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Melvin Laird
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Character Information
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Melvin Laird was Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969-1973. He is referenced in The Year Santa Got Lost.
History
When Mr. Mailman told his toys a story about Santa that he reads from a book. He told them that Santa was in an awful pickle - beatniks had given drugs to the reindeer and they were "no darn good". So Santa placed a call to Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird.
Appearances
Episode – "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" (mentioned)