Word: nixon
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...South Viet Nam. Lodge had refused, claimed Thuy, because the discussion would not be confined to mutual troop withdrawals. What else did Thuy want to talk about? Plans for a coalition government in the South-a topic Lodge obviously could not discuss unless there were a major change in Nixon's Viet Nam policy...
...knows more about the issues than Phil-and no one can read between the lines the way he can." At the moment, there are not many lines to read. The failure to replace Lodge with a well-known figure would be a clear signal to Hanoi that Nixon's patience with the talks is running...
...World War II. Conquered by the U.S. in the last bloody battles of the war, it remained an American-occupied area even after Japan regained its sovereignty. Last week victor and vanquished moved to restore the island to its old owner. After two days of talks in Washington, President Nixon and Premier Eisaku Sato agreed to a timetable for the long-promised return to Japanese control of the Ryukyu chain, of which Okinawa is the largest island...
Arms for Athens. Such hopes are likely to be disappointed soon. After a long period of deliberation, President Nixon has appointed a new Ambassador to Greece, Career Diplomat Henry J. Tasca, who is awaiting Senate confirmation. More important, the Administration has decided in principle to resume the full arms aid to Greece that was suspended in 1967 to show U.S. displeasure at the military takeover...
Again Richard Nixon was not far offstage. Like the first speech, the Montgomery message was written by Nixon Speechwriter Pat Buchanan and circulated around the White House before delivery. There were other similarities. As in Des Moines, some worthy targets loomed in Agnew's sights; as in Des Moines, his ammunition was faulty...