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Richard Nixon: “From now on, the objective of this Administration is to reduce draft calls to zero, subject to the overriding…”

On the recordApril 22, 1970
From now on, the objective of this Administration is to reduce draft calls to zero, subject to the overriding considerations of national security.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Special Message to the Congress on Draft Reform.

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