The trauma and turmoil of the 1960s seem to converge on the year 1968. On March 31 in this year of the TET Offensive, President Johnson addresses the nation to announce his decision not to run for re-election. Many things have been unraveling for the president and compromising his legacy in domestic policy. There is an increasing ground swell of support for politicians like George Wallace who promise to restore law and order. The twin horrors of assassination--Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis followed by major eruptions of racial violence, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy on the campaign trail in California--punctuate the instability the country is experiencing..

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Johnson, Lyndon B., Johnson's decision regarding reelection bid, Vietnam War undermines domestic program, law and order advocates, Wallace, George, assassination of Martin Luther King, racial violence, assassination of Robert Kennedy, Nation Divided, A

America in the 20th Century, American History, American Studies, American Presidency, Unfinished Nation, The

Balogh, Ph.D., Brian (Performer), Schulman, Ph.D., Bruce (Performer), INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (Firm)

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