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Which president authorized the bombing of Hanoi and the mining of Haiphong Harbor?
Richard Nixon
Who was the president of the US when the war in Vietnam was active?
There were five presidents in total . Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson Nixon and Ford. The US participation began with Eisenhower in 1954, We left in 1974. All but Ford escalated the US involvement. Eisenhower started it, Kennedy sent in the SEALS and Green Berets, Johnson sent in regulars and commenced bombing North Vietnam. Nixon invaded Cambodia and Laos and B52'd Hanoi to the peace talks. Ford pulled everybody out.
What two cities the President Nixon target in the final bombing of the Vietnam war?
The nation's capital and their largest sea port (Hanoi & Haiphong).
Why did the United States allow the Vietnam army to regroup and pull back it's forces?
If the question is referring to President Johnson's aerial "bombing halts", history should remember that President Johnson wanted to be remembered for creating a "great society" in America; he "hated" the Vietnam War, hated it so much HE REFUSED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT AGAIN! The only president to ever take this action. President Johnson attempted to show his sincerity for peace by stopping the bombing in the hopes of bringing the North Vietnamese leadership back to the negotiating table. Instead of getting angry like President Nixon did, Johnson got frustrated instead. Which affected his health, and led him to no longer want to be President of the United States. The enemy was more like President Nixon, the North Vietnamese used those bombing halts to re-supply and repair and get ready for the next move! Nixon and Hanoi (capital of North Vietnam) were like heavy weight boxers, each determined to knock the other one out. President Johnson didn't want to box at all. He would have rather planted a garden of flowers, and then tend to it. This would be the comparision between President Johnson to Nixon and Hanoi. It was sad to see President Johnson on TV declining to our leader anymore, and sad to see that the war was destroying his health...but it felt pretty good to see "tricky Dick" (as he was called) Nixon send out those B-52's... If the question is referring to the bombing halts, conducted under the Johnson administration, those halts were designed to bring the North Vietnamese back to the negotiation tables. Which never worked of course.
What did Secretary of Defense Robert believe was a step towards opening peace negotiations with Hanoi?
President Lyndon Johnson's secretary of defense, Robert McNamara made an internal suggestion that a halt or cut back in US bombing might lead to the opening of negotiations. This idea was quickly ended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In their minds the bombing was needed to do the exact same thing.
What president was responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Of the five commander in chiefs (US presidents) involved with the Vietnam War only two used B52s to bomb North Vietnam & launched extensive bombing campaigns over the North: LBJ & Nixon. Nixon was by far the most aggressive "B52 man." It was his favorite weapon. While LBJ (Johnson) was far more cautious and took great pains to avoid hitting Haiphong Harbor & Hanoi. LBJ didn't want to involve Red China nor the USSR in Vietnam, hence his caution; apparently Nixon made some secret agreements with the USSR/Red China when he visited them in about 1972, because his Linebacker bombing campaigns commenced that year. They didn't call President Nixon "Tricky Dick" for nothing!
What two aggressive act did President Nixon engage in to force the North Vietnamese to the Paris Peace talks?
Bombing of Hanoi is one, not sure about the other... The threat of nuclear weapons, perhaps?
What was true about the golf of Tonkin resolution?
Caused open war between Washington and Hanoi.
Which cities did the US target in massive bombing attacks in December 1972?
Operation Linebacker II targeted Hanoi .
President johnson and nixon wanted to get america out of vietnam?
it is true that both President Johnson and President Nixon wanted to get America out of Vietnam. It did not happen until 1974 when the North Vietnamese took control of Hanoi. This was the end to the war and American troops were ordered home.
Why did Nixon resume bombing of north Vietnam and mine the harbors of haiphong and other port?
That day arrived in the spring of 1972, when the North Vietnamese launched a large-scale conventional offensive in South Vietnam's northern provinces. The U.S., claiming that this was an "invasion of South Vietnam" and a "flagrant violation" of the 1968 bombing halt agreement, resumed bombing of North Vietnam and then, when the offensive continued and Hanoi did not agree to U.S. demands, escalated further the bombing and mined the country's principal port. For more information go to: http://www.us-foreign-policy-perspective.org/index.php?id=316 <---- I got my information from this website
Why did Nixon resume bombing of north Vietnam and mine the harbors of Haiphong and other ports?
That day arrived in the spring of 1972, when the North Vietnamese launched a large-scale conventional offensive in South Vietnam's northern provinces. The U.S., claiming that this was an "invasion of South Vietnam" and a "flagrant violation" of the 1968 bombing halt agreement, resumed bombing of North Vietnam and then, when the offensive continued and Hanoi did not agree to U.S. demands, escalated further the bombing and mined the country's principal port. For more information go to: http://www.us-foreign-policy-perspective.org/index.php?id=316 <---- I got my information from this website
