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...
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Kissinger and the CIA without the authorization of then Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, who had categorically denied to Congress that a program for modification...
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leadership in Congress. They picked Gerald Ford over their other option, Melvin Laird (Wisconsin), to oust the presiding House Minority Leader, Charles Halleck...
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Leader Gerald Ford (1969–1973) John Jacob Rhodes (1973–1979) Preceded by Melvin Laird Succeeded by Samuel L. Devine Member of the U.S. House of Representatives...
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House Republican Conference In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 Leader Charles A. Halleck Preceded by Charles B. Hoeven Succeeded by Melvin Laird...
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Melvin Robert Laird Sr. (August 7, 1878 – March 19, 1946) was an American businessman, Presbyterian minister, and Republican politician from Wood County...
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advice from Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, Agnew stated that if the sanctuaries were a threat, they should be attacked...
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July 1970 5 years, 364 days U.S. Army Robert McNamara Clark Clifford Melvin Laird Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon 7 Moorer, ThomasAdmiral Thomas H. Moorer...
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Field artillery Stanley Rogers Resor Robert Froehlke Clark Clifford Melvin Laird – Palmer, BruceGeneral Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913–2000) Acting 1 July 1972...
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Wahle-Laird House is a Classical Revival home built in 1904 in Marshfield, Wisconsin by Dr. Henry Wahle. It was later the boyhood home of Melvin Laird, U...
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McNamara Clark Clifford Melvin Laird Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon 60 John Chafee 31 January 1969 4 May 1972 1189 Melvin Laird Richard Nixon 61 John Warner...
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George Shultz (1972–1974) William E. Simon (1974) Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974)...
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Senator Laird may refer to: Melvin R. Laird Sr. (1877–1946), Wisconsin State Senate Melvin Laird (1922–2016), Wisconsin State Senate William Laird III (1916–1974)...
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economic benefits gained,: 77–106 with Nixon and Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird considering simultaneous withdrawal from both Korea and Vietnam. In 1969...
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board of directors, many well-known ex-government personnel including Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense in the Nixon administration; William Perry, Secretary...
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which the war could be "de-Americanized" was close. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird agreed with the point, but not with the language: "What we need is a...
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published in Haeberle's hometown newspaper, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Melvin Laird, the Secretary of Defense, discussed them with Henry Kissinger who was...
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singer, model Melvin Sparks (1946–2011), American jazz guitarist Melvin R. Laird, Sr. (1877-1946), American politician Melvin R. Laird (1922-2016), American...
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Aviation Paul R. Ignatius John Chafee Robert McNamara Clark Clifford Melvin Laird 19 Zumwalt, ElmoAdmiral Elmo R. Zumwalt (1920–2000) 1 July 1970 29 June...
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Marine Corps, writer, anti-war activist Sharon Ann Lane, U.S. Army nurse Melvin Laird, Navy, WWII, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Megan Leavey, Marine Corps...
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After the Republican victory in November, incoming Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird tapped Buzhardt for his staff. Buzhardt was named as special White House...
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Richard Nixon Preceded by Pat Moynihan (Urban Affairs) Succeeded by Melvin Laird White House Counsel In office January 20, 1969 – November 4, 1969 President...
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from after he assumed the presidency in August 1974. The group included Melvin Laird, Bryce Harlow, William Scranton, Robert Griffin, and Donald Rumsfeld...
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homecoming ceremonies, which were presided over by Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird. The 173rd was then inactivated on 14 January 1972 and its personnel...
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legislative analyses to Congress, which developed AEA's relationships with Melvin Laird and Gerald Ford. Brown eventually shifted AEA's focus to commissioning...
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documents the investigation. According to Nixon Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, "I didn't approve of what he did, but I understood the protesters quite...
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with North Vietnam. January 30 – United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird says a draft call will not take place until at least April during a televised...
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George Shultz (1972–1974) William E. Simon (1974) Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974)...
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the personal rapport with legislators that prior Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird had, his relations with Congress were often strained. A majority of its...
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Ford Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends Republican Conference Chairman: Melvin Laird Policy Committee Chairman: John Jacob Rhodes Republican Campaign Committee...
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