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Richard Nixon: “This means that our troop ceiling by May 1 will be down to 69,000.”

On the recordJanuary 12, 1972
This means that our troop ceiling by May 1 will be down to 69,000.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Announcing Withdrawal of Additional United States Troops From Vietnam.

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