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 23, 2017 | Artifacts, Foreign Policy, Uncategorized
Photo: President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on October 1, 1972 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library) On 15 April 1969, an American EC-121M Warning Star Naval reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over the Sea of Japan by a North Korean fighter...
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 9, 2017 | Nixon Library Events, Nixon TV
The legendary author and commentator discussed his bestseller “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles that Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.” Pat began his political career as an aide to Richard Nixon in 1966, and served...
