The draft has expiration dates. It expired and Nixon renewed it until he could pull out the remaining US troops.
Nixon didn't end the draft, he asked for and received and extension on the military draft until we got our men out of Vietnam, which was by '73.
The end of 1969 was the first draft lottery.
The draft had been operating before the Vietnam War; Elvis Presley was drafted into the US Army in 1958, serving on an M-48 Patton tank (the same tank used in the Vietnam War). He served in Europe, assigned to the 1/32 Armor (tank battalion): See film; "GI Blues", starring Elvis Presley. The draft ended in the US in 1973, the same year the US pulled out of Vietnam.
The military draft, and no end to it (no end to the war & no end to the draft).
The 3 Most Common Examples of the Military Draft in the history of the U.S.A are The Confederacy put in their draft in 1862 The Union instituted their draft in 1862 (mass riots ensued in New York and Boston) In Vietnam the military instituted a draft in early 1969
Nixon extended the draft until all of his men were pulled out of Vietnam in 1973. President Ford got the remaining personnel out in April of '75.
Nixon kept the draft in effect until the main body of US fighting men were withdrawn from the war in 1973.
Although officially ending during Nixon's administration, Nixon requested and received an extension of the draft. During President Ford's administration there was NO DRAFT.The president didn't stop the draft; it expired under the Nixon administration. Nixon actually requested an extension for the draft.
Richard Nixon ended the draft in 1972.
Nixon received an extension for the draft until 1973.
The draft ended under Nixon's administration.
The end of 1969 was the first draft lottery.
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The draft had been operating before the Vietnam War; Elvis Presley was drafted into the US Army in 1958, serving on an M-48 Patton tank (the same tank used in the Vietnam War). He served in Europe, assigned to the 1/32 Armor (tank battalion): See film; "GI Blues", starring Elvis Presley. The draft ended in the US in 1973, the same year the US pulled out of Vietnam.
Probably 1973, Nixon requested and received an extension from congress, as the draft was expiring in about 1971. The request was justified on account of US troops still in Vietnam.
The military draft, and no end to it (no end to the war & no end to the draft).
The 3 Most Common Examples of the Military Draft in the history of the U.S.A are The Confederacy put in their draft in 1862 The Union instituted their draft in 1862 (mass riots ensued in New York and Boston) In Vietnam the military instituted a draft in early 1969
No he didn’t withdraw troops. In fact in 1968 the draft of 18 year old men was the largest in American history. He expanded the war and Nixon added to the war with the invasion of Cambodia.