Nixon expands Cabinet meetings to biweekly schedule
Observers note the coincidence of John B. Connally Jr. becoming treasury secretary as Nixon plans to meet his Cabinet every two weeks. The move is seen as a conciliatory gesture toward Democrats ahead of 1972 and aims to strengthen policy input despite past Cabinet friction and limited direct contact with the President.
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John B. Connally Jr
Connally
David M. Kennedy
Treasury
Nixon
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Vietnam
Women Barred From Snowmobiles At Schuss Mountain Resort
The Schuss Mountain Ski Resort near Mancelona Michigan bans women from driving snowmobiles. Management claims women do not handle snowmobiles properly, sparking charges of male chauvinism and inviting female riders to challenge the rule. The piece ends with a biblical quote and a call to forward movement for women.
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Schuss Mountain
Mancelona
Mich
Accounting Gap Battle in Nixon Era Satire
A satirical dialogue imagines a high level meeting where Melvin Laird and George Schultz discuss reshaping the U.S. defense budget by moving costs labeled as defense into human needs and other programs. The piece jokes that shifting funds from NATO, Vietman field hospitals, training, ammunition, court-martials, and intelligence could shrink defense to an imagined $103.85, prompting the press call.
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Washington
Nixon
Veterans’ Administration
Melvin Laird
George Schultz
Ense
Eben Laird
Siberia
Schultz
NATO
Laird
Fulbright
Vietman
HEW
Fish and Game
Bureau of Wildlife and Fisheries
Environment Tvres
FBI
Pentagon
White House
Hell
Press
Mothers Send Christmas Blessing From Lebanon Letter
Edith Roberts of Lebanon recounts a Christmas gift from God and the return of her son from Vietnam after he suffered a mortar blast last April. She thanks the Lord and urges others to pray for those whose sons remain away from home this Christmas as the nation prepares to honor the birthday of Christ.
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Edith Roberts
Lebanon
Mrs. Roberts
Vietnam
Roberts
Christ
God
Khrushchev Remembers Mirrors Vietnam War Role
Washington denounces antiwar campus protests as ignorance and claims Khrushchev’s memoir chapter shows Soviet and Chinese aid to North Vietnam. The piece argues the United States fights to defend small nations while Moscow and Beijing supply arms and political support. It blames internal critics for hindering peace efforts.
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United States
Red China
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Vietnam
North Vietnam
China
America
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Congress
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Game Plan V-71 and Vietnamization in Nixon era
John P Roche surveys Nixon Laird strategy labeled V-71, outlining Vietnamization, North Vietnamese army decimation, and troop disengagement. He notes risk of resuming bombing, warns against limited war, and contrasts with Johnson era tactics. Interspersed anecdotes mention observatory trees and a Treasure City silver strike anecdote.
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Korea
Hanoi
Laos
Cambodia
Sihanoukville
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sihanouk
South Vietnam
Department of Defense
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Paris
Mr. Nixon
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Haiphong
McNamara
Nixon
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