1. Before the Tonkin Gulf sea battles (incidents)?
2. After the Tonkin Gulf incidents?
3. During LBJ's administration, Nixon's, or Ford's?
There probably wasn't much debating going on under Eisenhower's administration; Congress most likely barely ever heard the name "Vietnam"...Laos may have been mentioned a lot though. Eisenhower did brief Kennedy on Laos...but didn't mention Vietnam...which confused him (Kennedy) later.
The draft. Without that, opposition to the Vietnam War would've been nil.
The draft.
1964 election
Opposition to the Vietnam war caused President Lyndon Johnson to halt aerial bombing of the North Vietnamese and engage in peace talks instead of escalating the war.
negotiate with North Vietnam
The draft. Without that, opposition to the Vietnam War would've been nil.
Opposition wanted to end the war.
At the end of the Vietnam War, Congress refused to support South Vietnam any longer.
The draft.
Nearly ALL Vietnam War books show opposition to the Vietnam War, even by the men fighting it. See: List of United States Military Books.
1964 election
Opposition to the Vietnam war caused President Lyndon Johnson to halt aerial bombing of the North Vietnamese and engage in peace talks instead of escalating the war.
Only two congressmen voted no to going to war with Vietnam.
moral and religious beliefs
The US Civil War (1861-1865) & the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
There were many political actions that resulted from opposition to the Vietnam War. These included political protest rallies and desertion to other countries.
negotiate with North Vietnam