Date

 Method of
Announcement

Number of Troops
Withdrawn

Date that Withdrawal will be Completed

Monthly
Rate of Withdrawal

Troops Remaining in Vietnam

Remaining Troops as a Percent of January 1969
Level

 
6/8/1969

Communiqué from Nixon-Thieu after their meeting

25,000

8/31/1969

10,000

524,500

95%

9/16/1969

Nixon statement prior to speech at United Nations

40,500

12/15/1969

11,400

484,000

88%

12/15/1969

Brief televised report to the nation

50,000

4/15/1970

12,500

434,000

79%

4/20/1970

Nationally Televised Speech

150,000

5/1/1971

12,500

284,000

52%

4/7/1971

 Nationally Televised Speech

100,000

12/1/1971

14,300

184,000

33%

11/12/1971

Impromptu News Conference

45,000

2/1/1972

22,500

139,000

25%

1/13/1972

Brief Announcement by Spokesperson

70,000

5/1/1972

23,300

69,000

13%

4/26/1972

Nationally Televised Speech

 20,000

7/1/1972

10,000

49,000

9%

6/28/1972

Announcement from Press Secretary

10,000

9/1/1972

5,000

39,000

 7%

8/29/1972

Presidential Press Conference

 12,000

12/1/1972

4,000

27,000

5%