Part 50 (1/2)

”Often, what the leaders told him”: Ibid., 24. Ibid., 24.

”Asia After Viet Nam”: Ibid., 37; Witcover, Ibid., 37; Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 195, 217; 195, 217; Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs 46, no. 1 (October 1967). 46, no. 1 (October 1967).

”What Has Happened to America?”: Reader's Digest, October 1967; Witcover, October 1967; Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 218. Available at /history_d/special_features/ext/ap/chapter29/29.4.nixon.a.html. 218. Available at /history_d/special_features/ext/ap/chapter29/29.4.nixon.a.html.

”It's gettin' nowadays that a policeman”: Witcover, Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 218. 218.

Canceled Time Time story: William Safire, story: William Safire, Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House (New York: Ballantine, 1977), 46. (New York: Ballantine, 1977), 46.

Nixon strategy for winning delegates: Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun, Winning's a Lot More Fun, 1067. 1067.

John Mitch.e.l.l and Jarris Leonard: Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 209. 209.

George Romney and ”brainwas.h.i.+ng”: Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun, Winning's a Lot More Fun, 100; Witcover, 100; Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 213. 213.

”One moment he's the front-runner”: Richard Whalen, Richard Whalen, Catch the Falling Flag: A Republican's Challenge to His Party Catch the Falling Flag: A Republican's Challenge to His Party (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972), 24. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972), 24.

Westmoreland's troop increase request: Robert Dallek, Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 19611973 Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 19611973 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), 223; Tom Wells, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), 223; Tom Wells, The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994), 150, 294; Christian Appy, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994), 150, 294; Christian Appy, Working-Cla.s.s War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam Working-Cla.s.s War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993), 36; A. J. Langguth, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993), 36; A. J. Langguth, Our Vietnam: The War, 19541975 Our Vietnam: The War, 19541975 (New York: Touchstone, 2000), 44447. (New York: Touchstone, 2000), 44447.

Tip O'Neill to the president: Steven M. Gillon, Politics and Vision: The ADA and American Liberalism, 19471985 Politics and Vision: The ADA and American Liberalism, 19471985 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 299. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 299. The fact that only 1.5 percent of reservists: The fact that only 1.5 percent of reservists: Appy, Appy, Working-Cla.s.s War, Working-Cla.s.s War, 36. 36.

In late July, for the first time: Dallek, Dallek, Flawed Giant, Flawed Giant, 474. 474. ”American officers talk somberly”: ”American officers talk somberly”: Ibid. Ibid. ”I frankly am lukewarm”: ”I frankly am lukewarm”: Mary Hershberger, Mary Hershberger, Jane Fonda's War: A Political Biography of an Antiwar Icon Jane Fonda's War: A Political Biography of an Antiwar Icon (New York: New Press, 2005), 7. (New York: New Press, 2005), 7. Chuck Percy wondered why: Chuck Percy wondered why: Michael Flamm, Michael Flamm, Law and Order: Street Crime, Civil Unrest, and the Crisis of Liberalism in the 1960s Law and Order: Street Crime, Civil Unrest, and the Crisis of Liberalism in the 1960s (New York: Columbia University Press, 2005), 114. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2005), 114. And Kentucky's Republican senator: And Kentucky's Republican senator: Whalen, Whalen, Catch the Falling Flag, Catch the Falling Flag, 31. 31. The fiscal year ended with the worst deficit: The fiscal year ended with the worst deficit: Shadegg, Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun, Winning's a Lot More Fun, 83. 83.

Defense Secretary McNamara wrote to the president: ”Draft Memorandum from Secretary of Defense McNamara to President Johnson,” May 19, 1967, /_ht_a/randypny2/cashbox/19671209.html. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 9, 1967, members.aol.com/_ht_a/randypny2/cashbox/19671209.html.

Eugene McCarthy announced: ”A Voice for Dissent,” ”A Voice for Dissent,” Time, Time, December 8, 1967. December 8, 1967.

Rusk protest: Hoffman, Revolution for the h.e.l.l of It, Revolution for the h.e.l.l of It, 49. 49.

Westmoreland in United States: Langguth, Our Vietnam, Our Vietnam, 467. Time 467. Time argued victory was imminent: argued victory was imminent: ”Border Troubles,” November 17, 1967; ”Progress,” November 24, 1967; ”Suicidal Intensity,” December 8, 1967; ”ARVN: Toward Fighting Trim,” January 5, 1967; ”Future Indicative,” January 12, 1968. ”Border Troubles,” November 17, 1967; ”Progress,” November 24, 1967; ”Suicidal Intensity,” December 8, 1967; ”ARVN: Toward Fighting Trim,” January 5, 1967; ”Future Indicative,” January 12, 1968.

