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Lovell and Laird
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Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird of Wisconsin (on the far right) with astronaut James Lovell, a former student at the University of Wisconsin, and his wife Marilyn Gerlach Lovell of Milwaukee at the ceremony at which Lovell received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. The medal was presented after the Apollo 8 flight. With them is Admiral Thomas Moorer, later chairman of the joint chiefs.
April 4, 1969
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Laird and Hussein
April 9, 1969
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and King Hussein of Jordan at a diplomatic reception in Washington, D.C. Hussein was on a personal mission to attempt to change the Nixon administration's position...
Laird and Ann Margaret
May 7, 1969
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird of Wisconsin, speaking at a Savings Bond rally at the Pentagon. On the platform is actress Ann Margaret wearing a short skirt and high boots, newsman Frank Blair,...
Nixon Cabinet Meeting
May 20, 1971
President Richard Nixon meeting with his cabinet in the White House. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, originally from Marshfield, Wisconsin, is to his left at the table.
Laird Television Interview
May 18, 1969
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird being interviewed on the set of the Issues and Answers program.
Nixon Meeting
April 4, 1972
President Richard Nixon meeting with Secretary of the Navy John Chafee, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird of Wisconsin, and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office of the White House.
Waiting in the Oval Office
July 22, 1971
President Richard Nixon speaking on the telephone in the Oval Office of the White House, while Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird is waiting to report on his recent trip to the Far East.
