Nov 25, 2014 | News, Vietnam
President Nixon presents medals to members of a search and rescue mission to Son Tay, Vietnam, on November 25, 1970. In a public statement on December 12, 1969, President Nixon set forth his administration’s policy with regard to U.S. prisoners of war, an aspect...
Nov 3, 2013 | News, Vietnam
On November 3, 1969, RN moved the nation and emphasized his pledge to end the Vietnam War in a way that the forces of freedom could win the peace. “Let us be united for peace. Let us also be united against defeat,” he said to the millions of Americans...
Aug 31, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Supreme Court, Vietnam
During the past week there were countless articles, video clips, and broadcasts marking the fiftieth anniversary of the March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom – the event on the Mall involving up to 300,000 people gathered to promote civil and economic rights,...
Aug 20, 2013 | Foreign Policy, News, Vietnam
Forty years ago today, RN spoke to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Louisiana, delivering a fiery and passionate defense of his administration’s foreign policy in – and exit strategy from – the jungles of Vietnam, and the importance of rebuilding America’s foreign...
Jul 25, 2013 | Communism, Foreign Policy, News, Russia, Soviet Union, The New Nixon, Vietnam
Throughout history, U.S. global primacy has been in danger when it has overextended itself politically, economically, and militarily, exhausting the American spirit, and eroding its influence abroad. The solution to the international issues that have plagued the U.S....
Jul 24, 2013 | Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy, News, Nixon Today, Vietnam
President Nixon with conscripted troops in S. Vietnam, 1969. This month marks 40 years since the formal transition from mandatory, conscripted military service to all-volunteer armed services, which was initiated under President Nixon. The road there was bumpy and...
