Melvin Laird Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Melvin Laird, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1969–19693 events0 places

Chronological biography

1969

Government1969

Government / Republican Party Government

Favors American troop withdrawal from Vietnam & invents the term "Vietnamization". Appointed Secretary of State for Defence

Secretary of State for Defence1969

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Secretary of State for Defence

Appointed Secretary of State for Defence

Vietnamization1969

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Invents the term "Vietnamization" to cover American troop withdrawals

Titles and roles

Secretary of State for Defence

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.