Word: viets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Carter's "emphasis on the family, religion and the work ethic may be the most important thing he has to offer." What if the new President fails to live up to his promise? Westerners believe that the nation will endure, just as it did in the years of Viet Nam and Watergate...
Secretary of State-designate Cyrus Vance admitted that U.S. involvement in Viet Nam had been "a mistake" and that he, as the Pentagon's No. 2 official in the mid-'60s, had made "more than my share of mistakes." Incoming Labor Secretary F. Ray Marshall revealed that he had urged an economic stimulus package with a much greater emphasis on Government support of jobs than the plan approved by Carter. Fiery Patricia Harris, HUD nominee, rebuked Senator William Proxmire for challenging her qualifications to represent the poor who need housing help. "I am a black woman," she said...
Discussing his record. Kissinger compares the world of 1968 with that of 1976. When he came to the White House, Berlin was a flash point for World War III, and there were 500,000 American troops in Viet Nam. There was little American presence or influence in the Middle East outside of Israel, no relations with Communist China, and cold-war jargon dominated any dialogue with Moscow...
...this has changed. He leaves with the U.S. poised for new initiatives throughout the world. The damage of the Viet Nam War and Watergate has been contained. Despite the buildup of Soviet conventional forces, the outbreak of a major war seems remote...
...those who want other battles -or other wars-there will be plenty more. Cross of Iron is the story of the German retreat across Russia after Stalingrad; Dog Soldiers revolves around three Viet Nam veterans who become involved with both heroin and the CIA; and The Eagle Has Landed is a fictional account of a German attempt to kidnap Winston Churchill. The towering Tory, a famous old brandy sniffer, would at least like the casting. He is portrayed by the proprietor of the Beehive, a country pub in Kent...