RN’s Vision for the All-Volunteer Force

in Featured The New Nixon by Jonathan Movroydis — January 22, 2012 at 3:19 pm | 0 comments

On Thursday, the Foundation and National Archives hosted Nixon campaign and White House officials who worked with President Nixon to end the draft and create the modern, professional, and all-volunteer force fighting for America today.

The forum explored the 37^th President’s early – and very bold – vision for change starting in the 1968 campaign, and the actions he took which led to greater social equity, as well as pay increases, higher retention and better performance among those who have chosen to put on the uniform.

Participants included Nixon campaign Director of Research and Special Assistant to the President Martin C. Anderson; Nixon campaign aide Annelise Graebner Anderson; and Special Assistant to the President Jonathan C. Rose. Former Selective Service head and current Rand Corporation Senior Fellow Bernard D. Rostker moderated the program.

“It is the most professional force that exists in the world today,” said Rostker. “We can look back over forty-years of great accomplishment that really started with President Nixon’s commitment to move the country to an All-Volunteer Force.”

Photo: Martin and Annelise Anderson, aides to candidate Nixon hold up Nixon Speaks Out, a collection of major speeches and statements from the 1968 campaign. RN’s address on ending the draft aired on CBS Radio, October 17.

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