Minutes of 2 Nov 1967 "Wise Men" meeting - as to which, that group believed that all was going well:

2 Nov 1967 Snip 01.jpg

Mr Dean (Wiki, Korea, Geneva, NYT Obit) suggested that:

2 Nov 1967 Snip 02.jpg

Over the next 4 months, he delved into his own questions. His answer on 25 March 1968 was disengagement.

The problem that the Johnson Admin had is that it had propagated a gospel that we would win - "light at end of tunnel", etc. When that became doubtful, the Admin's competence (in the public's eye and in the Wise Mens' eyes) went through the floor.

Regards

Mike