Nixon Doctrine: What is it?

The Nixon Doctrine was a new US foreign policy strategy established in 1969, allowing the US to exit the Vietnam War. The strategy proposed that afflicted countries should provide most of the manpower for their defense, with the US providing aid and assistance. The doctrine also included diplomatic efforts with communist countries and the training […]

Elvis Presley meets Richard Nixon: What happened?

Elvis Presley visited the White House in 1970 to request a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge, which he believed would allow him to carry guns and drugs. He gifted President Nixon a Colt .45 pistol, but the Secret Service confiscated it. Elvis died of a drug overdose in 1977, and Nixon resigned in […]

Who’s Richard Nixon?

Richard Nixon was the 37th US president, serving from 1969 to 1974. He was involved in the Watergate scandal and resigned before impeachment. Nixon’s presidency included ending the Vietnam War and opening diplomacy with China, but his political career was tarnished. He died in 1994. Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. […]

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