Word: humphreyism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey declared his support for a bombing halt for all for North Vietnam and a de-Americanization of the war last night in a halfhour televised speech...
...speech Humphrey set forth a four point plan for bringing an honorable peace to South Vietnam. The aim of his steps, he made clear, would be to deescalate the conflict in Southeast Asia...
...complete bombing halt. "As President I would stop the bombing of the North as a risk of key importance," said Humphrey...
...Americanization of the war and an increase in the load of fighting carried on by the Army of South Vietnam. In explaining this point which he said would be "possible next year," Humphrey stated, "I would take the risk....I would move towards a de-Americanization...
...Humphrey has been backing Johnson's policies while trying to make people believe they aren't his own, and refusing to state where exactly he stands...