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Richard Nixon: I have visited Vietnam many times, and, speaking now from that experience and as Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces…

On the recordApril 6, 1971
I have visited Vietnam many times, and, speaking now from that experience and as Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces, I feel it is my duty to speak up for the two and a half million fine young Americans who have served in Vietnam.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia

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