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1968: A Turning Point

19.3

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I. The Tet Offensive

US EmbassyKhe SanhJanuary 30, 1968Changing of public

opinion

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II. Effects of Tet Offensive

Walter CronkiteOpposition to

the war increased

LBJ does not run in 1968

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III. LBJ Seeks a SolutionWestmoreland

requested more troops after Tet

LBJ seeks a peaceful resolution

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IV. Election of 1968 Senator Robert

Kennedy Democratic National

Convention-McCarthy v. Humphrey

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Richard NixonGeorge WallaceCampaigningElection Results

(see map on page 619)

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