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Nixon’s sidelining of, 6–10
See also Rogers, William
Sullivan, William, 230
Suri, Jeremi, 92
Taylor, Zachary, 85
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich, 129
Thich Huyen Quang, 134
Thieu. See Nguyen Van Thieu
Thieu-Ky-Khiem, 98, 107–108, 127–128
Tho. See Le Duc Tho
Thompson, Tommy, 53
Thuy. See Xuan Thuy
Time, Kissinger feature in, 165
Times of London, Christmas bombing criticisms in, 237–238
Tran Van Huong, 212
troop withdrawal
as cornerstone of Nixon Doctrine, 78
DRV’s refusals to match, 103–107
in finalized peace agreement, 210, 216, 224
Kissinger’s and Laird’s confrontation over, 28–33
Kissinger’s 1971 concessions on, 148–150
Kissinger’s recommendations on timing of, 136–137
negotiations affected by, 32–33, 41–42, 60–63, 68–69, 98–99, 120
in 1972 September peace talks, 201–202
in 1972 summer peace talks, 190–199
Nixon’s 1972 speeding up of, 164–165
public support gained by, 76–77
Truman, Harry S., 4, 123
Truong Chinh, 193
unilateral withdrawal
Kissinger’s opposition to, 23–24, 26–27, 30–31
Laird’s plan for, 28–33
United States (US)
domestic politics of. See domestic politics
Kissinger’s views on world role of, 44–45, 92
Mao’s interest in meeting with, 131–132
1964 presidential elections in, 13–15
1968 presidential elections in, 1–5
1972 presidential elections in, 160–161, 177–178, 200, 204, 226
peace agreement negotiated with. See peace agreement
peace talks with. See peace talks
troop withdrawal by. See troop withdrawal
urbanization, of South Vietnam, 110–111
Vance, Cyrus, 50
VCP. See Vietnamese Communist Party
victory
Kissinger’s declarations of, 241–244
Nixon’s declarations of, 238
Vien. See Coa Van Vien
Viet Cong. See National Liberation Front
Vietnam
influences shaping Kissinger’s policy on, 11–21
Kissinger’s and Nixon’s shared views on, 11
Kissinger’s contempt for, 99
Kissinger’s Foreign Affairs article on, 21–26
Kissinger’s 1965 visit to, 15–21
Kissinger’s strategy for ending war in, 21–36
map of, xviii (fig.)
US troop withdrawal from. See troop withdrawal
Vietnam Special Studies Group (VSSG), cease-fire options study by, 122
Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), 149
Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP)
early 1970 willingness to negotiate, 86–88
Easter Offensive of, 168–179
Vietnamization, 29, 70
as cornerstone of Nixon Doctrine, 78
negotiations affected by, 32–33, 41–42, 60–63, 68–69, 98–99, 120
Nixon’s claims of success of, 145
as path to peace, 165–166
public support gained by, 76–77
Vo Nguyen Giap, 87
Vo Van Sung, 158
VSSG. See Vietnam Special Studies Group
VVAW. See Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Walters, Vernon, 65
War of the Flags, 243
Washington. See United States
Washington Post
criticisms of Nixon’s 1972 military escalations, 183
Pakistan story in, 162–163
Pentagon Papers published by, 158
reaction to Nixon’s January 1972 speech in, 167–168
Watergate story published in, 189
Watergate, 189
Watts, William, 117–118
Westmoreland, William
Kissinger’s critiques of, 22–23
Kissinger’s 1965 meeting with, 20–21
in Laos invasion, 141–142, 144
Wheeler, Earle, 33–34
in 1970 Cambodia military offensive, 113–114
Pruning Knife opposition by, 74–75
in secret Cambodia bombings, 36–42
White House
Kissinger’s secret meetings at basement entrance of, 37
Laird’s monitoring of, 74
May 1970 protestor march on, 117
Nixon’s move of negotiations into, 47
Nixon’s self-isolation in, 90, 129
Nixon’s September 1970 retreat into, 129–130
White House chief of staff. See Haldeman, H. R.
White House Years (Kissinger), 5, 94
Wicker, Tom, 117
withdrawal, troop. See troop withdrawal
Woodward, Bob, 189
Xuan Thuy
Kissinger’s secret 1969 negotiations with, 60–66
1970 April meeting with, 107–109
1970 February meeting with, 91, 93, 95–100
1970 March meeting with, 100–107
1971 talks with, 148–159
response to Nixon’s 1970 October standstill cease-fire speech, 135
September 1970 meeting with, 124–132
Zhou Enlai, 7
Dong’s 1970 meeting with, 130–131
Kissinger’s 1971 discussions with, 150
Ziegler, Ron, 168
Zumwalt, Elmo, 94
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