The President's News Conference
03/20/1970
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This means that our troop ceiling by May 1 will be down to 69,000.
I am announcing today the withdrawal of an additional 70,000 [troops] from Vietnam over the next 3 months.
There will be another announcement that will be made before May 1 with regard to a further withdrawal.
I believe that we have in him the man who has the experience and the background to take this particular issue, to analyze all its parts, and...