Richard Nixon - Cold stop

Richard Nixon's 23-hour trip in July 1969 was the second by an American president.

Richard Nixon's visit to India in July 1969 was short, and he almost seemed to be snapping at Indian leaders. He came for just 23 hours and said in his statement: "above all, my purpose is to discuss the roads to peace." There was no warmth in his visit and Nixon never got along with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

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India's political scene was turbulent as Indira Gandhi was fighting with her opponents in the Congress party over the choice of presidential candidate after Zakir Husain's death.