Coordinates: 39Â°21â²N 97Â°10â²W / 39.350Â°N 97.167Â°W / 39.350; -97.167. Clay County (county code CY) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,535. Its county seat and most populous city is Clay Center.
Nixon wanted 'Peace with Honour' in which he would withdraw all U.S forces from Vietnam within 60 days and that the North Vietnamese would hand over all U.S prisoners of war. Nixon had made a pledge in 1968 to make an honourable end to the war. But of course the prestige of the U.S as a superpower was on the line.
May 14, 1969 - During his first TV speech on Vietnam, President Nixon presents a peace plan in which America and North Vietnam would simultaneously pull out of South Vietnam over the next year. The offer is rejected by Hanoi. June 8, 1969 - President Nixon meets South Vietnam's President Nguyen Van Thieu at Midway Island and informs him U.S. troop levels are going to be sharply reduced. During a press briefing with Thieu, Nixon announces Vietnamization of the war and a U.S. troop withdrawal of 25,000 men.