Congress authorized the Vietnam War through the "Tonkin Resolution." Passed by Congress in August, 1964, it authorized a troop build-up in defense of South Vietnam from communist North Vietnam aggression after a North Vietnamese warship reportedly fired on a U.S. Navy vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin on the South China Sea.
Several: Dwight D Eisenhower (1952-60) was President when the US first sent military advisors to Vietnam, followed by John F Kennedy (1961-63); Lyndon B Johnson (1963-68), who first sent combat troops; Richard M Nixon (1969-74), who withdrew all combat troops under intense pressure from Congress and the public; and Gerald R Ford (1974-76), who was President when North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered combat troops to Vietnam in 1965. This decision followed the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, where U.S. naval vessels were attacked, prompting Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Johnson aimed to escalate U.S. involvement to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, leading to a significant increase in American military presence in the region.
LBJ was the first US president to send conventional combat troops to RVN and the first president to begin openly bombing North Vietnam.
according to my marine boyfriend who did 3 tours in Vietnam, the president who succeeded john f. Kennedy (after he was assassinated), was lyndon b. Johnson, or "lbj,' as he called, commited our American troops to the Vietnam conflict. august 3, 1964, was the date when my boyfriend arrived for combat duty from saigon aboard the uss maddox dd731.
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When Nixon ordered "military trainers" to Vietnam, the U.S. then started to become actively involved in Vietnam combat.
Several: Dwight D Eisenhower (1952-60) was President when the US first sent military advisors to Vietnam, followed by John F Kennedy (1961-63); Lyndon B Johnson (1963-68), who first sent combat troops; Richard M Nixon (1969-74), who withdrew all combat troops under intense pressure from Congress and the public; and Gerald R Ford (1974-76), who was President when North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam.
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LBJ was the first US president to send conventional combat troops to RVN and the first president to begin openly bombing North Vietnam.
President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered combat troops to Vietnam in 1965. This decision followed the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, where U.S. naval vessels were attacked, prompting Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Johnson aimed to escalate U.S. involvement to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, leading to a significant increase in American military presence in the region.
Gerald Ford