The quote below is an excerpt from a speech given by President Richard Nixon on November 3, 1969:

The defense of freedom is everybody's business not just America's business. And it is particularly the responsibility of the people whose freedom is threatened. In the previous administration, we Americanized the war in Vietnam. In this administration, we are Vietnamizing the search for peace.
Source: http://vietnam.vassar.edu/overview/doc14.html

What change in policy was President Nixon promising to make in this speech?

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The quote below is an excerpt from a speech given by President Richard Nixon on November 3, 1969:

The defense of freedom is everybody's business not just America's business. And it is particularly the responsibility of the people whose freedom is threatened. In the previous administration, we Americanized the war in Vietnam. In this administration, we are Vietnamizing the search for peace. 
Source: http://vietnam.vassar.edu/overview/doc14.html

What change in policy was President Nixon promising to make in this speech?

LootAtTheTime · Answer

So what im getting from this quote is that hes saying that we (as Americans,) took our view of peace and tried to Americanize the Vietnamese and now we are trying to step back on the search for peace.

In countries outside the United States of America, Americanization or Americanisation is the influence American culture and business has on other countries, such as their media, cuisine, business practices, popular culture, technology, or political techniques. The term has been used since at least 1907.

Vi·et·nam·i·za·tion
vēˌetnəməˈzāSHən,ˌvyet-,ˌvēət-/Submit
noun
(in the Vietnam War) the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.