Sep 2, 2017 | News, Vietnam
Achieving “Peace With Honor” – 1969 to 1973 Introduction The most pressing problem facing Richard Nixon when he assumed the presidency on January 20, 1969, was the war in Vietnam. When he took office, nearly 36,000 Americans had been killed in Vietnam. During the 1968...
Sep 1, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
“No More Vietnams” By Richard Nixon New York: Arbor House, 1985 Summary In his best-seller “No More Vietnams,” the former President provided a comprehensive history of the Vietnam War, including critical analyses of his, and his predecessors’, decisions and actions. ]...
Aug 18, 2017 | Artifacts, Uncategorized, Vietnam
Address to the Nation Announcing Conclusion of an Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam January 23, 1973 [youtube https://youtu.be/q2z__Qi0B78] Good evening: I have asked for this radio and television time tonight for the purpose of announcing...
Aug 18, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation: “Look to the Future” November 2, 1972 [youtube https://youtu.be/g76jwnxYOQg] Good evening: I am speaking to you tonight from the library of the White House. This room, like all the rooms in this great house, is rich in history. Often...
Jun 2, 2017 | News, Pre-Presidential Years, Vietnam
An excerpt from James Bowman’s article “A wilderness of mirrors” in The New Criterion. The New York Times ran a curious piece by Peter Baker claiming that, after almost half a century, the long-dead former President Richard M. Nixon had finally been rumbled. There it...
Jun 2, 2017 | Post-Presidential Years, Pre-Presidential Years, Reports, Vietnam
Nixon biographer Farrell misinterprets a word and draws the wrong conclusion In his recent book Richard Nixon: The Life, journalist-biographer John A. Farrell claims to have found a hitherto overlooked document that proves the contention that Richard Nixon, as a...
