How might the election of 1968 affect the course of the Vietnam war?
It's difficult to say, had Hubert Humphrey been elected it is likely the Vietnam War would have continued on to the next election as it did under Nixon. Humphrey was closely associated with supporting the Vietnam War as Vice President under Johnson. Robert Kennedy was considered the most likely candidate to end the war more quickly.
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About Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War conflict between the South Vietnamese Viet Cong and their Communist allies and North Vietnam and the U.S.-led anti-communist allies. The Vietnam War began November 1st, 1955 and ended on April 30th, 1975 with the fall of Saigon, the South Vietnamese capitol.
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