Assessing the Tet OffensiveFirst read this excerpt of the February 2, 1968, press conference at which Lyndon Johnson commented on the unfolding Tet Offensive:Johnson Press ConferenceThen read liberal Senator Robert Kennedy's February 8, 1968, call for a wholesale reexamination of America's Vietnam policy:RFK StatementFinally, read Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler's February 27, 1968, report to President Johnson on the Tet Offensive:Wheeler Reporta) According to President Johnson, had the Communists achieved either a psychological or a military victory during the Tet Offensive? What statistical evidence did he cite to support his conclusions?b) Did Johnson believe that a change in strategy was necessary? Explain.c) According to Senator Robert Kennedy, what had
the Communists demonstrated through the Tet Offensive?d) Did Kennedy believe that the United States could prevail in South Vietnam? Why or why not?e) Was Kennedy in favor of a change in America's Vietnam policy? Explain.f) What was General Earle Wheeler's assessment of the Tet Offensive? Did he believe that either side had achieved a decisive victory? Why or why not?g) What changes did General Wheeler propose for America's Vietnam strategy?h) Whose assessment of the Tet Offensive do you find most persuasive? Why?
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