Time opined, too: opined, too: ”The Real Black Power,” ”The Real Black Power,” Time, Time, November 17, 1967; ”A Marriage of Enlightenment,” November 17, 1967; ”A Marriage of Enlightenment,” Time, Time, September 29, 1967. September 29, 1967. ”With G.o.d's help, this will be the end”: Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years, 19671969, ”With G.o.d's help, this will be the end”: Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years, 19671969, vol. 2 (Hope Enterprises, 2004). vol. 2 (Hope Enterprises, 2004). A White House pollster exulted: A White House pollster exulted: Flamm, Flamm, Law and Order, Law and Order, 103. 103.

CHAPTER ELEVEN: FED-UP-NIKS.

”When Ong Tao, the Spirit”: ”Charlie, Come Home!” ”Charlie, Come Home!” Time, Time, February 10, 1967. February 10, 1967.

Tet Offensive: Langguth, Our Vietnam, Our Vietnam, 368479; Dan T. Carter, 368479; Dan T. Carter, The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 326; Stanley Kutler, (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 326; Stanley Kutler, The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 2728; Peter B. Levy, ed., (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 2728; Peter B. Levy, ed., America in the Sixties-Left, Right, and Center: A Doc.u.mentary History America in the Sixties-Left, Right, and Center: A Doc.u.mentary History (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998), 162. (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998), 162.

Robert F. Kennedy spoke in Chicago: Lewis Chester, Bruce Page, and G.o.dfrey Hodgson, Lewis Chester, Bruce Page, and G.o.dfrey Hodgson, American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968 American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968 (New York: Viking, 1969), 117; Jeff Shesol, (New York: Viking, 1969), 117; Jeff Shesol, Mutual Contempt: Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and the Feud That Defined a Decade Mutual Contempt: Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and the Feud That Defined a Decade (New York: W. W. Norton, 1998), 414. (New York: W. W. Norton, 1998), 414.

Pete Hamill, a young journalist: Ibid., 415; Chester, Page, and Hodgson, Ibid., 415; Chester, Page, and Hodgson, American Melodrama, American Melodrama, 115. 115.

McCarthy New Hamps.h.i.+re campaign generally: David C. Hoeh, 1968, McCarthy, New Hamps.h.i.+re: I Hear America Singing 1968, McCarthy, New Hamps.h.i.+re: I Hear America Singing (Rochester, MN: Lone Oak Press, 1994). (Rochester, MN: Lone Oak Press, 1994). ”He seemed like a nice enough”: ”He seemed like a nice enough”: Chester, Page, and Hodgson, Chester, Page, and Hodgson, American Melodrama, American Melodrama, 86. 86. ”It is not our policy to 'have'”: ”It is not our policy to 'have'”: Michael Barone, Michael Barone, Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan (New York: Free Press, 1990), 429. (New York: Free Press, 1990), 429.

”last primitive society on earth”: Chester, Page, and Hodgson, Chester, Page, and Hodgson, American Melodrama, American Melodrama, 68. 68. ”Stubbornness and penicillin”: ”Stubbornness and penicillin”: Ibid., 70. Ibid., 70. ”I'm twice as liberal as Hubert”: ”I'm twice as liberal as Hubert”: Barone, Barone, Our Country, Our Country, 429. 429.

”Do not turn away”: Ibid. Ibid.

McCarthy student volunteers: Chester, Page, and Hodgson, American Melodrama, American Melodrama, 7879, 9699; Langguth, 7879, 9699; Langguth, Our Vietnam, Our Vietnam, 483. 483.

Hubert Humphrey addressed the National Book Awards: ”Doctor's Dilemma,” ”Doctor's Dilemma,” Time, Time, January 12, 1968. Eartha Kitt: ”An Activist First Lady Who Succeeded on Her Own Terms,” LAT, July 12, 2007. January 12, 1968. Eartha Kitt: ”An Activist First Lady Who Succeeded on Her Own Terms,” LAT, July 12, 2007.

REMEMBER THE PUEBLO: Steven V. Roberts, Eureka Eureka (New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Books, 1974), 20. Americans for Democratic Action endors.e.m.e.nt: NYT, February 13, 1968. (New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Books, 1974), 20. Americans for Democratic Action endors.e.m.e.nt: NYT, February 13, 1968. Lippmann wrote that the president's reelection: Lippmann wrote that the president's reelection: Robert Shogan, Robert Shogan, Bad News: Where the Press Goes Wrong in the Making of the President Bad News: Where the Press Goes Wrong in the Making of the President (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2001), 27. (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2001), 27.