Sixties Activist Reflects on the Anniversary of the Nixon Doctrine on the Vietnam War

Sixties Activist and Author Timothy Fitzgerald Reflects on the
Anniversary of the Nixon Doctrine on the Vietnam War

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As a qualified historian, Timothy Fitzgerald authored "The Wawona
Brotherhood: The San Jose State Campus Revolt" in which he chronicles
his experiences at San Jose State University during the turbulent
1960s through the early 1970s. As a campus leader, Fitzgerald was a
widely recognized authority in the 1960s at San Jose State.
Fitzgerald reflects on the anniversary of the Nixon Doctrine on the
Vietnam War. Students across the nation were outraged by the Nixon
Doctrine, because it failed to bring American troops home
immediately. On July 25, 1969, President Richard Nixon established
the Nixon Doctrine under which American troops in Vietnam would
slowly be replaced by South Vietnamese troops. According to the
doctrine, South Vietnamese allies in the Vietnam War would be
responsible for handling their own military defense. President Nixon
later made his sole visit to Vietnam on July 30, 1969.

July 22, 2010

As a qualified historian, Fitzgerald authored "The Wawona
Brotherhood: The San Jose State Campus Revolt" in which he chronicles
his experiences at San Jose State University during the turbulent
1960s through the early 1970s. In his eight-year quest to obtain his
bachelor's degree, Mr. Fitzgerald battled mental illness and poverty.
As a campus leader, Fitzgerald was a widely recognized authority in
the 1960s at San Jose State.

On July 25, 1969, President Richard Nixon established the Nixon
Doctrine under which American troops in Vietnam would slowly be
replaced by South Vietnamese troops. According to the doctrine, South
Vietnamese allies in the Vietnam War would be responsible for
handling their own military defense. President Nixon later made his
sole visit to Vietnam on July 30, 1969.

At the time, Timothy Fitzgerald (http://www.timfitzgerald.org) was a
23 years old student leader at San Jose State University. Forty-one
years later, Mr. Fitzgerald reflects on the impact of the Nixon
Doctrine on the Vietnam War.

"Students across the nation were outraged by the Nixon Doctrine,
because it failed to bring American troops home immediately," said
author and sixties activist Timothy Fitzgerald. "We fought back by
participating in the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, which was
the first nationwide protest against the Vietnam War under the Nixon
administration. I am proud that I along with millions of other
Americans across our nation participated."

"President Nixon was clearly out of touch with the mood of the youth
of American along with other anti-war activists during the Vietnam
War," continued Timothy Fitzgerald. "The history of student activism
made a tremendous difference in the anti-war efforts."

In 1969, Mr. Fitzgerald led the winning campaign that made history in
the state of California by mobilizing the San Jose State campus to
elect the first African-American campus student body president in the
state university system. In addition, he was instrumental in
desegregating off-campus student housing in San Jose. Furthermore,
Mr. Fitzgerald collaborated with establishment campus figures to
create a new governing system on the San Jose State campus.

Mr. Fitzgerald has been a community activist in San Jose for over
thirty years. He ran for San Jose City Council in the 1980s; and in
the 1990s, he ran for State Assembly. Mr. Fitzgerald is the former
Vice Chairman of the Disability Advisory Commission in San Jose. And
he is a former Green Party state leader.

At the age of 64, Timothy Fitzgerald currently is enrolled in the
over-60 program at San Jose State University as a post-graduate
student; and is now completing his third master's degree. He is on
track to be awarded this degree in fall 2010.

Mr. Fitzgerald has been a guest on American Voice Radio Network's New
World Order Disorder, LA Talk Radio's Bipolar Nation, San Francisco
radio station KPOO's Community Worker, San Jose radio station KKUP's
Silicon Valli Voice and has appeared on San Jose radio station KBAY
and Mammoth Lakes radio station KMMT. He also has been interviewed by
the San Jose State Spartan Daily along with the Mammoth Times and Los
Gatos Times Weekly.

For more information about author and community activist Timothy
Fitzgerald, visit his Web site www.timfitzgerald.org. For interviews,
e-mail timothyfitzgerald97 (at) yahoo (dot) com or call 408.726.9940.

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