The Paris Accords
Article I …. The United States and all other countries respect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Viet-Nam as recognized by the 1954 Geneva Agreements on Viet-Nam . […]
Address to the Nation Announcing Conclusion of an Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Peace With Honor)
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon, 1973 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975), 18–20. Available online from Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, […]
Letter from Richard Nixon to Nguyen Van Thieu (1973)
Dear Mr. President: This will acknowledge your letter of December 20, 1972. There is nothing substantial that I can add to my many previous messages, including my December 17 letter, which […]
Cutting Our Losses in South Viet-nam
Summary This paper, written on the premise that we are losing the war in Viet-Nam, advances and supports the following propositions: 1. We cannot achieve our political objectives by expanding […]
Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba
Source: Laurence Chang and Peter Kornbluh, eds., “The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: “Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba,” October 22, 1962. […]
Notes on Meeting with President Kennedy During the Cuban Missile Crisis
1. The meeting was held in the Oval Room at the White House and lasted from 11:30 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. In attendance were the Attorney General, General Taylor, […]
Record of Meeting During the Cuban Missile Crisis
PARTICIPANTS Secretary Rusk Under Secretary Ball Ambassador Thompson Deputy Under Secretary Johnson Assistant Secretary Martin Leonard C. Meeker Secretary Dillon Secretary McNamara Deputy Secretary Gilpatric Assistant Secretary Nitze General Taylor […]
Memorandum for Discussion During the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Situation 1. The establishment of medium range strike capability in Cuba by the Soviets was predicted by me in at least a dozen reports since the Soviet buildup […]
Report to the American People Regarding the Situation in the Formosa Straits
My Friends: Tonight I want to talk to you about the situation, dangerous to peace, which has developed in the Formosa Straits, in the Far East. My purpose is to […]
Special Message to the Congress on the situation in the Middle East
To the Congress of the United States: First may I express to you my deep appreciation of your courtesy in giving me, at some inconvenience to yourselves, this early opportunity […]