HI114 Lecture : Vietnam [3] Richard Nixon's War and "Peace with Honour" (1968-75) Peace talks and the "secret plan" to end the war The anti-war movement [2] Cambodia and the "endless war" Peace, withdrawal, and defeat Some Vietnam legacies
Document Summary
Vietnam [3] richard nixon"s war and peace with honor 1968-75. Peace talks and the secret plan to end the war. Hi114: secret negotiations, kissinger and le duc tho, ending the draft, because people were only protesting because they didn"t want to get their asses shot off . 1969 - nixon authorizes secret bombing of cambodia: needs to send the message that he is still involved in vietnam. Peace, withdrawl and defeat: oct 1972 - kissinger and tho reach a peace agreement, thieu"s exclusion and betrayal . Jan 1973 - peace : ceasefire (an international commission, us troops would withdraw within 60 days, exchange of pow"s, elections in the south. Theiu promised b in military aid + us retaliation if necessary. Could have been negotiated in 1968, in those 4 years: 20,553 americans killed, 500,000 vietnamese killed: march 29, 1973 - last us troops leave sv, april 30, 1975 - nva and vc take saigon.
