President Nixon had a primary focus which was foreign affairs. His foreign policy schedule became known as the Nixon Doctrine. This called for indirect assistance to the American allies during the Cold War. However; the Vietnam War is the best example of what his doctrine was. Nixon was a realist which meant that he had an extreme interest in the power rather than ideology. He wanted stability rather than conflict while also believing that if relations with the Soviet Union improved then the Vietnam War would end on terms acceptable to the United States. Nixon took a visit to the Soviet Union and engaged in the negotiations. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks also known as SALT was used to freeze each of the country’s missiles capable of