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Ending the Vietnam War, 1969–1973. President Richard M. Nixon assumed responsibility for the Vietnam War as he swore the oath of office on January 20, 1969. He knew that ending this war honorably was essential to his success in the presidency.
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Key fact. The aim of Vietnamisation was to bring US troops home while trying to support the government of South Vietnam, led by President Nguyen Van Thieu. Early successes. Nixon announced a...
Nov 16, 2009 · Nixon’s pronouncements that the war was ending proved premature. In April 1970, he expanded the war by ordering U.S. and South Vietnamese troops to attack communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
- Missy Sullivan
Starting in 1970, Nixon began to implement the war strategy of Vietnamization, which was the strategic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam in order to instead place the burden of the conflict on the South Vietnamese.
Jan 23, 2012 · On Jan. 23, 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. In a televised speech, Nixon said the accord would “end the war and bring peace with honor.”
Nixon's decision to invade Cambodia enraged the antiwar movement and shocked the general public. Only days earlier, the general feeling among the American people was that Nixon was gradually guiding the United States out of Vietnam, just as he had promised.
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Oct 27, 2024 · Nixon and his close adviser on foreign affairs, Henry A. Kissinger, recognized that the United States could not win a military victory in Vietnam but insisted that the war could be ended only by an “honourable” settlement that would afford South Vietnam a reasonable chance of survival.