Americans heard news about the war from newspapers and magazines but most watched the news on television. President Lyndon Johnson said, "“If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America.”
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The Vietnam War was a part of the daily news where Americans often viewed the war on TV in their living-rooms .
Walter Cronkite, Huntley Brinkley, Putnam TV news.
The Americans lost the Vietnam War (1954-1975).
Americans were drafted into the Vietnam War in 1965.
No americans were not happy
See website: Statistics About the Vietnam War.
the aussies were alies and fought in the Vietnam war with the Americans. (and of course the South Vietnamese - the Americans were paticipants on their side).
Part of the cold war.
in 1955
To stop Communism spreading into South Vietnam.
north Vietnam
Yes. Before the US committed to the Vietnam War, many Americans had not even heard of Vietnam.