“Mr. President, putting it bluntly, wouldn't we just be continuing a bloodbath that already exists in Cambodia if we voted the 222 million in aid?” IfsWarPresidentMillionsAidsContinuingVietnam WarCambodia Book:Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President Source: Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President
“The White House begun airing their TV commercials to re-elect the president, and the John Kerry campaign is condemning his use of 9/11 in the ads. He said, it is unconscionable to use the tragic memory of a war in order to get elected, unless of course, it's the Vietnam War.” SaidWarUseOrderCoursesHousePresidentMemoriesWhiteTvsCampaignsTragicWhite HouseVietnamAdsVietnam WarJohn KerryCondemningTv Commercial Author:Jay Leno
“President Bush's campaign is now attacking John Kerry for throwing away some of his medals to protest the Vietnam War. Bush did not have any medals to throw away, but in his defense he did have all his services records thrown out.” WarPresidentRecordsDefenseCampaignsThrownProtestThrowingVietnamMedalAttackingPresident BushVietnam WarJohn KerryThrowing Away Author:Jay Leno
“Before I became President, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, there had been fairly dramatic, and I think excessive, reductions in the capability of our military forces, and as a former military man myself - I was a professional naval officer, a submarine officer - I thought it was better, on a step-by-step, very carefully planned way, to increase the technical, or technological, capability of our weapons systems.” ThinkingMenWayWarForcePresidentStepsMilitaryWeaponsIncreaseFormerDramaticOfficersVietnamCapabilityTechnologicalVietnam WarReductionAftermathNavalMilitary ForceSubmarinesMilitary Man Author:Jimmy Carter