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- 61: Richard Milhous Nixon
- ... with the Soviet Union and opened relations with the People's Republic of China. His administration occurred during the domestic upheavals brought on by the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. He was re-elected in 1972 by an overwhelming margin, but less than two years later he was forced to become the first man to resign the presidency amid ... familiarized himself with foreign affairs, the dogged Nixon was back in the electoral arena again, running for president a second time in 1968. Nixon avoided the tricky issue of the Vietnam War, stating only that he would find an "honorable end" to the war. He let the Democrats, badly split over the war, tear themselves apart, further setting himself apart by ... Nixon often by-passed the Defense and State Departments, instead working closely with National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, a former Harvard professor and newcomer to official foreign policy circles. The Vietnam War, which had destroyed Nixon's predecessor, was the major obstacle to the new president's designs. Even before his inauguration, Nixon had Kissinger engage in secret peace talks ...
- 62: Vietnam
- Vietnam Well, this is it. Today I leave my home in Greensville, Maine for Vietnam. I am going to fight for my country. I am only nineteen years old and I know very little about the war. For better or worse I was drafted early ... find my mother on our couch crying next to my father. She soon told me that she had found I that I was drafted and was going to leave for Vietnam in one week. How could this happen to me, this wasn't part of my plan. What had I done wrong to deserve this? I had been against the ...
- 63: The Political Career of Richard Nixon
- ... B. Nixon's Political Obituary C. Resurgence as a presidential candidate 3. The 37th President A. Nixon's Appointment's B. Foreign Policy 1. Nixon's plans for Europe 2. Vietnam C. Domestic Policy 4. Nixon's Second Administration A. Reelection B. Watergate A few weeks after the United States entered World War II a young man named Richard Nixon went ... on the settlement of the Vietnamese conflict. The policy was adopted to prevent interference with peace negotiations begun in May between government representatives from the United States and from North Vietnam in Paris, France. Nixon emphasized his determination to curb violence in the cities. At the same time he proposed a program of increased "black capitalism" and of tax incentives for ... his younger daughter, Julie, was married to David Eisenhower, the grandson of former President Eisenhower. In his inaugural address President Nixon emphasized his determination to seek peace abroad, especially in Vietnam, and to bring about a reconciliation of the differences that divided the United States. All the men nominated by the president for Cabinet posts were approved by the Senate. ...
- 64: How America Lost The War In Vi
- The Vietnam War was the most controversial war in American history. Costing more than 47,000 U.S. lives and $140,000,000, the war had momentous impact on the country, politically ... socially. More significantly, the United States failed to achieve its stated war aims, for the first time in history. The goal was to preserve an independent, noncommunist government in South Vietnam, but by the war’s end in 1975, all of Vietnam was under the communist rule of Ho Chi Minh’s Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The U.S. emerged from the war disgraced: a global superpower had been bested by ...
- 65: Significant Presidential Decisions
- Significant Presidential Decisions In today's world many people don't appreciate the importance of president Lyndon B. Johnson's involvement with Vietnam or for that matter realize Lyndon B. Johnson's decision to increase U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the 1960's. As you can already tell Lyndon B. Johnson was the decision maker regarding this issue. Johnson faced the problem of the Vietnamese war. As a matter of fact this is one of the reasons why Johnson decided to increase U.S. involvement with Vietnam. The Vietnamese war was basically a war between the North and South sides of Vietnam. The North side of Vitenam became allies with the Soviet Union and China, both ...
- 66: Cao Daiism
- When one thinks of the phrase "Cao Dai," they will associate it with a political group involved in protest of French rule in Vietnam, if they have ever heard of it at all. In actuality, while Cao Daiists did play a part in these protests, Cao Dai is a primarily indigenous Vietnamese religion that ... become participants at medium sessions. Another question arises from this: if God knew it was time to speak directly to humanity, why did he choose to do it in South Vietnam rather than in the middle of China, India, or America? Mr. Tran Quang Canh, Chan-Tri-Su (Sub-dignitary) of the Washington, D.C. Cao Dai congregation, says the reason was the unusual acceptance of religion in Vietnam through the years. "Through God's message, even though it is a small country, the Vietnamese people, throughout the centuries, acknowledged, accepted and practiced all religions that came to ...
- 67: The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political Changes
- The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political Changes Massive black rebellions, constant strikes, gigantic anti-war demonstrations, draft resistance, Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria, a cultural revolution of seven hundred million Chinese, occupations, red power, the rising of women, disobedience and sabotage, communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos, there was a generation of youths ... the fifties to the sixties, the Black Panther Party, women moving into the work force, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy Jr., the war in Vietnam, the Kent State protest, and finally the Woodstock festival. The electric subcurrent of the fifties was, above all, rock'n'roll, the live wire that linked bedazzled teenagers around the ... including President John Kennedy, his brother Bobby, the black civil rights leader Martin Luther King, and many unarmed civil rights workers - were themselves murdered. The horrors of the war in Vietnam dramatized what many saw as drift towards destruction, and their reaction was to seek a genuinely peaceful way of life. Across the world, youth took up the slogan "Make ...
- 68: Truman Doctrine
- ... world affairs. The Truman Doctrine led to a major change in U.S. foreign policy from its inception - aid to Turkey and Greece - to its indirect influence in Korea and Vietnam. The aftermath of World War II inspired the U.S. to issue a proclamation that would stem Communist influence throughout the world. However, our zeal in that achievement sent our soldiers to die in Vietnam and Korea for a seemingly futile cause. It must be the policy of the U.S. to support free peoples. This is no more than a frank recognitions that totalitarian ... Communism that probably would not have made much difference to the U.S. anyway. Only the death of Americans was gained. The next result of the Truman Doctrine was the Vietnam War. This was another anti-Communist containment war. Ho Chi Minh had invaded South Vietnam. It began with the Gulf of Tonkin incident in which Vietnam Torpedo boats attacked ...
- 69: John F. Kennedy and Cuba
- ... pockets. World War II was a great example of how war boosts the economy, and how quickly the US can get out of a depression. Similarly, the ongoing situation in Vietnam was a great opportunity for the MIC to fatten its wallets. When Kennedy took the presidency, the situation in Vietnam had not yet escalated into an all out war. It was Kennedy's firm belief that Vietnam should not the United States' concern, and troops should be recalled back immediately. Kennedy did not see Vietnam is a danger to democracy in America. He did not share ...
- 70: JFK: Was His Assassination Inevitable?
- ... pockets. World War II was a great example of how war boosts the economy, and how quickly the US can get out of a depression. Similarly, the ongoing situation in Vietnam was a great opportunity for the MIC to fatten its wallets. When Kennedy took the presidency, the situation in Vietnam had not yet escalated into an all out war. It was Kennedy's firm belief that Vietnam should not the United States' concern, and troops should be recalled back immediately. Kennedy did not see Vietnam is a danger to democracy in America. He did not share ...
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