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Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

William Westmoreland

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William Westmoreland
Age: 91 †
Born: 1914
Born: March 26
Died: 2005
Died: July 19
Military Commander
Military Officer
Politician
Spartanburg
South Carolina
William Childs Westmoreland
William C. Westmoreland
Television
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