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Melvin Robert Laird war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, von 1969 bis 1973 US-Verteidigungsminister und Autor.
Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (September 1, 1922 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician, writer and statesman. He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin from 1953 to 1969 before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon .
17. Nov. 2016 · Melvin R. Laird, who as President Richard M. Nixon’s first secretary of defense quietly challenged the administration’s hawkish military policies during the war in Vietnam, prompting deep ...
Melvin R. Laird. Richard Nixon Administration. January 22, 1969 – January 29, 1973. Chosen by President-elect Richard M. Nixon as secretary of defense, Melvin R. Laird was the first member of...
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.
Laird served Nixon as secretary of defense (1969-1973) and as counselor to the president on domestic affairs (1973-1974). He resigned during the Watergate crisis and later worked as senior counselor for national and international affairs for Reader's Digest.
16. Nov. 2016 · Published 2:44 PM PDT, November 16, 2016. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Melvin Laird, a former Wisconsin congressman and U.S. defense secretary during years when President Nixon struggled to find a way to withdraw troops from an unpopular war in Vietnam, died on Wednesday, his family said. He was 94.
