In the long-ago 1960s when the Vietnam war started to go south, President Johnson’s administration was tagged with the term “Credibility Gap” as the president’s description of the war did not jibe with the reality of events on the ground.
As the gap grew wider, Johnson grew weaker. He never recovered. He declined to seek reelection and left the presidency a broken man.
Television fueled the credibility gap and destroyed the Johnson presidency. The Vietnam War played out in millions ...
