Melvin
Laird
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A Republican Congressman from Wisconsin (1953-69), Laird served as secretary of defense under President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1972. He strongly favored American troop withdrawal from Vietnam and coined the phrase "Vietnamization."
Source:
Karnow, Stanley; "Vietnam: A
History"
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