Richard Nixon on Vietnam War
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“Tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support.”
Speaking to troops in Vietnam in 1969, Nixon optimistically predicted historical recognition of the war as one of America's finest hours, despite its unpopularity and challenges.
“But also out here in this dreary, difficult war, I think history will record that this may have been one of America's finest hours, because we took a difficult task and we succeeded.”