"PEACE WITH HONOR"
- Republican presidential contender Richard Nixon built on voter hostility toward youthful protestors and the counterculture
- He believed he represented the "silent majority" & americans that worked and paid taxes
- Inherited an increasingly unpopular war & nation that was driven by internal discord
- He promised to bring "peace with honor."
- Despite pledge of "peace with honor" Vietnam War continued for four more years before a peace settlement was
reached - Responsibility for the prolonged conflict rested with Henry A. Kissinger, a person of importance form the National Security Council.