"Salted Peanuts" Memo from Secretary Kissinger to President Nixon
9/10/1969
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Nixon’s National Security Adviser, Henry Kissinger thought President Nixon's plan of "Vietnamization" (increasingly turning the war over to the South Vietnamese) made no sense. How could he put pressure on Hanoi when the United States was pulling out troops? After Nixon committed to this course of action, Kissinger sent this memo complaining, "withdrawal of U.S. troops will become like 'salted peanuts' to the American public: The more U.S. troops come home the more will be demanded."
Full Citation: 'Salted Peanuts' Memo from Secretary Kissinger to President Nixon; 9/10/1969; Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/salted-peanuts-memo-kissinger-nixon, May 16, 2024]