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Events on Friday 25 July 1969 1
1969Nixon Doctrine AnnouncedNixon outlines reduced US ground involvement in Asian warsPresident Richard Nixon announced what became known as the Nixon Doctrine on 25 July 1969, stating that the United States would help allies defend themselves but would no longer commit large numbers of American ground troops to wars in Asia. The policy underpinned the Vietnamization of the Vietnam War.