Jessica- Vietnam War in 1973

1973


Many things occurred in the Vietnam War in the year 1973. On January 8, the final stage of peace talks began and on January 15, U.S. President Nixon pronounces a halt to all U.S. offensive action against North Vietnam. On January 23, President Nixon announced an agreement "to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and S.E. Asia" and four days later, it is the official end of the Vietnam War. The US withdrew its remaining 2,500 troops from South Vietnam on March 29 and this date also marked the actual end of military involvement in Vietnam. Finally on November 7 of the year 1973, Congress dealt President Nixon a stunning setback when it voted to override his veto of legislation limiting presidential powers to commit US forces abroad without congressional approval. Congress, with the Vietnam War and the showdown over continued bombing in Cambodia behind it, was anxious to reassert its role in the conduct of the country's foreign affairs which was the War Powers Act. Between the dates of the 27th of January and the 29th of March 1973, a total of 587 military and civilian prisoners were released by the North Vietnamese, and during that same period, 23,500 US troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam.

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