<blockquote>Now we know Nixon lied. A newfound cache of notes left by H. R. Haldeman, his closest aide, shows that Nixon directed his campaign’s efforts to scuttle the peace talks, which he feared could give his opponent, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, an edge in the 1968 election. On <a title="Haldeman Notes" href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/haldeman-notes.html">Oct. 22, 1968</a>, he ordered Haldeman to “monkey wrench” the initiative.</blockquote>
via <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/nixons-vietnam-treachery.html?_r=0">Nixon’s Vietnam Treachery - The New York Times</a>.