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"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."--Oath of Office of the President of the United StatesRight hand held high, Richard M. Nixon was sworn into the office he had already betrayed. In the months before the 1968 election, Nixon and his allies--including the "Dragon Lady" Anna Chennault and Henry Kissinger--collaborated with foreign nationals to undermine Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam peace talks in order to curry public favor for Nixon and his secret plan to bring an end to the Vietnam War. Nixon's sabotage extended the brutal conflict, ultimately costing thousands of lives. This incisive account reveals the true Nixon and shakes the fundamental trust we place in our leaders.
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Fulsom, a former White House correspondent, describes how Richard Nixon sabotaged President Johnson's Paris peace talks with Vietnam in 1968 to gain favor with the American public. Nixon had campaigned on the promise to end the Vietnam War and knew that he would not win the election if Johnson secured peace, as he backed Democratic candidate and vice president Hubert Humphrey. Using socialite and lobbyist Anna Chennault and South Vietnam's ambassador to Washington, Bui Dem, as conduits, Nixon made false promises to the South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu that he could give him a better deal when he became president, and Thieu then pulled out of Johnson's negotiations. The author relates the events that occurred, including Johnson and Humphrey's silence about the crime, Nixon's coverup, the connection to Watergate, declassification of the evidence against Nixon in the X Envelope, and whether the crime was treason. The appendix lists documents contained in the X Envelope. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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