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Richard Nixon: As Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces, I consider it my responsibility to use our air power to interdict this flow…

On the recordMarch 5, 1970
As Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces, I consider it my responsibility to use our air power to interdict this flow of supplies and men into South Vietnam and thereby avoid a heavy toll of American and allied lives.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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