Sammy Davis, Jr., in Vietnam
In July 1971, President Nixon (1913–1994) appointed Sammy Davis, Jr., (1925–1990) to his National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity. After Davis brought to Nixon’s attention the inequitable treatment of black soldiers in Vietnam for drug offenses, the president sent him to investigate. Davis won the confidence of skeptical soldiers through sincere discussions and performances without fanfare before large and small audiences. At Davis’s urging, Nixon ordered barbed wire and armed watchtowers removed from detoxification centers.
In July 1971, President Nixon (1913–1994) appointed Sammy Davis, Jr., (1925–1990) to his National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity. After Davis brought to Nixon’s attention the inequitable treatment of black soldiers in Vietnam for drug offenses, the president sent him to investigate. Davis won the confidence of skeptical soldiers through sincere discussions and performances without fanfare before large and small audiences. At Davis’s urging, Nixon ordered barbed wire and armed watchtowers removed from detoxification centers.