Kissinger's Role In The Vietnam War

When Richard Nixon was elected to the White House in November 1968, the external situation of the United States during the Cold War, has worsened over the years. The nuclear threat was still present. The country was sinking more and more in the Vietnam War in 1968 exceeding the 500,000 men in the field. The political horizon is blocked and the room for maneuver restricted American.

When Nixon called Kissinger to be National Security Adviser, head of the National Security Council, he has the idea that this man will help meet the challenges of America. Confronting the communist revolution throughout the world, Kissinger will however refuse rigidity, which for him can be dangerous in this nuclear age and to seek compromise and diplomacy