In October of 1970, the idea of having peace again was established in Paris, France by the National Security Adviser, Henry Kissinger. He had been secretly meeting with North Vietnamese Communist negotiator, Le Duc Tho. Throughout these meetings, they recognized that this thought of peace would result in American troops being taken out of Vietnam. South Vietnam would benefit from this in terms of political stability. A decision that definitely had an influence on the way that Americans viewed this situation in Vietnam was President Nixon’s decision to help Vietnam economically get back on track. Nixon also declared that peace had been brought, or it was very close at hand. This decision didn't carry out as smoothly as hoped, South Vietnamese Leader Nguyen Van Thieu was upset that he was not informed or included in this verdict. He soon demanded certain changes, or else he would not cooperate with this decision to bring peace. Nixon soon attempted to bribe Thieu with around $1 million dollars’ worth of weapons and equipment. Nixon also assured him that the United States would invade North Vietnam if they didn't agree to the peace agreement. The talking of peace soon resumed after Nixon punished the North Vietnamese armies with bombing runs. Fortunately, on January 27, 1973, an official peace agreement was signed by the leader of all the National countries. It was seen to show much similarity to the agreement that was put in place by Kissinger and Tho, in terms of the specific conditions that were set. Kissinger was so fortunate to have been able to institute the Paris Peace Accords, which ended the 19 yearlong Vietnam War. Kissinger soon stated that the United States’ withdrawal from Vietnam would be beneficial to all, those who opposed and those who sided with the United States. In the March of 1973, all remaining United States troops were removed from Vietnam and were able to reunite with the families that they had waited so long to see.