That old sixties saw "credibility gap" is so much more apropos the modern MSM than it ever was as damnation of government (Johnson Admin) reporting as to the status of the Viet Nam "conflict".
Funny too that Kennedy gets us into Viet Nam, Johnson escalates the war, the Leftist MSM sours public opinion via falsified reporting, Nixon end it, and the MSM blames Nixon for the whole thing. Feh.
The Actual Factual is that Tricky was the lead diplomat for the SEATO Treaty. Check your facts...