HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Czechoslovakia, Henry Kissinger, Lip Reading
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Took office in "69, would resign in "74. War ends in his second term in "73. During the campaign nixon suggested he had a secret plan to end the war. His secret plan: leak it to the north vietnamese that. I"m a mad man who"s eager to use the a-bomb on north vietnam, and i can"t be stopped. Plan b: vietnamization which meant we would provide more and more financial and military aid to the s. vietnamese gov"t so that gradually they would get strong and the u. s. could leave and they could defend themselves. Nixon put it into operation with troop withdrawals. Idea became it"s their country, they ought to fight all out for it. More people rotating out though, so actually more casualties because more people going over. Before , if you were in college or graduate school you were exempt from the draft. Went by birthday lottery pill things, no matter whether or not you"re in college.
