President Nixon announces the cancellation of the draft calls for November and December. He reduced the draft call by 50,000 (32,000 in November and 18,000 in December). This move accompanied his twin program of turning the war over to the South Vietnamese concurrent with U.S. troop withdrawals and was calculated to quell antiwar protests by students returning to college campuses after the summer.
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Sep 19, 1969:
Nixon cancels draft calls for November and December
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This Week in History, Sep 19 - Sep 25
- Sep 19, 1966
- Pressure mounts against continued U.S. involvement in Vietnam
- Sep 19, 1969
- Nixon cancels draft calls for November and December
- Sep 20, 1968
- U.S. officials defend use of defoliants
- Sep 20, 1972
- U.S. planes mine waters in northern Quang Tri
- Sep 21, 1961
- 5th Special Forces Group is activated at Fort Bragg
- Sep 21, 1967
- Thai troops arrive in Saigon
- Sep 22, 1964
- Goldwater attacks Johnson's Vietnam policy
- Sep 22, 1971
- Medina is acquitted of all charges
- Sep 23, 1965
- South Vietnam executes three accused VC agents
- Sep 23, 1969
- Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago
- Sep 24, 1963
- McNamara and Taylor assess situation in Vietnam
- Sep 24, 1967
- Political instability continues in South Vietnam
- Sep 25, 1969
- Congressional opponents of Nixon Vietnam policy renew opposition
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