Essays in History

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…imactic battle. By arguing for American aid to support the right of the South Vietnamese people to "self-determination," and later on grounds of honoring commitments so made, Nixon fought the war of ideas on the doves' strong turf and allowed Fulbright to appropriate the realist language that properly should have been his. The Administration could have utilized the prestige of the Presidency to buttress any number of arguments. A victory for Hanoi could res