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John Kerry: Uncertainty over Congress's role in two successive wars--Korea and then Vietnam--led to the passage of the War Powers…

On the recordApril 27, 2009
Uncertainty over Congress's role in two successive wars--Korea and then Vietnam--led to the passage of the War Powers Resolution in 1973.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kerry explains the historical context for the War Powers Resolution.

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