It is February 1968. The US and South Vietnamese forces have pushed back the VC forces
after the Tet Offensive. But the political damage has been done. You are
a top policy advisor to the President. Draft a memo to President Johnson
outlining what policies the United States has used to win the war in
Vietnam - which ones have worked, which ones have not worked.
Then, advise the President on what course of action he should take:
Should the United States withdraw from Vietnam, increase and widen the
war, or maintain the current policies and status quo. In your
recommendation, give reasons for your suggested course of action and
possible outcomes. Here is a suggested format for the memo (you can use
any format you wish)If
you want to read an actual policy memo to The President during this era,
the National Archives has resleased a copy of a policy memo from Henry
Kissinger to President Nixon. Click on the link below to see that memo:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20061001/peanuts.pdf
February 15, 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM: (YOUR NAME), Foreign Policy Advisor
SUBJECT: US Policy in Southeast Asia
(INSERT YOUR TEXT HERE)
Your essay will be graded using the following rubric:
Writing Style (50 Points)
Sentence and Paragraph Structure - 10
points
Grammar and Spelling- 10 points
Clarity - 10 points
Organization - 10 points
Introduction and Conclusion - 10 points
United States Policies to Win the War (50 Points)
Policies that have worked - 25 points
Policies that have not worked - 25 points
Course of Action President Should Take (50 Points)
Clarity of Description of Action-
25 points
Reasonableness of Actions - 25 points
Reasons for Recommendations (25 Points)
Possible Outcomes (25 points)
If you have questions about this exam, be sure to ask.
Be sure to use
the Discussion Board in the left hand Navigation Bar to discuss this Mid-Term with your fellow students. Sharing ideas is
not cheating. Having someone else write your essay for you is. Since you have
time to write and edit, take advantage of your spell checker and grammar checker before
you send me your essay.
Click on this link to email
me your completed essay bhaulman@greenriver.edu
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