact that while he agreed with the act of bombing, he disagreed with the plan to keep it secret. He also talks about his disagreements with Henry Kissinger and the tension he felt while working with him.
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ASP-AVON OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 15, 2019
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Genre/Form
Streaming videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
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