EPISODE · Jan 31, 2026 · 16 MIN
The Night America Stopped Believing - January 31, 1968:
from The Daily History Chronicle · host Richard G Backus
On January 31, 1968, Viet Cong sappers blew a hole in the wall of the American Embassy in Saigon and in doing so, blew apart the credibility of the United States government. The Tet Offensive was a military defeat for North Vietnam but a psychological victory that changed how Americans view their leaders. This episode explores how the gap between official optimism and televised reality created a crisis of trust that persists to this day.
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