What if President Nixon had seen the Vietnam War through to the end? This episode rewrites the chaotic fall of Saigon into a scenario where Nixon remained in power and recommitted U.S. support to South Vietnam. Through imagined speeches, press conferences, and alternate news reports, we hear how Nixon might have altered the course of history in Southeast Asia. It's a world where the Paris Peace Accords held… and America won the peace.
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