~The Vietnam War from 1954 to 1975 was a conflict between the communist government of North Vietnam and its Southern allies. Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. He was the second of five sons of Francis Anthony Nixon (1878-1956), who struggled to make a living running a grocery store. The Tet Offensive began years ago in Vietnam, but eventually ended up on televisions across America, helping to bring down President Lyndon Johnson's administration. How Congress Got Us Out of Vietnam. Since then, when President Bush proposed a troop surge in Iraq, the administration has responded to legislative criticism by declaring that Congress cannot shoulder the responsibility of waging an effective war. You can't fight a war by committee, Vice President Richard Cheney told FOX: ~ The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies that developed after the Second World War. Its name was first given to it by George Orwell in a published article. Orwell understood it as a nuclear standoff between “superstates.” The Vietnam War ended, years of fighting and more, and millions of Vietnamese died. Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. North Vietnamese tactics, management, and resilience helped overcome the super. For the purposes of this case study, foreign policy will be defined as “the pursuit of a country’s vital national interests beyond its borders.” The case that will be examined will be that of Lyndon B. Johnson and how his policies during the Vietnam War were intended to protect American interests. He was handcuffed by the numerous commitments of presidents.