During his first overseas trip as president--which included stops in Guam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Romania, and Britain--Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled five-and-a-half hour visit to South Vietnam. On the South Vietnam stopover, Nixon met with President Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss U.S. troop withdrawals and later met with senior U.S. military commanders to discuss possible changes in military tactics. Nixon also visited U.S. troops of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division at Di An, 12 miles south of Saigon.
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Jul 30, 1969:
Nixon visits South Vietnam
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This Week in History, Jul 30 - Aug 5
- Jul 30, 1964
- South Vietnamese boats raid islands in the Tonkin Gulf
- Jul 30, 1969
- Nixon visits South Vietnam
- Jul 31, 1964
- Agreement on conduct of war
- Jul 31, 1972
- Hanoi claims that U.S. bombers have struck dikes
- Aug 01, 1964
- North Vietnamese accuse South Vietnam and the United States of attack
- Aug 02, 1964
- North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack U.S. destroyer
- Aug 02, 1971
- Nixon administration acknowledges secret army in Laos
- Aug 03, 1965
- TV news shows Marines burning village
- Aug 03, 1966
- Marines launch Operation Prairie
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- Aug 04, 1967
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