Melvin Laird person
also: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, Laird, SecDef Laird, Defense Secretary Melvin Laird
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SAIC book_quoted
“Melvin Laird, Robert Gates, who also, all three of those guys were Secretary of Defenses at one time…”
▶ Colonel’s Corner- Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 12 @ 10:50
Melvin Laird exposed
Bob Woodward book_quoted
“Despite what Haig's associate at State and elsewhere noted as a very close relationship with Woodward, neither Haig nor Woodward could get their story straight about when they first met. They both deny what others, like Melvin Laird and Moo…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Twilight of the Shadow Government Part 1 @ 25:20
Melvin Laird issued_ultimatum
Richard Helms documented
“never knowing whether the president had merely forgotten his previous announcement. Later, Helms learned that Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, whom Nixon needed and dared not cross, had issued an ultimatum that Helms had to be included. What…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34) @ 1:01:51
Melvin Laird member_of
United States documented
“The request for airstrikes came in this charged political context, fearing leaks from the Pentagon about B-52s in Laos. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird opposed the option so as to create a record of rejecting it. Secretary of State Willia…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 31 (32) @ 48:56
Mentions (11)
▶ 10:50
supernet version of video conferencing and has a patent on it. Melvin Laird, Robert Gates, who also, all three of those guys were Secretary of Defenses at one time, and Robert Gates obviously has the dual distinction of also being the CIA d…
▶ 1:01:46
In fact, there was remarkable, it was unanimous that they all wanted to proceed in basically cooing him now that he's elected. We want to do it right and bring him down. And that was a quote, according to Secretary of State William Rogers. …
▶ 1:08:16
Secretary of State William Rogers also opposed the plan. But according to Henry Kissinger, the national security advisor for Nixon, Laird wanted the strikes, but within the purview of it being secret, so none of it fell back on him. Howard,…
▶ 48:56
The request for airstrikes came in this charged political context, fearing leaks from the Pentagon about B-52s in Laos. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird opposed the option so as to create a record of rejecting it. Secretary of State Willia…
▶ 49:23
Laird wanted the strikes, but in a super secret program whose records could be falsified. Such B-52 missions were already underway in Cambodia, another place we weren't supposed to be. Growing congressional opposition and increasing enemy s…
▶ 49:45
Between officials seeking to protect the American forces for which they felt a responsibility and merciless congressional onslaught that rattled those officials. Sure, you're concerned about the American forces. Toward the middle of Februar…
▶ 50:12
Richard Helms and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman were all present. Richard Nixon approved the strikes if the Peocean Lows advanced. Within 24 hours, the condition had been met. An attack of three B-52 bombers took place on the night of …
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never knowing whether the president had merely forgotten his previous announcement. Later, Helms learned that Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, whom Nixon needed and dared not cross, had issued an ultimatum that Helms had to be included. What…
▶ 15:25
My heart sank over this meeting because the possibility of bringing off something like this seemed to me at the time very remote. Nixon also told Helms to keep the whole project secret. Secretary Rogers and Laird, Ambassador Corey, Station …
▶ 46:44
According to records of this meeting, Kissinger then told the council that no clear choice existed, though he was certainly stated one to Richard Nixon the day before. Secretary Rogers spoke next, favoring an economic squeeze on Allende. De…
▶ 25:20
Despite what Haig's associate at State and elsewhere noted as a very close relationship with Woodward, neither Haig nor Woodward could get their story straight about when they first met. They both deny what others, like Melvin Laird and Moo…