英语演讲稿：The Great Silent Majority_英语演讲稿

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The war had been going on for four years. Thirty-one thousand Americans had been killed in action. The training program for the South Vietnamese was behind schedule. Five hundred forty-thousand Americans were in

From a political standpoint, this would have been a popular and easy course to follow.After all, we became involved in the war while my predecessor was in office. I could blame the defeat, which would be the result of my action, on him -- and come out as the peacemaker. Some put it to me quite bluntly: this was the only way to avoid allowing Johnson’s war to become Nixon’s war.

They then murdered more than 50,000 people and hundreds of thousands more died in slave labor camps.

I chose instead to change American policy on both the negotiating front and the battle front in order to end the war on many fronts.I initiated a pursuit for peace on many fronts. In a television speech on May 14, in a speech before the United Nations, on a number of other occasions, I set forth our peace proposals in great detail.

We have proposed to cease fire under international supervision.We have offered free elections under international supervision with the Communists participating in the organization and conduct of the elections as an organized political force.

We have declared that anything is negotiable, except the right of the people of South Vietnam

They demand our unconditional acceptance of their terms which are that we withdraw all American forces immediately and unconditionally and that we overthrow the government of South Vietnam

I recognized in January that a long and bitter war like this usually cannot be settled in a public forum.

Soon after my election, through an individual who was directly in contact on a personal basis with the leaders of North Vietnam, I made two private offers for a rapid, comprehensive settlement.

; Ambassador Lodge and I personally have met on a number of occasions with representatives of the Soviet Government to enlist their assistance in getting meaningful negotiations started.

on a personal basis for 25 years.Through him I sent a letter to Ho Chi .

“Dear Mr. President:

But precisely because of this gulf I wanted to take this opportunity to reaffirm in all solemnity my desire to work for a just peace. I deeply believe that the war in Vietnam

reply on Aug. 30, three days before his death. It simply reiterated the public position North VietnamThe full text of both letters is being released to the press.

No progress whatever has been made except agreement on the shape of the bargaining table.

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