Nguyen Van Thieu, trained in France and the U.S., becomes President of South Vietnam. Tet Offensive begins as Viet Cong attack South Vietnamese cities and towns. Richard Nixon is elected to the presidency. Ho Chi Minh dies in Hanoi at age 79. D.C. Nixon begins gradual withdrawal of American troops.
Protests continue in the U.S., while American troop withdrawal continues in Vietnam.
North Vietnam launches increased offensive against South Vietnam. Nixon announces intensification of American bombing of North Vietnam. Nixon re-elected, November 7th, in a landslide. Last American troops leave Vietnam, March 29, leaving extensive embassy personnel. Thieu declares that war has begun again.