Richard Nixon actually said...

It will always be not what happens to forces of South Vietnam, but it will be whether or not the President as Commander in Chief considers that North Vietnamese activities are endangering or may endanger the American forces as we continue to withdraw.

Context

The President's News Conference on Foreign Policy

03/13/1971

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