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Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (September 1, 1922 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician, writer and statesman. He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin from 1953 to 1969 before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon.
Melvin Robert Laird (Omaha, Nebraska, 1 de septiembre de 1922-Fort Myers, Florida, 16 de noviembre de 2016) [1] fue un político estadounidense, secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos entre 1969 y 1973.
17 de nov. de 2016 · Melvin R. Laird, who as President Richard M. Nixon ’s first secretary of defense quietly challenged the administration’s hawkish military policies during the war in Vietnam, prompting deep...
Melvin R. Laird. Richard Nixon Administration. January 22, 1969 – January 29, 1973. Chosen by President-elect Richard M. Nixon as secretary of defense, Melvin R. Laird was the first member of...
16 de nov. de 2016 · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Melvin Laird, a former Wisconsin congressman and U.S. defense secretary during years when President Nixon struggled to find a way to withdraw troops from an unpopular war in Vietnam, died on Wednesday, his family said.
17 de nov. de 2016 · Melvin R. Laird, who as defense secretary under President Richard Nixon oversaw the drawdown of U.S. forces in Vietnam and ended the military draft, died Wednesday at age 94.
17 de nov. de 2016 · Melvin Laird, who has died aged 94, was Richard Nixon’s secretary of defence from 1969 to 1973, drastically reducing American forces and involvement in South Vietnam and sharpening...
