I’ve grudged Cronkite ever since he went on tv and wrongly declared the Vietnam War as lost after the Tet Offensive. In fact, the VK suffered heavy losses after the initial surprise, and were beaten back almost everywhere.
Thanks to Cronkite’s editorializing, John & Jane Q Public thought the war was lost.
I was about 24 days old when Tet happened, but I educated myself via Time Life Books and other resources!
Shedding no tears here for Walter Cronkite, & sticking by my ‘Nam War Vet heroes through thick and thin!
Oh, I don’t know, Nixon overwhelmed anti-war McGovern even 4 years after Tet. The Vietnamization of the war actually arguably was succeeding until Watergate and the Democrat betrayal of the South Viet Namese, which was Cronkite’s really destructive act, as far as I’m concerned.