Richard Nixon actually said...

I also said, however, at that time, that I would use American air power anyplace in North Vietnam, or in the Southeast Asian area, where I found that it would be necessary for the purpose of protecting American forces in South Vietnam.

Context

A Conversation With the President, Interview With Howard K. Smith of the American Broadcasting Company

03/21/1971

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