Nixon Doctrine

Examples of Nixon Doctrine in the following topics:

• Nixon and Foreign Policy

  • Under the Nixon Doctrine, the U.S. continued to assist its allies through economic aid and military supplies while encouraging allies' self defense.
  • Nixon formed what became known as the Nixon Doctrine, an approach to the Cold War in which the United States would continue to assist its allies but would not assume the responsibility of defending the entire non-communist world.
  • The Nixon Doctrine (also known as the Guam Doctrine) was first issued by Nixon in a press conference in Guam on July 25, 1969.
  • The Nixon administration also applied the Nixon Doctrine to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region, giving military aid to Iran and Saudi Arabia.
  • According to author Michael Klare, application of the Nixon Doctrine "opened the floodgates" of U.S. military aid to allies in the Persian Gulf, setting the stage for the Carter Doctrine in 1980.

• Vietnam Becomes Nixon's War

  • The Nixon Doctrine aimed to gradually strengthen South Vietnamese forces so they could defend against North Vietnam without U.S. support.
  • This policy became the cornerstone of the Nixon Doctrine.
  • Adjusting to Nixon's policy of Vietnamization, General Creighton W.
  • The following year, Nixon launched military incursions into Cambodian territory.
  • Analyze Nixon's strategies for ending American involvement in the Vietnam War

• Gradual Withdrawal

  • Nixon attempted to gradually remove U.S. troops to buy time and build up the strength of the South Vietnamese armed forces.
  • This policy became the cornerstone of the so-called Nixon Doctrine.
  • Adjusting to Nixon's policy of Vietnamization, General Creighton W.
  • To help buy time, Nixon ordered the bombing of Cambodia in 1969 and ground incursions into Laos and Cambodia in 1970.
  • Nixon announced the ground invasion of Cambodia to the American public on April 30, 1970, sparking renewed protests.

• The Election of 1960

  • Kennedy beat Vice President Richard Nixon by a very narrow margin.
  • In August of 1960, most polls gave Nixon a lead over Kennedy.
  • However, Nixon was plagued by bad luck throughout the fall campaign.
  • In August, President Eisenhower made televised comments that hurt Nixon.
  • On the other hand, Nixon's running mate ran a lethargic campaign and made additional mistakes which hurt Nixon.

• The Nixon Administration

  • Nixon became only the second Republican President elected since 1932.
  • Nixon achieved some successes in the realm of foreign policy.
  • The Nixon administration also improved diplomatic relations with the USSR.
  • During this era, Nixon contended with budget deficits and high inflation.
  • Nixon also sparred with democratic senators over national health insurance.

• Nixon and the Economy

  • Nixon thus perceived a threat to his reelection chances in the state of the economy.
  • The primary goal of Nixon's economic policy was the reduction of inflation rates.
  • The Democratic majorities, knowing Nixon had opposed such controls through his career, did not expect Nixon to actually use this authority.
  • Because Nixon made the decision without consulting any interested foreign parties, the international community deemed the new American policies the "Nixon Shock."
  • Richard Nixon at Opening Day of the Washington Senator's Baseball Season, 1969

• Containment in Foreign Policy

  • The basis of the doctrine was articulated in a 1946 cable by U.S. diplomat George F.
  • Truman pledged to, "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. " This pledge became known as the Truman Doctrine.
  • The Soviet Union first nuclear test in 1949 prompted the National Security Council to formulate a revised security doctrine.
  • Dulles was named Secretary of State by incoming President Dwight Eisenhower, but Eisenhower's decision not to intervene during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 made containment a bipartisan doctrine.
  • Nixon, who replaced Johnson in 1969, referred to his foreign policy as détente, or a relaxation of tension.

• Containment

  • The basis of the doctrine was articulated in a 1946 cable by U.S. diplomat George F.
  • Although President Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) toyed with the rival doctrine of rollback, he refused to intervene in the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
  • President Richard Nixon (1969–74), working with his top advisor Henry Kissinger, rejected containment in favor of friendly relations (or détente) with the Soviet Union and China.
  • This pledge became known as the Truman Doctrine.
  • The Soviet Union's first nuclear test in 1949 prompted the National Security Council to formulate a revised security doctrine.

• Nixon in China

  • With relations between the Soviet Union and China at a low point—border clashes between the two took place during Nixon's first year in office—Nixon sent private word to the Chinese that he desired closer relations.
  • On Nixon's orders, television was strongly favored over printed publications, as Nixon felt that the medium would capture the visit much better than print.
  • The repercussions of Nixon's visit to China were vast.
  • Nixon and Brezhnev proclaimed a new era of "peaceful coexistence".
  • First Lady Pat Nixon Tours Begjing during the Presidential Visit to China.

• Partisan Cooperation and Conflict

  • The 80th Congress included Republican freshmen who would become prominent in the years to come, including Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy and California Congressman Richard Nixon.
  • Although he claimed no personal expertise on foreign matters, Truman won bipartisan support for both the Truman Doctrine, which formalized a policy of Soviet containment, and the Marshall Plan, which aimed to help rebuild postwar Europe.
  • Republican Richard NIxon's first term as a Congressman was during the 80th Congress, which Truman nicknamed the "Do Nothing Congress