On This Day: Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating... (1969)

On July 25, 1969: Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.

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