Without advance notice, Cooper addressed a nearly empty Senate chamber on July 27, 1972, proposing an amendment to a military assistance bill that would unconditionally end funding for all U.S. military operations in Indochina in four months.
1972年7月27日，库珀在没有提前通知的情况下向几乎空无一人的参议院楼层演说，提出针对军事援助法案的修正案，要求在4个月内无条件中止美国在印度支那一切军事行动的资金支持。