The first week of South Viet Nam's presidential election campaign started off quietly enough. Supporters of President Nguyen Van Thieu, now the sole candidate in the Oct. 3 elections, blanketed the country with tens of thousands of posters advertising his "democracy slate." The President himself was in an expansive mood. In a meeting with supporters from the provinces, he declared that he would hesitate to remain in office if he received less than 60% of the votes; the week before he had put the figure at only 50%.
In a dinner interview...
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