The President's News Conference
02/16/1976
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We want fair elections.
I ordered U.S. military forces to proceed with the planned evacuation out of consideration for the safety of U.S. citizens.
The operation was ordered and conducted pursuant to the President's Constitutional executive power and authority as Commander-in-Chief of U....
A nation is only as strong, a nation is only as creative as its citizens.