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Gerald Ford and America's "moral obligation" to refugees

In 1975, despite anti-immigrant sentiment among many, President Gerald Ford welcomed tens of thousands of South Vietnamese refugees to the U.S. after Saigon fell to communist forces. Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley looks at how Ford's "profound moral obligation" reflected America's history, diversity and compassion.
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