All the US presidents that served before 1956 or after April 1975.
IT HAD TO DEAL WITH PRESIDENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT
To stop communist aggression in Southeast Asia and to keep it from spreading.
The US tried to stop Communist North Vietnam from taking over the Free Republic of South Vietnam.
The United States never 'occupied' Vietnam. It was invited to send troops to support the government of South Vietnam in its attempts to deal with North Vietnamese aggression.
5 US Presidents: Eisenhower (sent US military men in '55); Kennedy; Johnson; Nixon; Ford evacuated Saigon in '75.
Presidents Johnson and Nixon
It was an issue which divided the US.
Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford supported South Vietnam. The Soviet and Red Chinese presidents supported their ally (with equipment)...North Vietnam.
IT HAD TO DEAL WITH PRESIDENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT
Kennedy - Johnson - Nixon .
US President's Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford.
All US presidents sent men to South Vietnam to obtain situation reports.
Anything to get the US out; and if takes a return of US POWs to do it, then its a deal!
Open warfare commenced between the countries of the US & North Vietnam: US jets commenced bombing North Vietnam; US air power commenced Operation Rolling Thunder; US Marines landed in South Vietnam.
US presidents consistently used the words, "stopping Communist aggression" during their speeches.
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter.
To stop communist aggression in Southeast Asia and to keep it from spreading.