1968: A Turning Point

19.3

I. The Tet Offensive

US EmbassyKhe SanhJanuary 30, 1968Changing of public

opinion

II. Effects of Tet Offensive

Walter CronkiteOpposition to

the war increased

LBJ does not run in 1968

III. LBJ Seeks a SolutionWestmoreland

requested more troops after Tet

LBJ seeks a peaceful resolution

IV. Election of 1968 Senator Robert

Kennedy Democratic National

Convention-McCarthy v. Humphrey

Richard NixonGeorge WallaceCampaigningElection Results

(see map on page 619)