Which American president gave the order to withdraw from the Vietnam War?
1972 in the Vietnam War National Security Adviser Kissinger documents outlining the communist proposal for a peace agreement in Vietnam. The proposal dropped demands for the ouster of President Thieu of South Vietnam and called for the withdrawal of all American troops, the release of all American prisoners of war. and a cease fire "in place" which would allow North Vietnamese soldiers in South Vietnam to remain there. A tentative text was agreed upon by both sides. Kissinger met with Nixon in Washington to explain the draft peace agreement with North Vietnam. Nixon approved the agreement subject to the agreement of President Thieu of South
1963 in the Vietnam War him for his work in Saigon. North Vietnam said that the Kennedy Administration had sanctioned the coup against President Diệm because he failed to crush the Viet Cong rebellion. Diệm had been too independent and Washington replaced him with a more pliable leader to gain control over South Vietnam. President Kennedy's plans to withdraw 1,000 American soldiers from Vietnam became public. General Charles J. Timmes announced the plan in Saigon. Secretary McNamara met with military and civilian leaders in Hawaii. The assessment of the progress of the war in South Vietnam was much more negative than in previous Hawaii meetings.