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On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. soldier left Vietnam. On 30 April 1975, Saigon was taken by North Vietnamese troops. [2] Closely connected with the phrase is the idea that Nixon claimed in 1968 to have a secret plan to end the war. Nixon never made such a claim during his campaign, but neither did he explain how he would achieve peace.
Nixon was briefed on the war by members of the Johnson Administration and agreed that Johnson could follow current policy until his inauguration. [69]: 278 12 November. Clifford warned that if South Vietnam continued refusing to participate in the Paris Peace Talks the U.S. would start negotiating without them. [69]: 278 13 November
In his speech, Nixon professed to share the goal of the protesters of peace in Vietnam, but he argued that the United States had to win in Vietnam, which would require keeping the war going until such a time that the government of North Vietnam ceased trying to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. [11] Nixon implicitly conceded the point ...
1971 newsreel about the peace talks. Following the strong showing of anti-war candidate Eugene McCarthy in the New Hampshire primary, in March 1968 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson halted bombing operations over the northern portion of North Vietnam (Operation Rolling Thunder), in order to encourage Hanoi (the perceived locus of the insurgency) to begin negotiations.
Nixon spoke both with Johnson and others that day about the prospects of a peace agreement in Vietnam. [1] [6] Nixon also had a conference with top officials of Johnson's administration during this White House visit. [20] Johnson and Nixon also held a joint press conference. [1] Johnson made available to Nixon use of the presidential aircraft. [7]
Nixon carried this theme right to victory in November. His numbers would probably have been even greater had he not faced third-party competition from Alabama Gov. George Wallace , who joined him ...
This policy became the cornerstone of the so-called Nixon Doctrine. As applied to Vietnam, it was labeled Vietnamization. Nixon's papers show that in 1968, as a presidential candidate, he ordered Anna Chennault, his liaison to the South Vietnam government, to persuade them to refuse a cease-fire being brokered by President Lyndon Johnson.
Nixon says peace in Vietnam is only possible through continued pressure from the military during a press conference in Denver. [43] February 10 – President Johnson releases a statement in conjunction with his signing of a proclamation marking the anniversary of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Johnson praises the LULAC as having ...