1972: Vietnam

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While the public peace talks in Paris remained stalemated, a clear breakthrough was scored in secret negotiations between President Richard M. Nixon's adviser for national security, Henry Kissinger, and a member of the North Vietnamese Politburo, Le Duc Tho. This breakthrough, announced by both... ...