Kissinger tells Nixon Vietnam cease-fire agreement ready 40 years ago today (1973)


Video: Jan. 11, 1973 (6:03)

(Thursday, January 11, 1973; during the Vietnam War) — National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger cabled U.S. President Richard Nixon from Paris today that the agreement to end the Vietnam War was ready. The terms were almost identical to those laid down in October 1972.