President Nixon's Toast to Returned Prisoners of the VIetnam War
2013-05-31T20:00:46-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/302/20130531200628003_hd.jpgPresident Nixon held a White House dinner to welcome prisoners of war home from Vietnam. He made a toast to the wives, mothers, and other female guests of the prisoners, calling them “the first ladies of America.”
President Nixon held a White House dinner to welcome prisoners of war home from Vietnam. He made a toast to the wives, mothers, and other female guests of the prisoners, calling them “the first ladies of America.”
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