decent interval
... that a historical theory argues that Nixon sought a decent interval between American withdrawal and South Vietnamese collapse to avoid becoming the first president to lose a war?
... that a historical theory argues that <a href="./Richard_Nixon" id="mwARQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a> sought a <b id="mwARU"><a href="./Decent_interval" id="mwARY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Decent interval">decent interval</a></b> between American withdrawal and South Vietnamese collapse to avoid becoming the first president to lose a war?