President Johnson's ultimate goal in Vietnam was to disengage without losing the war. This was back in history.
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When President Nixon took office in 1969.
In 1969, when President Nixon took office.
Social Legislation slowed down because of the cost of Vietnam. (Apex)
He decided not to run for re-election because he said he wanted to only work at getting the troops out of Vietnam
President Johnson's ultimate goal in Vietnam was to disengage without losing the war. This was back in history.
He was committed to maintaining an independent South Vietnam and to achieving success in Southeast Asia.
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resented that he esculated the war
The Vietnam war ended in 1975, Gerald Ford was president.
His commitment to containing communism
When President Nixon took office in 1969.
In 1969, when President Nixon took office.
As a result of President Johnson's decision to increase US involvement in Vietnam, the war became more destructive, more people died on both sides, and the war became the most polarizing issue in American politics in the 1960's. This also set the stage for even greater involvement under President Nixon, and eventually, the long-delayed fall of Saigon, and the failure of the the American attempt to defeat the invasion by the north.
He granted amnesty to Americans who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War
Social Legislation slowed down because of the cost of Vietnam. (Apex)