Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 03, 1979

Transcript:

David Halberstam: I'm surprised to hear you question your own power, Dick. After all, the press stopped a war, it felled a president, it... Rick: Oh, David, that's just nonsense! The press didn't stop Vietnam, all it did was reflect a growing national consensus. Walter Cronkite may have paced public opinion, but he never led it! And sure, the press kept Watergate alive, but it was the courts and Nixon's own tapes that ultimately forced Congress to move, not the damn press! Halberstam: We better call it a night, Joan, he's starting to babble... Joanie: Richard? It's all over, honey. He's leaving...