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Former Defense Secretary Mel Laird Dies
Clip: Season 1500 Episode 1521 | 2m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Mel Laird was a Wisconsin congressman and Secretary of Defense under President Nixon.
Mel Laird was a Wisconsin congressman and Secretary of Defense under President Nixon. He was appointed during the Vietnam War and was critical in the United States' eventual move to pull out of the region. He died at a Florida hospital at 94 years old this week.
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Former Defense Secretary Mel Laird Dies
Clip: Season 1500 Episode 1521 | 2m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Mel Laird was a Wisconsin congressman and Secretary of Defense under President Nixon. He was appointed during the Vietnam War and was critical in the United States' eventual move to pull out of the region. He died at a Florida hospital at 94 years old this week.
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