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Secretary of Defense Les Aspin talked with reporters about military guidelines for gays and lesbians who are serving and who wish to serve in the U.S. armed forces. He focused on the process…

President Bill Clinton announced his intention to nominate Admiral Bob Inman as the next Secretary of Defense.

Les Aspin announced today that he will resign as Secretary of Defense as of January 20, 1994. “During a lifetime of public service in Congress, with our transition, and at the Pentagon, Les …

Defense Secretary Les Aspin announced that the C-17 Transport Planes, being constructed by McDonnell Douglas, will be downsized due production costs and poor performance. John Deutch, Acqui…

Defense Secretary Les Aspin and others discussed the Pentagon’s recent decision to cut reserve troop levels and the National Guard. The Pentagon plans to cut 100,000 soldiers from these depa…

Secretary Les Aspin spoke about the administration’s decision to change the primary targets of U.S. nuclear weapons. The primary targets have been moved from the former Soviet Union to small…

Defense Secretary Les Aspin outlined a new plan which provides for a partnership between the NATO and Eastern European nations. The plan could begin at the NATO summit in January, and would …

Following a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, President Clinton addressed American veterans at Arlington National Ceremony. The President expressed the nation’s grat…

Secretary of Defense Les Aspin talked about the use of chemical weapons during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. Aspin spoke about the detection of sarin, an airborne nerve agent, and its possible …

General Shalikashvili and Secretary Aspin spoke during a ceremony honoring the new Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman.

Secretary Les Aspin briefed reporters concerning the president’s decision to reexamine the U.S. nuclear weapons policy. Following an opening statement, Secretary Aspin and military leaders t…

This White House Press briefing followed an address by then President Clinton regarding the situation and US response to fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia. Les Aspin, DEFENSE SECRETARY , W…

Defense Secretary Les Aspin welcomed NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner to the U.S. and presented him with the Department of Defense medal for distinguished public service. Following the…

Senator George Mitchell(D-Maine) and Representative Richard Gephardt(D-Missouri), joined by Secretary of State Leslie Aspin, briefed reporters on the details of a meeting with legislators co…

Secretary of Defense Les Aspin spoke about and answered questions on the current conflict in Somalia. He stated that any and all American prisoners are to receive necessary medical care and …

President Bill Clinton approached a microphone for the purpose of announcing an executive order he will sign to reform the regulatory system. The order will eliminate the opportunities the p…

President Bill Clinton and Defense Secretary Les Aspin spoke at a full military ceremony celebrating the long, distinguished career of retiring Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General …

Secretary Aspin briefed reporters on the change in humanitarian aid food rations. The new rations cost less and are acceptable to persons of different religions or with varying degrees of ma…

Secretary Leslie Aspin spoke to reporters in the Pentagon in response to media reports that the Department of Defense rigged heat-seeking missile tests in the early 1980's in order to deceiv…

Defense Secretary Les Aspin returned to Georgetown University where Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Clinton gave a major foreign policy speech in December of 1991. Secretary Aspin out…