Despite claims by Richard Nixon that he would end the war in Vietnam in his 1968 Presidential campaign, he still hadn't done it by the end of his first term as President. He claimed he had a secret plan to end the war in order to get people to vote for him in hopes of finally getting away from Vietnam. Contrary to his promise, the soldiers sent to Vietnam actually increased during his first term. During his second campaign, he once again claimed to be ending the war, stating that "Peace is at hand." The war finally ended in 1973 during his second term.
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