The following essay argues that there is almost always an inevitable switchover of
leadership and power when a country shifts
from wartime or peacetime. The author makes reference to a number of examples in political history. From the paper: "The Vietnam War also provides another powerful example of a changeover in
leadership in American History. Perhaps the most obvious domestic casualty of the Vietnam War was President Johnson. Johnson was an architect of civil rights reform, and wished to create a Great Society of social improvement at home. This proved
impossible to do while waging the Vietnam War abroad. Not only did Johnson realize it would be impossible to run for re-election, but Johnson's Vice President lost to Richard Nixon, though the latter was thought to have no political future after his defeat by President Kennedy in 1960".