Fatal Politics: The Nixon Tapes, Vietnam . . . Episode Four, "Poll-Tested Bombing," Part One

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Uploaded on Oct 23, 2008

In 1969, Richard Nixon's first year in the White House, the Republican National Committee had a secret poll conducted on Vietnam exit strategies. The most popular strategy was a six-month plan to bomb the North and blockade Haiphong Harbor until Hanoi agreed to a favorable compromise. Nixon announced the bombing and mining of the North on May 8, 1972--exactly six months, minus one day, before the election.

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