Which presidential platform promised to remove troops from Vietnam?

• A. John F. Kennedy
• B. Lyndon B. Johnson
• C. Gerald Ford
• D. Richard Nixon

Answer: (D)

Understanding campaign promises about ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam is about identifying who pledged to withdraw combat troops. Richard Nixon ran on Vietnamization, a plan to shift fighting to South Vietnamese forces and gradually pull American troops out while pursuing a negotiated settlement—“peace with honor.” That pledge directly fits the idea of removing troops from Vietnam. John F. Kennedy’s platform focused on increasing involvement early in the war, not a promise to pull out. Lyndon B. Johnson escalated U.S. troop presence and support for the war. Gerald Ford came to office after Nixon and did not run on a withdrawal promise as a central campaign point. So the candidate who promised to remove troops is Richard Nixon.