VOA NEWS: PENTAGON PREPARES FOR FIRST WARTIME TRANSITION IN 40 YEARS
November 06, 2008
November 06, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Al Pessin
The current presidential transition in Washington is the first during wartime since 1968, when President Lyndon Johnson handed the reins of power to President Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War. That is particularly significant at the Defense Department's headquarters, the Pentagon. VOA's Al Pessin reports on preparations being made to ensure that key officials of the new . . .
By Al Pessin
The current presidential transition in Washington is the first during wartime since 1968, when President Lyndon Johnson handed the reins of power to President Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War. That is particularly significant at the Defense Department's headquarters, the Pentagon. VOA's Al Pessin reports on preparations being made to ensure that key officials of the new . . .