Nixon Doctrine

Examples of Nixon Doctrine in the following topics:

• Nixon and Foreign Policy

  • Under the Nixon Doctrine, the U.S. continued to assist its allies through economic aid and military supplies while encouraging allies' self defense.
  • Nixon formed what became known as the Nixon Doctrine, an approach to the Cold War in which the United States would continue to assist its allies but would not assume the responsibility of defending the entire non-communist world.
  • The Nixon Doctrine (also known as the Guam Doctrine) was first issued by Nixon in a press conference in Guam on July 25, 1969.
  • The Nixon administration also applied the Nixon Doctrine to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region, giving military aid to Iran and Saudi Arabia.
  • According to author Michael Klare, application of the Nixon Doctrine "opened the floodgates" of U.S. military aid to allies in the Persian Gulf, setting the stage for the Carter Doctrine in 1980.

• Vietnam Becomes Nixon's War

  • The Nixon Doctrine aimed to gradually strengthen South Vietnamese forces so they could defend against North Vietnam without U.S. support.
  • This policy became the cornerstone of the Nixon Doctrine.
  • Adjusting to Nixon's policy of Vietnamization, General Creighton W.
  • The following year, Nixon launched military incursions into Cambodian territory.
  • Analyze Nixon's strategies for ending American involvement in the Vietnam War

• Gradual Withdrawal

  • Nixon attempted to gradually remove U.S. troops to buy time and build up the strength of the South Vietnamese armed forces.
  • This policy became the cornerstone of the so-called Nixon Doctrine.
  • Adjusting to Nixon's policy of Vietnamization, General Creighton W.
  • To help buy time, Nixon ordered the bombing of Cambodia in 1969 and ground incursions into Laos and Cambodia in 1970.
  • Nixon announced the ground invasion of Cambodia to the American public on April 30, 1970, sparking renewed protests.

• Executive Privilege

  • The concept of executive privilege is not mentioned explicitly in the United States Constitution, but the Supreme Court of the United States ruled it to be an element of the separation of powers doctrine, and/or derived from the supremacy of the executive branch in its own area of Constitutional activity.
  • The Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of this doctrine in United States v.
  • Nixon, but only to the extent of confirming that there is a qualified privilege.
  • Nixon, the 1974 case involving the demand by Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox that President Richard Nixon produce the audiotapes of conversations he and his colleagues had in the Oval Office of the White House in connection with criminal charges being brought against members of the Nixon Administration .
  • Nixon invoked the privilege and refused to produce any records.

• The Cold War and Containment

  • The basis of the doctrine was articulated in a 1946 cable by United States diplomat, George F.
  • Although President Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) toyed with the rival doctrine of rollback, he refused to intervene in the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
  • President Richard Nixon (1969–74), working with his top advisor Henry Kissinger, rejected containment in favor of friendly relations with the Soviet Union and China; this détente, or relaxation of tensions, involved expanded trade and cultural contacts.
  • Kennan was the diplomat behind the doctrine of containment.
  • Discuss the doctrine of Containment and its role during the Cold War

• The Supreme Court as Policy Makers

  • More recently, many feared that President Nixon would refuse to comply with the Court's order in United States v.
  • Nixon (1974) to surrender the Watergate tapes.
  • Nixon ultimately complied with the Supreme Court's ruling.
  • The Supreme Court is not immune from political and institutional restraints: lower federal courts and state courts sometimes resist doctrinal innovations, as do law enforcement officials.
  • Nixon (1974).

• The Election of 1960

  • Kennedy beat Vice President Richard Nixon by a very narrow margin.
  • In August of 1960, most polls gave Nixon a lead over Kennedy.
  • However, Nixon was plagued by bad luck throughout the fall campaign.
  • In August, President Eisenhower made televised comments that hurt Nixon.
  • On the other hand, Nixon's running mate ran a lethargic campaign and made additional mistakes which hurt Nixon.

• The Nixon Administration

  • Nixon became only the second Republican President elected since 1932.
  • Nixon achieved some successes in the realm of foreign policy.
  • The Nixon administration also improved diplomatic relations with the USSR.
  • During this era, Nixon contended with budget deficits and high inflation.
  • Nixon also sparred with democratic senators over national health insurance.

• Nixon and the Economy

  • Nixon thus perceived a threat to his reelection chances in the state of the economy.
  • The primary goal of Nixon's economic policy was the reduction of inflation rates.
  • The Democratic majorities, knowing Nixon had opposed such controls through his career, did not expect Nixon to actually use this authority.
  • Because Nixon made the decision without consulting any interested foreign parties, the international community deemed the new American policies the "Nixon Shock."
  • Richard Nixon at Opening Day of the Washington Senator's Baseball Season, 1969

• The Monroe Doctrine