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Mr. Williams updated reporters on the status of the investigation into the A-12 program. The Secretary of Defense, on December 14, 1990, sent a memo to the Department of the Navy seeking jus…

The Pentagon provided an update of events in the Persian Gulf including postal deadlines, President Bush’s visit, and the holiday season for military personnel.

Mr. Williams commented on the Asheville videotape and answered questions concerning his role as Pentagon spokesman during Operation Desert Shield. He and Mr. Copeland discussed the relations…

Reporters questioned Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell about the deployment of additional U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Williams briefed reporters on a variety of topics, including the deployment of U.S. troops to the Middle East.

Defense Department spokesperson Pete Williams briefed reporters and answered questions about a variety of issues including reports that the U.S. will be increasing its troop commitments to t…

Defense Department spokesperson Pete Williams updated reporters on recent events in the Persian Gulf.

Spokesperson Williams announced that a ship intercepted in the northern Red Sea by a U.S. naval vessel was transporting questionable cargo. He also discussed the number of reservists being c…

Defense Department Spokesman Pete Williams briefed reporters on the increased build-up of Iraqi troops in the Persian Gulf and the status of Soviet military power.

Mr. Williams briefed reporters on recent events in the Persian Gulf. Including: a hotline available for acceptance of donations to go to the soldiers in Saudi Arabia to boost morale, the len…

Secretary Cheney briefed reporters on his decision to relieve Air Force Chief of Staff Mike Duggan of his duties. He made the decision based on General Duggan’s remarks about possible U.S. p…

The panelists discuss media coverage of recent events in the Persian Gulf. Mr. Laingen was charge d’affaires with the U.S. embassy in Tehran, on November 4, 1979 when he and many other Ameri…

Pete Williams discussed the deployment of troops and navy interception of ships in the Persian Gulf. He also announced some National Guard units that were to be activated in September.

Mr. Williams took questions on the continuing deployment of U.S. troops to the Persian Gulf and the blockade of ships bound for Iraq.

Mr. Williams discussed the revised cost estimates of Operation Desert Shield and the status of the reserves callup program.

Pete Williams, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, discussed how he prepared for briefings with the Media, his background as a journalist and the role of the Media in coverin…

Pete Williams, Defense Department Spokesperson spoke and answered questions on the events in the Persian Gulf, U.S. military action and President George H. W. Bush' order to call the militar…

Mr. Williams addressed the composition of the international forces in Saudi Arabia and United States deployment there, the National Guard and the closing of shipping lanes in the Middle East…

Mr. Williams discussed the situation in the Middle East. He confirmed that Iraq was increasing its invasion force inside of Kuwait and it numbered over 120,000, but declined to detail the si…

Assistant Secretary of Department of Defense for Public Affairs Peter Williams answered questions from the assembled press corps. Questions focused on American evacuation from Liberia during…