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Nixonr role in the Vietnam War

lieve is right than to be a two-term President at the cost of seeing America become a second-rate power and see this nation accept the first defeat in its proud, 190-year history," If Nixon were to have acted upon what the public thought right, it would have placed real constraints on what forms his policy could take. The people were already tired from the war by the time Nixon took the oath of office in 1969. The fact that people wanted a quick end to the war, wasnt in conformity with Nixons idea of a honourable peace. He had to cope with dwindling support for an intensified effort, and incessant demands for a negotiated settlement. Somehow Nixon had to bring public opinion, the news media, Congress, and the bureaucracy along as he walked a tightrope between a negotiated settlement and unilateral withdrawal. Nixon's task was made even more difficult by his use of the seemingly contradictory methods of troop reduction and applications of intense firepower to force the North Vietnamese to accept what he considered honourable peace termsInfluence of public opinionAlthough Nixon hardly paid attention to what the public thought of his actions, during the war, he still tried his best at getting the public opinion on his side. By means of speeches and polling results he tried to convince the citizens of America that what he was doing was right. On November 3, 1969 Nixon addressed the American public with a television appearance to outline his Vietnamization plan. This was scheduled between two anti-war moratoriums. There had been many marches in America, the public pleaded for an end to the war. In his speech he asked the silent majority not to listen to this vocal majority. He said the more divided we are at home, the less likely the enemy is to negotiate in ParisNorth Vietnam can not defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that. After his television appearance there had been a lot of criticism from people who didnt bel...

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