Question

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Walter Cronkite's special interview from Vietnam is significant because _____.

Answer 1

it was the last interview held at the Saigon Bureau before the U.S. withdrew its troops from Vietnam
Cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the American people that the government had better find a way out
CBS was fined by the FCC because Cronkite's interview violated the Fairness Doctrine
President Lyndon B. Johnson singled Cronkite out when he criticized the media's coverage of the war, urging the silent majority to step forward
President Lyndon B. Johnson dropped out of the 1968 Presidential Election because he felt that the public would share Cronkite's feelings about the war and withdraw support for his campaign