Waging Peace - Please read the exchange of letters between American President Lyndon Johnson and North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh that took place in February 1967:http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1967-vietnam-letters1.html.a. What recent North Vietnamese statements spurred President Johnson to initiate this peace initiative? What difficulties did Johnson believe were inherent in the North Vietnamese proposal?b. What proposal did President Johnson make to break the diplomatic logjam and to start meaningful negotiations between North Vietnam and the United States?c. In his response to President Johnson, which nation did President Ho Chi Minh cast as the aggressor in the Vietnam War? In general, how did he characterize the conflict? Explain.d. Was there any common ground in the
two leaders' proposals? Whose proposal do you find more reasonable? Why?e. If you were President of North Vietnam, would you have pursued a more conciliatory diplomatic line than President Ho Chi Minh? Explain.
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