Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...believes the Viet Cong offensive, and the unlimited character of our response to it, have limited the future options open to us in South Vietnam. He fears that we will face continued miltary setbacks until we either withdraw, or resort to nuclear weapons...
...United States to recognize that the war it has tried to fight has been lost. It is neither winning militarily nor is it coming anywhere close to winning the hearts and minds of the people of Vietnam. Facing this, America has to be tough enough to withdraw from Vietnam as speedily as possible, leaving behind the civilian population of that country to work out their own destiny
...York Athletic Club, which was celebrating the 100th anniversary of its annual track meet at Manhattan's new Mad ison Square Garden. With the support of militant Negro groups, including H. Rap Brown's ill-named Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Edwards got scores of Negroes to withdraw from the meet. For those who remained unconvinced, he announced that he would throw a picket line around the Garden, and "any black athlete who crosses that line will be in trouble...
Repeatedly urged to withdraw their names by letter, telegram, and personal envoy from Rockefeller, the delegates decided to stand fast and ignore their candidate's wishes...
Reagan argued that as California's favorite son, it would be inconsistent to withdraw his name from Wisconsin's ballot. According to Mervin Field's California Poll, however, Reagan is far from everybody's favorite. An overwhelming 70% of California Republicans want a choice of other delegate slates on their primary ballot, and only 25% want a single slate pledged to Reagan...