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May 25, 2018 · Until 1968, Walter Cronkite believed what his government told him about the Vietnam War. He was an old-school journalist, a patriot, a man who came of age covering World War II as a...
On February 27th 1968, with the Tet Offensive a month old, US news anchor Walter Cronkite appeared on television and delivered an editorial claiming that the Vietnam War was “mired in stalemate”:
Jul 18, 2009 · On February 27th, 1968 during a CBS News Special Report, Cronkite did something that changed America's perception of the Vietnam War. Mr. WALTER CRONKITE (Anchorman): I wrote a...
Cronkite visited Vietnam in July 1965, flew on a combat mission, and even expressed embarrassment about some skeptical, younger reporters who questioned the accuracy of official information...
Fifty years ago, Walter Cronkite called for the U.S. to get out of Vietnam. Thirty-three days later, President Lyndon Johnson announced he would not run for ...
Jul 13, 2024 · The influence of Cronkite’s reporting is perhaps best illustrated by his commentary on the Vietnam War. In 1968 he left the anchor desk to report from Vietnam on the aftermath of the Tet Offensive .
An abridged version of a live CBS News program hosted by Walter Cronkite that aired on April 29, 1975, called "Vietnam: 'A War That Is Finished,'" this documentary focuses on the history of...
The February 1968 assessment by Walter Cronkite, the anchor of the CBS Evening News (known as “the most trusted man in America”), that the conflict was “mired in stalemate” was seen by many as the signal of a sea change in reporting about Vietnam, and it is said to have inspired Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson to state, “If I’ve lost ...
Feb 15, 2022 · The memorable broadcast from February 1968 which chronicled Walter Cronkite's visit to the front lines of Vietnam following the Tet Offensive. The special ended with the now legendary personal commentary from Cronkite declaring that the war was unwinnable, and that the best option was to negotiate for an end to the battle.
In February 1968 CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite undertook a two-week fact-finding trip to Vietnam to assess the impact of the Tet Offensive—the massive coordinated North Vietnamese and Vietcong surprise attack on hundreds of targets across South Vietnam.
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