On 13 June 1971, The New York Times published leaked documents…
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October 1970: Proposed Ceasefire and Start of the Khmer Republic
On 7 October 1970, US President Richard Nixon proposed a ceasefire…
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30 April 1970: The Cambodian Campaign
On 30 April 1970, US President Richard Nixon publicly announced…
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3 November 1969: President Nixon’s “Silent Majority” Speech
On 3 November 1969, President Nixon addressed the American nation…
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25 July 1969: Nixon Doctrine Announced in Guam
On a stopover at the American air force base in…
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3 April 1969: Policy of “Vietnamisation” Announced by Melvin Laird
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced the US government’s new…
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18 March 1969: Operation Menu and Secret Carpet Bombing in Cambodia
More than a year since the start of the Tết…
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December 1968: US Troop Numbers in Vietnam Reach Approximately 540,000
Approximately 540,000 American troops were recorded in Vietnam by December…
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5 November 1968: Richard Nixon Elected 37th President of the United States
On 5 November 1968, Richard Milhous Nixon beat Hubert Humphrey…
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