1968

-No clear cut winner in the war -Increase in American forces in SE Asia -Viet cong proved to be the guiding force in south Vietnam -US tries to "pacify" South Vietnam

LBJ Remained determined -optimistic reports are sent back -McNamara sees "a light at the end of the tunnel" -Overall, the public still supported America in Vietnam -The TET offensive- an attack on US strongholds throughout southern Vietnam by the VC. -TET eventually developed into a US victory shook the public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat. -After the TET offensive, Americans strongly opposed the war -LBJ struggles -Congress cuts his Great Society budget -US involvement in the war is openly criticized -New defense secretary states that the war seems "unwinnable" -The nation turns on Johnson -Johnson speaks about halting bombing and.. -Huge increase in US fatalities -LBJ says he wont be seeking reelection -MLK assassinated in Memphis -Senator Robert Kennedy decides to run for presidential nomination. Becomes a favorite for the presidency. Kennedy assassinated by a Palestinian. -1968 election-Hubert Humphrey vs. Nixon vs. George Wallace -Nixon elected