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1. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Melvin_LairdMelvin Laird - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   Melvin Robert "Bom" Laird (September 1, 1922 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician and writer. [1] He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon . Laird died from complications of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Fort Myers, Florida on ...

2. www.pbs.org › americanexperience › featuresMelvin Laird | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

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   On Laird's watch, U.S. troops in Vietnam dropped from 549,500 in 1969 to 69,000 on May 1, 1972. American casualties from January to May 1972 dropped 95 percent from their peak levels over the same ...

3. www.foreignaffairs.com › articles › vietnamIraq: Learning the Lessons of Vietnam | Foreign Affairs

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   1. Okt. 2005 · MELVIN R. LAIRD was Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973, Counselor to the President for Domestic Affairs from 1973 to 1974, and a member of the House of Representatives from 1952 to 1969. He currently serves as Senior Counselor for National and International Affairs at the Reader's Digest Association.

4. www.lairdcenter.org › melvinlaird › defaultAbout Melvin R. Laird - United States Congress

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   Melvin R. Laird United States Congress (1952-1969) On the shores of the Potomac. Melvin R. Laird was elected Wisconsin's Seventh District U.S. Congressman for nine consecutive terms. During his congressional career, Mr. Laird was a ranking member of the H ...

5. sv.wikipedia.org › wiki › Melvin_RMelvin R. Laird – Wikipedia

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   Melvin Robert Laird, född 1 september 1922 i Omaha, Nebraska, död 16 november 2016 i Fort Myers, Florida [2], var en amerikansk republikansk politiker som tjänstgjorde som USA:s försvarsminister 1969–1973.

6. www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov › Laird,_Melvin_-_PapersGerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum

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   Melvin R. Laird, Jr. was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in the town of Marshfield in central Wisconsin where his family moved when he was a year old. His family had deep roots in Wisconsin politics and business, with both of his parents and his maternal grandfather all holding elective office. After his father's death in 1946, Laird ran ...

7. www.cnn.com › 2016/11/17 › politicsFormer Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird dies | CNN Politics

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   17. Nov. 2016 · Melvin Laird, the former secretary of defense who ended the unpopular military draft and initiated withdrawal of US troops from the Vietnam War, died Wednesday. Laird was 94. In 1969, at the peak ...