The American Embassy in Saigon is partly seized by the Vietcong. With Americans under fire in Vietnam, senior politicians turn on the President. Robert McNamara, who had been the chief architect of the war and had repeatedly assured the President and the U.S. public that victory would soon be at hand, suddenly decides to leave office. McNamara is replaced by Clark Clifford. Clifford convinces Johnson that the war cannot be won on the battlefield.
Peace talks begin in Paris.
Describe the Tet Offensive and the Battle of Hue through the lens of the reporter's camera. Predict how these reports were received in the United States. Compare Nixon's speech with the eyewitness accounts of Bui Diem and Jack Valenti.