On the recordJanuary 26, 1969
I think it is not helpful in discussing Vietnam to use such terms as 'cease-fire' because cease-fire is a term of art that really has no relevance, in my opinion, to a guerrilla war.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI think it is not helpful in discussing Vietnam to use such terms as 'cease-fire' because cease-fire is a term of art that really has no relevance, in my opinion, to a guerrilla war.
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