Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Former VP Nixon on CBS radio criticized Pres. Kennedy's dispatch of 1,500 troops to Berlin as an 'empty gesture' ineffective against Khrushchev, potentially signaling U.S. weakness, while noting too much loose talk on the crisis.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Nixon Tuesday night called President Kennedy's ordering 1,500 extra troops to Berlin "an empty gesture."
"Any thought that moving a few ground troops into Berlin is going to have any effect on Mr. Khrushchev is a bunch of nonsense," Nixon said on a CBS radio program, The World Tonight."
Nixon said he thought the Soviet Premier might interpret the "beefing up" of the U.S. garrison in Berlin as an indication of "weakness rather than strength."
Nixon said, however, that "I would not criticize" Kennedy's general handling of the Berlin situation "except for the fact that I think there has been too much loose talk about it."
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Berlin
Event Date
Tuesday Night
Key Persons
Event Details
Former Vice President Nixon called President Kennedy's ordering of 1,500 extra troops to Berlin 'an empty gesture.' He stated that moving a few ground troops would have no effect on Soviet Premier Khrushchev and might be seen as weakness rather than strength. Nixon refrained from broader criticism of Kennedy's handling of the Berlin situation except for excessive loose talk.