- Well, it seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate. But it is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did the best they could.

- That was Walter Cronkite 50 years ago tonight. 33 days later, President Johnson announced he would not run for re-election. Years later, Cronkite reflected on Johnson's decision.

- I don't think our broadcast had a principal affect on that. But I think it was a straw on the back of a lot of indications that he was unhappy with the progress of the war and thought he himself ought to get out.