In the 1950s and 1960s Eisenhower and Kennedy sent US soldiers to South Vietnam. In 1965 President Johnson sent the US Marines.
Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
I believe that was Lyndon B. Johnson. America's involvement in Vietnam was limited until he became president. According to Wikipedia, "It was Johnson who began America's direct involvement in the ground war in Vietnam." See the Related Links below for more information.
That was President Lyndon Johnson.
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
General William Westmoreland
Lyndon Johnson was the president when large numbers of US troops were first sent to Vietnam.
General William Westmoreland
General William Westmoreland
to increase the number of American troops and bombing campaigns in Vietnam.
The resolution allowed President Johnson to commit more troops to South Vietnam without the approval of Congress.