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Wednesday November 25, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Wednesday November 25, 1970
  • President Nixon fired Interior Secretary Walter Hickel, and Republican party chairman Rogers Morton is the nominee to succeed Hickel. The official reason for Hickel's dismissal was a "lack of mutual confidence". The White House said that Hickel was a poor administrator. [CBS]

  • Part of the POW rescue team has returned home. Their families knew only that the men were on special training in Florida. The team included 102 soldiers from the Green Berets and 100 from the Air Force. President Nixon decorated the leaders of the raid. The Pentagon had predicted 50% casualties even if the raid was successful. [CBS]

  • France and the Soviet Union denounced the American bombing raids in North Vietnam. The prisoners of war raid was a gamble; bombing will protect Americans as they leave Vietnam. The situation is tight in Cambodia, and a long war may still lie ahead. [CBS]

  • Senator George McGovern said that the bombing raids in North Vietnam are dangerous. He will poll his colleagues on resubmitting a bill to cut funds for the war. [CBS]

  • South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky met with Senate doves in Washington. Senator William Fulbright told Ky that foreign troops should leave Vietnam; Ky agreed. Ky had lunch with Secretary of State William Rogers and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird. [CBS]
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