Johnson.
President Johnson asked congress for and received a resolution giving him power to use whatever was necessary to protect U.S. interests in Vietnam on August 7, 1964.
Johnson.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurred on August 2, 1964 when two US Navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin was sunk allegedly by the North Vietnamese. We now know one of them was a false flag attack. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was August 4, 1964 when President Johnson asked Congress to declare war on Vietnam which they did.
President Lydon B. Johnson Lied to the American people and claimed that the North Vietnamese navy patrol boats had attacked USA naval destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin and asked Congress for permission to attack North Vietnam in retaliation. Later, LBJ admitted that what really happened was the sailors on the USA ships saw some whales, or flying fish, and overreacted.
No, they can only approve war when the president asked for it
Hoover
President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan, which Congress did.
The main requirement that the War Powers Resolution (1973) asked of the President was to notify Congress at least 48 hours before sending troops to a location for purposes of military action.
The president was McKinley
The President asked congress to declare war on Japan, congress agreed.
Franklin D Roosvelt.
Persian Gulf War