What President ended the war in Vietnam?

The end of the Vietnam War on April 30, 1975, was a much-anticipated and emotionally fraught event for the American public. In our May 5, 1975, issue, Newsweek wrote about President Gerald Ford’s April 23 speech at Tulane University in New Orleans, during which he announced the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. read more

By the end of his second term as president, his approval rates plunged to an all-time low as the end of the Vietnam War was nowhere in sight after the Viet Cong’s Tet Offensive. On March 31, 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, Johnson announced he would not seek reelection. read more