When Nixon took office, about 300 American soldiers were dying each week in Vietnam, and the war was broadly unpopular in the United States, with violent protests against the war ongoing.
尼克松上任时，平均每星期有约300名美军将士在越南战场阵亡，而且战争在美国国内很不得人心，还有反对战争的暴力抗议不断出现。