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Johnson Administration Drafting of Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by Congress in August 1964, significantly escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, granting President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to use military forc…
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Congressional Dissent on Second Gulf of Tonkin Attack Intelligence (1964)
The Gulf of Tonkin incidents in August 1964, particularly the alleged second attack on August 4, led to the swift passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, granting President Johnson broad authority f…