It was president Richard Nixon who finally pulled all U.S troops from Vietnam.
Some troops were withdrawn under Nixon, but the final evacuation was ordered during Ford's presidency (April, 1975).
In keeping with his pre-election promise, President Nixon began the first phase of troop withdrawals in 1969.
Richard Nixon
Vietnamization
It was president Richard Nixon who finally pulled all U.S troops from Vietnam.
Some troops were withdrawn under Nixon, but the final evacuation was ordered during Ford's presidency (April, 1975).
He promised to withdraw troops from Vietnam if he was elected.
When President Nixon took office there was approximately 536,100 American troops in Vietnam. President Nixon immediately started reducing the number of troops in Vietnam.
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Nixon said that he would pull troops out of Vietnam. Under a plan called "peace with honor", Nixon planned to negotiate an end to the war.
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In keeping with his pre-election promise, President Nixon began the first phase of troop withdrawals in 1969.
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Richard Nixon
Vietnamization
Nixon improved relations with China and the USSR, he pulled American troops out of Vietnam, and detente was also stared which would being a brief period of peace during the Cold War.