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01/20/1969: Richard Nixon inaugurated
Nixon is sworn into office as the thirty-seventh President of the United States. -
02/23/1969: Nixon visits Brussels
Nixon begins an eight-day European visit in Brussels. -
03/04/1969: Warning to Viet Cong
Nixon warns that the United States will take action in the event of a new Viet Cong offensive. -
04/30/1969: Consolidating federal aid
Nixon asks that Congress be granted authority to consolidate federal assistance programs to states and cities, giving locals greater control over the use of federal funds. -
05/14/1969: Withdrawal from South Vietnam
Nixon proposes a plan whereby the United States and North Vietnam would agree to withdraw forces from South Vietnam. -
05/27/1969: Post Office goes public
Nixon asks that Congress make the Post Office department a public corporation. -
07/25/1969: The "Nixon Doctrine"
Nixon affirms his desire to withdraw U.S. troops from southeast Asia and declares that individual nations will bear a larger responsibility for their own security. Initially referred to as the “Guam Doctrine,” this statement later becomes known as the “Nixon Doctrine.”