Vietnamization Archives - R. Lawson Author https://rlawsonauthor.com/tag/vietnamization/ Intelligent Thrillers Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:26:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 55015724 The Vietnam War Revisited- Part XXV – Nixon Landslide https://rlawsonauthor.com/the-vietnam-war-revisited-part-xxv-nixon-landslide/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/the-vietnam-war-revisited-part-xxv-nixon-landslide/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:05:00 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=1182 Despite the ongoing domestic chaos and anti-war activism, Richard Milhouse Nixon won the November, 1972 Presidential election in a landslide, carrying 49 of 50 States. Many issues contributed to his reelection. As with almost anything associated with the Vietnam War, the factors leading to his landslide victory involved complicated dynamics. Nixon’s Democrat opponent, George McGovern, […]

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