Presidential Inauguration
Inaugurated President of the USA
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
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Richard Milhous Nixon Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Richard Milhous Nixon through 480 dated historical records for United States of America.
Richard Milhous Nixon, historical timeline
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1969–1969Years on this page
1969
Bombing of Vietnam
Nixon proposes "mutual withdrawal" of troops, no bombing of NV
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Peace
The first substantive peace talks in Paris
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Issues a directive to the National Security Council for a rrapprochement with
Issues a directive to the National Security Council for a rrapprochement with China
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Vietnamization
Forms joint US & Vietnam Armed Forces Joint General Staff. Adopts a policy of "Vietnamization", transfer burden of war from U.S. to ARVN
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Communism
Rocket & mortar attacks are launched on 100 cities & bases throughout South Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
International Agreement at Paris
Meets de Gaulle to agree a pact with China, seen by the State Dept as the main enemy
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Kampuchea
Authorizes the secret bombing of Kampuchea. 1st day of the secret bombing of Kampuchea
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Kampuchea
Menu or short-duration bombing of Vietcong sanctuaries, lasts for 14 months. Bombing begins over Kampuchea
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Menu
1st day of the secret bombing of Kampuchea
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Secret Bombing of Cambodia
Authorizes Operation Menu bombing of Cambodian sanctuaries
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Kampuchea
About 100 B-52s drop bombs northwest of Saigon near the Kampuchean border
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Kampuchea
Orders air strikes against the North Vietnamese within 5 miles of the border, April-May
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Kampuchea
News of the secret bombing of Kampuchea is leaked to the New York Times
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Security-Whitehouse
1st wiretap is placed in the White House following leaks about the bombing of Kampuchea
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Invasion of Vietnam
Proposes withdrawal from South Vietnam of American & North Vietnamese forces on TV
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Vietnam
Bombing resumes on targets in North Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Invasion of Vietnam
25,000 troops are withdrawn
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Peace
Meets President Thieu on Midway Island who supports the US peace proposals. Announces the withdrawal of 25,000 American troops from Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Vietnamization Announced
Announces the first major US troop withdrawal under Vietnamization
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Vietnamization
Announces a first troop withdrawal under Vietnamization
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Operation Arc Light
The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,600
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Laos
The bombing of Laos is authorized
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Nixon Doctrine
Announces the "Nixon Doctrine" in Guam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Peace
Meets President Ceausescu who agrees to help set up the peace talks with North Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Demonstrations
The Vietnam Moratorium Committee lead a march of 250,000 in Washington DC
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Demonstrations
Faces massive anti war demonstrations in Washington
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Operation Arc Light
The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,400
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Silent Majority Speech
Appeals to the silent majority for support of Vietnamization
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Silent Majority
Nixon makes a TV speech appealing for the silent majority support
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Speech
Says US withdrawal would be a disaster for world peace. Appeals to the "silent majority"
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Demonstrations
Moratorium demonstration of 500,000 in Washington DC
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Demonstrations
Faces anti-war demonstrations following the revelation of the My Lai massacre
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Massacre
Faces anti-war demonstrations following the revelation of the My Lai massacre
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
United States Ratifies NPT
Ratifies the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty for the United States.
Role range: 1969-1974
US Biological Weapons Renunciation
Renounces United States use of lethal biological agents and offensive biological warfare methods.
Role range: 1969-1974
Government
Partially lifts the trade embargo on China
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Rule of Okinawa
The US and Japan agree on the Return of Okinawa
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Bombing of Menu
Authorizes the secret "Menu" bombings of communist base areas in Kampuchea
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Massacre
Seymour Hersh publishes a story about the My Lai massacre of 500 civilians
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.