Category Archives: Vietnam War

Richard Nixon, Cambodian Incursion Address, 1970, Cold War

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Nixon Cambodian Speech : Transcription of Speech The Cambodian Campaign (also known as the Cambodian Incursion) was a series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia during mid-1970 by the United States (U.S.) and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) during … Continue reading →

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Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival (the Sixties) Vietnam Era

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Richard Nixon, “Vietnamization & the Silent Majority,” November 3, 1969 (primary source speech)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

  This attachment contains President Richard Nixon’s speech on his policy of ”Vietnamization,” the gradual withdrawel of U.S. troops in Vietnam, and the transition of the South Vietnamese Goverment taking control. The president also alludes to the “Silent Majority,” the belief … Continue reading →

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Kent State Massacre (primary source photograph with analysis questions)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Kent state photograph analysis This attachment contains a primary source photograph with analysis questions.

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Vietnam Conflict Ends (powerpoint)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Vietnam Ends   The attachment contains a powerpoint which briefly describes the end of the Vietnam Conflict.  

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New Frontier of JFK, Great Society of LBJ, and the Warren Court (powerpoint)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

   New Frontier Great Society Warren Court The attached powerpoint provides a brief description of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. In addition, the powerpoint describes the activist Supreme Court of Chief Justice Earl Warren.

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Ho Chi Minh’s Letter to President Lyndon B. Johnson, Vietnam (primary source)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

 ho-chi-minh-letter-to-lbj This attachment is a primary source letter written by Ho Chi Minh to President Johnson.

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Tonkin Gulf Resolution 1964, LBJ Message to Congress & Joint Resolution of Congress (primary source documents)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

  Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense  Tonkin Gulf Incident 1964 This attachment contains two primary source documents regarding the Tonkin Gulf Resolution of 1964 (1. LBJ’s message to Congress & 2. the Joint Resolution of Congress.)

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War Powers Resolution 1973 (primary source document)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

  War Powers Resolution 1973 This attachment contains the primary source text of the War Powers Act issued by a joint resolution of Congress in 1973.

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Hanoi Hilton & P.O.W.s of Vietnam (powerpoint)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

This powerpoint provides a brief description of the prisoner of war experience in Vietnam. Hanoi Hilton

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