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363-05021 to 363-05023.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-05021 to 363-05023
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Title
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Article about the US presidential elections
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Description
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Original title "elect", Keever's title "Fate of South Vietnam Hanged on U.S. Presidential Elections, Hoping for Nixon to Win", Article draft about the effect of American elections on Vietnamese policy and their preference for Nixon, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-3
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SAIGON, NOVEMBER 5-The mood of this harried capital fluotated
sharply with the direct-radio broadcasts funneling in the American Presidential
election returns. The feeling here is that many of the in crucial
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future developments regarding the fate of Victnam hinged on the outo one of
the election--and there were big hopes for a Nixon victory an
in sia both American and Vietnamese leadership oiroles.
"PRESIDENT THIEU IS SWAITING FOR NIXON TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT
LAS ACTS,"
middle-of-the-road, Southern newspaper,
banner headline of the "Tieng Noi Dan Too" (ode 01 (Voice of the
R OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE HE FEU
people Nation) which seemed to typify the
was the
reaction that a Nixon
what the GOP candidate called
victory would get Vietnam out of the "diplomatic disaster"
it was
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now muddling thro
in which is was now quagmired,
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Most believed that peace would come to Vietnam no matter which
candidate w major candidate was elected; "Nixon and Humphrey are same-same",
one news Vietnamese newspaper odio editorialized. But, many thought that
Nixon had a firmer-and clearer-stand position which would get better peace
terms toxton for South Vietnam-and ono more likely to prevent a coalition
government from being fo formed here.
military officer,
One on senior American official, speaking prica privately, explained
the typical American and pro-government Vietnamese reaction whon he said:
"I'm leery of Humphrey," he said.
Department boys he'll bring in.
"And I'm leory of those State
They'll start counting up the number
They
of North Vietnamese battalion now out-side of South Vietnam-nearly 50 of them
now and will say a 'okay let's start pulling out an American division.
won't listen to Abrams when he says 'hey, those NVA battalions aren't
very far out of the country and what happens if they come back in."
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Still, the most "terrifying"
WAS
thought to one American is that "the
whole election will go into the House and we'll be without a firm leadership
during the critical time when we need it most.
of all things for our national position."
This would be the worst
Some American military were attracted to the Wallac ticket, but
rejected that he was "the right man for this time." "Wallace would say
'okay, let's create a coastline for Laos,"
meaning that Wallace would bomb Vietnam North Vietnam 18to the South
China See
one
young G. I. said,
Vietnam war had affected
In shoo short, the mood was that after
American politios and the shape of the election for the past three years
and now it was time for the American election to influence the course
loation
of the Viet war and the mind of peace it would inhorit.
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Date
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1968, Nov. 5
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Subject
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Presidents--Election--1968; United States--Relations--Vietnam (Republic); Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Public opinion
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6311
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B10, F39
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Format
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dispatches
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
