Violence in this country. We go up together, or we go down together. And we have that understanding for our fellow citizens, we will have a new america, and i need your help. [ cheers and applause ] if you look at the whole year as theater, as real acts of tragedy, theres an almost poetic feeling to it. 1968 was one god damn thing after another. Hardly a day goes by without a new report of another demonstration or protest against the vietnam war. There is, in the land, a certain restlessness. Lyndon johnson, whatever else one thinks of him, his reputation will always have the stone of vietnam around it. We live in the middle of a beast. Lyndon johnson is a common murderer. Johnson did things that no other president did. Civil rights, great society. He should have been somebody that every young person and every liberal would have celebrated, but they didnt. He became the vietnam war president. Wed been told repeatedly that were succeeding, were defeating them. They cant hold out. Johnso
If you look at the whole year as theatre, as a real act of tragedy, theres almost a poetic feeling to it. 1968 was one god damn thing after another. Hardly a day goes by without another protest or demonstration against the vietnam war. There is in the land a certain restlessness. Lyndon johnson, always has the stone of vietnam around him. Lyndon johnson is a common murderer. Johnson did things that no other president did. Civil rights, great society. He should have been somebody that every young person in every liberal would have celebrated. But they didnt. He became the vietnam war president. They have been told repeatedly were succeeding, were defeating them. They cant hold on. Johnson kept saying theres light at the end of the tunnel. This is a cbs news special report. Saigon under fire. The enemy in vietnam has demolished the myth that a live military strength controls that country. The American Embassy is under siege. Inside are the vietcong terror squads that charged in during th
[ cheers and applause ] if you look at the whole year as theater, as real acts of tragedy, theres an almost poetic feeling to it. 1968 was one god damn thing after another. Hardly a day goes by without a new report of another demonstration or protest against the vietnam war. There is, in the land, a certain restlessness. Lyndon johnson, whatever else one thinks of him, his reputation will always have the stone of vietnam around it. We live in the middle of a beast. Lyndon johnson is a common murderer. Johnson did things that no other president did. Civil rights, great society. He should have been somebody that every young person and every liberal would have celebrated, but they didnt. He became the vietnam war president. Wed been told repeatedly that were succeeding, were defeating them. They cant hold out. Johnson kept saying, theres light at the end of the tunnel. This is a cbs news special report. Saigon under fire. The enemy in vietnam has demolished the myth that a live military s
If you look at the whole year as theatre, as a real acts of tragedy, theres an almost poetic feeling to it. 1968 was one god damn thing after another. Hardly a day goes by without a new report of another demonstration or protest against the vietnam war. There is, in the land, a certain restlessness. Lyndon johnson, whatever else one thinks of him, his reputation will always have the stone of vietnam around it. We live in the middle of a beast. Lyndon johnson is a common murderer. Johnson did things that no other president did. Civil rights, great society. He should have been somebody that every young person and every liberal would have celebrated, but they didnt. He became the vietnam war president. Wed been told repeatedly that were succeeding, were defeating them. They cant hold out. Johnson kept saying, theres light at the end of the tunnel. This is a cbs news special report. Saigon under fire. The enemy in vietnam has demolished the myth that a live military strength controls that
If the present trend continues, if mr. Kennedy, senator kennedy, will be the next president of the United States. Nixon, we forget that he was capable of being gracious. When he had to go concede, his wife is on the verge of tears standing next to him, but nixon himself was quite gracious about it. But as the sun ricses on washington, accusations circulating about voter fraud. Federal officials set off to investigate. They said in chicago the cemetery wards were coming in strong for kennedy. As time goes on, it leaks out that in one black district, there were more votes casts than living in the district. Its corrupt. As the dead of illinois casts their votes, there were more fraud in texas. If texas and illinois had gone for nixon, he would have won the election. So, it mattered. All eyes are on nixon as he prepares to fly to washington. Will he contest the result . Now, i put the plane at the end of the air strip to get him as far away from the press as possible. There was no mechanic