Word: fulbright
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...William Fulbright...
...know of any legal authority for the President to take this action: not even as Commander-in-Chief does he have the right to engage in undeclared war in a neutral country," Fulbright said...
...William Fulbright (D-Ark.) called the American involvement "a great mistake," and Michael Mansfield (D-Mont.), Senate Majority Leader, termed it "the first step in the wrong direction...
...Administration's favor, but it was highly dangerous. "We knew then that we were in trouble," one strategist recalls. The White House men scanned the Democrats who had voted for recommittal, hoping that they might be able to swing one of three Southerners: Arkansas' William Fulbright, Virginia's William Spong, Tennessee's Albert Gore. Further soundings made that unlikely, and the doubts proved well founded...
Secretary of State William Rogers testified for 3½ hours on the Indochina situation before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Chairman J. William Fulbright then took the Senate floor to warn that Vietnamization could lead to "a major military disaster in Indochina." He also argued that North Viet Nam has proved itself to be "the paramount power in Indochina." Said Fulbright: "We ought to welcome North Viet Nam's preeminence, because while North Viet Nam has shown itself strong enough to dominate Indochina if left alone by outside powers, it has also shown itself willing and able to resist...