but also continue with his tennis. so he was stationed at west point. in january 1968 i was covering tennis at the new york times. arthur ashe was at west point in their data processing department and i thought i d go up and interview arthur. what would i give i got the distinct impression that arthur was beginning to realize what he was capable of being off the court. that he could be a spokesperson for social change. i felt that i was coming into my own as far as being able to say what i wanted to say and have it be taken seriously. he had been approached about making a talk in washington, d.c. which would be the first time to really put himself on the line to reveal some of the
bill: as we mourn the passing of reverend graham we get an exclusive look between him and president richard nixon. the nixon library has given america newsroom a never before scene letter where he encourages him to run in 1968. part of the letter includes, the latter part of january, 1968, mr. nixon sent me a telegram that on that day he was announcing the new hampshire primary and wanted me to know my influence had been a decisive factor in his decision. in the july 1968 issue of good housekeeping he is quoted as saying, billy graham the evangelist was in florida and we took long walks on the beach talking. in the end i decided if they wa wanted me it would be worth all the hell. billy graham had a lot of to do
circle, precision-guided missiles and air missiles and air campaign. reporter: the south korean strike plan comes after a series of provocations from kim jong-un. he s threatening to test fire a long-range missile that could hit the u.s. mainland with a nuclear warhead. in recent weeks north korean media claimed he personally had a mock drill on south korea s blue house, their version of the white house. north korean special forces stormed the compound, some parachuting in, took up positions as the building burned, practiced capturing an enemy. doing rehearsals, showing the imagery of a blue house attack is essentially being able to terrorize the south koreans. and what s more important, i think the north koreans may well think about trying an attempt at this sort of thing. reporter: they ve done it before. january 1968. armed with these weapons, dressed in south korean uniforms, north korean commandos infiltrated the south, trying to kill south korea s president. they got to wit
residence. here we see a very well detailed reproduction of the blue house. we have the main facility here, the two auxiliary buildings and even the carport and even the unique pattern of sidewalk in front of the building. they paid very close attention to detail when they built this. the north koreans have staged an actual attack on the blue house, january 1968. armed with these weapons, dressed in south korean uniforms, they got to within 350 feet of the blue house. in a furious gun battle, at least 30 south koreans were killed, as well as 29 north korean commandos. one north korean attacker who was captured spoke to cnn. i came to kill the president. it was a mission that failed. and that leader s daughter is the country s president. she s just been impeached in a
blanket authority to pursue the war. the fighting man didn t lose the war. the politicians lost the war. in january 1968, the veto congress lost the offensive viet kong were killed but they decided to win the war. the offensive was a victory. but from a psychological perspective it was a great defeat because it turned america against this war. we have seen similar things happen today in afghanistan. this is where we, i feel that we lost the war. when we were we were at the head of the snake. you figure there is a tail and there is a head. we were already at handaway we were just about there. then to pull back, that s the part that got me. president nixon takes office and vows to end the war. congress defunds it three years later, two thirds of all u.s. troops are withdrawn and the ground war is left to the south vietnamese who u.s.