Vietnam+1968

Leading up to 1968
 * No clear cut winner in the war
 * Increase in American forces in Vietnam/SE Asia
 * The Viet Cong was the guiding force against South Vietnam
 * Most Americans supported the war
 * LBJ was determined
 * Optimistic reports are sent back
 * McNamara sees "a light at the end of the tunnel"
 * Overall, the public still supported America in Vietnam

Tet Offensive - attack on US strongholds throughout Southern Vietnam the VC
 * US wins every battle
 * Shook the public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat
 * LBJ struggles - Congress cuts his Great Society program
 * US inivolvement in the war is criticized
 * New Defense Secretary says that the war seems unwinnable
 * Public opinion goes against the war in Vietnam
 * Nation turns against LBJ
 * Johnson floats the idea of halting bombing
 * Johnson says he will not run for a second term

MLK was assasinated

Then, Robert Kennedy
 * Mourns over Dr. King
 * Promises Civil Rights, becomes leading candidate for presidency
 * He was also assassinated.

1968 Election Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) vs Richard Nixon (Republican) vs George Wallace Nixon wins