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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: Executive Directives for Accelerated Passage
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by the U.S. Congress on August 7, 1964, granted President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war. …
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LBJ's Skepticism on October 1964 Viet Cong Attack on GVN Rangers
In October 1964, a Viet Cong force attacked a South Vietnamese (ARVN) Ranger battalion near Luong Hoa, southwest of Saigon. This incident occurred during a period when the Johnson administration was a…