In 1968, following a trip to Vietnam, which American broadcast journalist delivered an editorial in which they urged the American people to pursue a dignified negotiation that would allow them to leave the conflict, prompting President Lyndon Johnson to remark that if he'd lost the journalist's faith, he'd lost "Middle America's," too?

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Walter Cronkite's first-hand account of visiting Vietnam and speaking with the American commander in the region compelled him to report his assessment that victory would never come. Cronkite, the legendary anchorman of the CBS Evening News from 1962-1980, was long considered the "Most Trusted Man in America." The days when non-partisan journalists held such a vaunted position in American culture have since passed, and most contemporary journalists with dedicated followings often court partisan audiences.

In 1968, Following a Trip to Vietnam, Which American Broadcast