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1968: A Turning Point 19.3. I. The Tet Offensive US Embassy Khe Sanh January 30, 1968 Changing of public opinion.

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1 1968: A Turning Point 19.3

2 I. The Tet Offensive US Embassy Khe Sanh January 30, 1968 Changing of public opinion

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4 II. Effects of Tet Offensive Walter Cronkite Opposition to the war increased LBJ does not run in 1968

5 III. LBJ Seeks a Solution Westmoreland requested more troops after Tet LBJ seeks a peaceful resolution

6 IV. Election of 1968 Senator Robert Kennedy Democratic National Convention- McCarthy v. Humphrey

7 Richard Nixon George Wallace Campaigning Election Results (see map on page 619)

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