1968!!!!!

Lyndon Baines Johnson swagg!

1968!!! The Turning Point!!!

HyperNotes!!!

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/1968/reference/timeline.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive

---j CONTEXT!!! No clear winner in the Vientam war, the Viet Cong are a guiding force in South Vietnam, and American forces skyrocket in Southeast Asia. America attempts to pacify South Vietnam. The American public is told we are winning the war. Viet Cong don't wear uniforms. LBJ remains dedicated to his cause. "...A light at the end of the tunnel." --McNamara. The public at large likes the Vietnam war a great deal.



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Viet Cong launches strong series of attacks in South Vietnam called the **Tet offensive.** The public is still bieng told we are winning. We are watching this happen on TV live. Walter Cronkite is the go-to man for the media. The illusory propaganda is destroyed. America is horrified.

Walter Cronkite has spoken. An American loss in the court of public opinion. The battle is a military American victory. Now, there are 10,000 options to watch, but back then, only four. It is watched by a ton of people. Launched on Tet! (The Lunar union.) The "innocent" led directly to the death of 8 men, women and children. LBJ is exhausted, and cuts the Great Society. He makes an adress:

-- LBJ's words; LBJ causes peace in Vietnam for now, then he will not run for reelection. The nation turns on Lyndon B. Johnson. Fatalities skyrocket. 1 in four names are from 1968.

MLK junior has been assassinated. Lorain motel, standing next to Jesse Jackson. King falls. Urban Areas run riot with African-American rage. The cities are burning, and the nation is mourning. Boddy Kennedy calms the nation. He becomes frontrunner for US president. He throws his hat into the presidential ring. He's a Kennedy!!!

--- Bobby Kennedy skyrockets in popularity. He is winning in popularity, and good looks. The nation endorsed Bobby handily, when he was shot and killed. More democrats associated with the war.

The police brutalize numerous protestors, and the Democrats duking it out with the democrats. Mayor Daily tells the speaker to go****** himself. Very close election. Wallace does well in the elections. Nixon is elected in a shocking surprise!