Secretary of State William Rogers Signing the Vietnam Peace Agreements
1/27/1973
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Vietnam Peace Talks with POW Pictures.On January 27, 1973, the Paris Peace Accords officially ended the war in Vietnam. South Vietnamese President Thieu reluctantly signed after President Nixon secretly promised “swift and severe retaliatory action” if North Vietnam violated it.
Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger declared they had achieved “peace with honor” and hoped it would last long enough to give Saigon (South Vietnam) a fighting chance.
In fact the war was far from over. Fighting between Saigon and Hanoi (North Vietnam) continued and even increased in parts of South Vietnam. North Vietnam began preparations to overtake the South. President Nixon, embroiled in the Watergate scandal, did not have the political capital to provide the backup he had promised.
Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger declared they had achieved “peace with honor” and hoped it would last long enough to give Saigon (South Vietnam) a fighting chance.
In fact the war was far from over. Fighting between Saigon and Hanoi (North Vietnam) continued and even increased in parts of South Vietnam. North Vietnam began preparations to overtake the South. President Nixon, embroiled in the Watergate scandal, did not have the political capital to provide the backup he had promised.
This primary source comes from the Collection RN-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 27580141
Full Citation: Photograph E0119-08A; Secretary of State William Rogers Signing the Vietnam Peace Agreements; 1/27/1973; Nixon White House Photographs, 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974; Collection RN-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration); Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/rogers-signing-vietnam-peace, April 24, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.