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Why did Walter Cronkite's opinion about the Vietnam War matter to the country?
Walter Cronkite was a newscaster on Television. People trusted him. Lyndon Johnson was the president. At first people liked him. Gradually, fewer and fewer people began to doubt his honesty. At first Walter Cronkite thought the United States should be involved in the Vietnam War. As the situation became clearer and clearer, Walter Cronkite changed his mind. He came out against America's continued involvement in the war. So you had a president people thought was lying supporting the war verses a newscaster people thought was telling the truth.
Who were the familiar news men that covered the Vietnam war?
Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather were two them.
How did Walter Cronkite's proclaimation that the Vietnam War was unwinnable affect politics?
There is no winner in WAR. People die. Politicians lie and soldiers die.
Nightly reports from which news source shocked Americans with images of Vietnam war?
Walter Cronkite, Huntley Brinkley, Putnam TV news.
What happened to president Johnson during the tet offensive?
What hurt LBJ was when TV anchorman Walter Cronkite went on nation wide television after he himself had toured South Vietnam and turned against the war on TV. When LBJ saw that on television he reportedly stated, "If I've lost Cronkite I've lost the war (or the American people)." Either way, LBJ was burned out on Vietnam (he wanted to be remembered for his Great Society, not Vietnam), therefore he refused to run for re-election...announcing his refusal on nation wide television.
When did Walter Cronkite say he was against the Vietnam War?
During the TET offensive of 1968.
What well-respected news anchor turned against the Vietnam War?
Walter Cronkite
Why did Walter Cronkite's opinion about the Vietnam War matter to the country?
Walter Cronkite was a newscaster on Television. People trusted him. Lyndon Johnson was the president. At first people liked him. Gradually, fewer and fewer people began to doubt his honesty. At first Walter Cronkite thought the United States should be involved in the Vietnam War. As the situation became clearer and clearer, Walter Cronkite changed his mind. He came out against America's continued involvement in the war. So you had a president people thought was lying supporting the war verses a newscaster people thought was telling the truth.
What famous reporter caused a major uproar with the government during the Vietnam war?
Walter Cronkite. LBJ's inferred statement about Cronkite was, "if I've lost Cronkite...I've lost the war."
Who were the familiar news men that covered the Vietnam war?
Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather were two them.
What is Walter cronkite talking about and why was his statement on television a blow to government policymakers and military leaders?
Walter Cronkite talked about the Vietnam war in a television statement and said it could not be won. There are political observers who think that the U.S. failure in Vietnam happened because Walter Cronkite told the nation, in an on-air editorial opinion, that the war could not be won a blow to President Johnson.
What actors and actresses appeared in World War II with Walter Cronkite - 1982?
The cast of World War II with Walter Cronkite - 1982 includes: Walter Cronkite as himself
In Walter Cronkite's post Tet report he supported what?
At the beginning of the Vietnam War, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite supported it and believed whatever the president said about how we were winning. But after several trips to Vietnam, and especially after the Tet Offensive, it became clear to him that the US was not winning, nor could it win. He began to speak out against the war. He supported an honorable exit strategy, in which US involvement in Vietnam would end and US troops would come home.
How did Walter Cronkite's proclaimation that the Vietnam War was unwinnable affect politics?
There is no winner in WAR. People die. Politicians lie and soldiers die.
Nightly reports from which news source shocked Americans with images of Vietnam war?
Walter Cronkite, Huntley Brinkley, Putnam TV news.
Why did Lyndon B. Johnson lose support of Middle America?
In a phrase: The Vietnam War. America was becoming more and more ambivalent about Vietnam, seeing it as an "un-winnable" war, and then Walter Cronkite did a special report on it from Vietnam. Cronkite's conclusion was pretty much that it was essentially a dead heat that was going nowhere, and Cronkite was known at that time as "The most trusted man in America". After watching the report, Johnson said: "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost America".
What did President Johnson mean when he said If I have lost Walter Cronkite then its over. I have lost Mr. Average Citizen?
He was referring to public support of the Vietnam War.
