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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (182332)	2/13/2012 5:01:07 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 544143

What Viet Nam War deceptions are you talking about with regard to Nixon? Oh, I'm not going there. I've no desire whatsoever to relive all that mess. His entire public position on Vietnam was based on multiple deceptions--massively documented in more than a few books. The Cambodia bombing was simply one illustration.

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (182332)	2/13/2012 5:03:30 PM
From: jim heger	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 544143

John could be referring to Nixon's successful, treasonous intervention in the '68 Paris Peace talks. By promising Thieu a better deal later (after the election), Nixon ruined the chance for a much earlier end to the war. Tens of thousands of our guys & hundreds of thousands Viet Namese paid the price. hnn.us ?President Johnson: Now, I’m reading their hand, Everett. I don’t want to get this in the campaign. ?Dirksen: That’s right. ?President Johnson: And they oughtn’t to be doing this. This is treason. ?Dirksen: I know. ?President Johnson: I don’t know whether it’s [Melvin] Laird; I don’t know who it is that is putting it out, but here is the UPI [item number] 48 that came in tonight. ?Dirksen: Yeah. ?President Johnson: And I’m calling you only after talking to [Dean] Rusk and [Clark] Clifford and all of ‘em, who thought that somebody ought to be notified as to what’s happening. ?[Break.] ?President Johnson: Now, I can identify ‘em, because I know who’s doing this. I don’t want to identify it. I think it would shock America if a principal candidate was playing with a source like this on a matter this important. ?Dirksen: Yeah. ?President Johnson: I don’t want to do that. ?Dirksen: Yeah.