What do you think the United States should do next in regard to the Vietnam situation

Question & Responses from the Gallup Poll

Interview Date: March 12-17,1969
What do you think the United States should do next in regard to the Vietnam situation?

Escalate war, go all out                                                                              25%
Pull Out, let South Vietnamese Take Over                                              21%
Continue Present Policy; negotiate & stay as long as necessary      15%
End the War as soon as possible                                                             15%
Other options (volunteered by respondent)                                            3%
No Opinion                                                                                                  21%

Interview Date: January 22-28, 1969
In view of the developments since we entered the fighting in Vietnam, do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Vietnam?

Yes                            52%
No                             39%
No Opinion               9%

Interview Date: March 12-17, 1969
In terms of time -- months or years -- how long do you think the fighting in Vietnam will last?

Under two years                 27%
Over 2 years                        49%
Uncertain, no opinion        24%

Interview Date: February 20-25, 1969
Do you think the Paris peace talks are making headway, or not?

Yes                 17%
No                  70%
No opinion    13%

Source: The Gallup Poll, 1935-1971 (New York: Random House, 1972), p. 2189.
The results of these questions were released to Gallup subscribers on March 23, 1969.