Word: justness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sir: As a Viet Nam veteran, I think Lieut. Galley should be court-martialed, fined $2, given a carton of cigarettes, promoted to captain and reassigned to the Pentagon. What I gather from reports is that My Lai was a V.C. village, and Charlie Cong is not a conventional soldier...
Sir: How is it possible to wage a humane war? Is there a nice way to slaughter people? Can one be disemboweled or blown to bits in a benevolent and kind manner? So long as people allow themselves to be involved in wars, just so long will there be atrocities...
Sir: Having read Martha Mitchell's comments on protest, I just can't seem to escape the feeling that she is still upset over the American Revolution of 1776. After all, if the British government had only handled the situation firmly, instead of "catering to revolution," then that...
> "Yes, there is a plan for getting out of Viet Nam. Just this morning I was alone in the Oval Office with the President and he leaned over and told me, 'Henry, I would tell you my Viet Nam plan if there weren't so many people in...
JOHN and Abigail Adams moved into the drafty, unfinished White House just before Christmas, 1800, and threw the first party there on New Year's Day. Ever since, the holidays have been a lively season at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Few presidential couples, however, have gone at the Christmastime merrymaking...