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.
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sought congressional support for military action in Vietnam, leading to the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This resolution was based on reports of alleged attacks on U.S. naval vessels by North Vietnamese forces in the Gulf of Tonkin. It granted Johnson broad authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war, significantly escalating U.S. involvement in the conflict in both North and South Vietnam.
This was part of a package of legislation put forth by President Johnson (LBJ), under his "Great Society" program; that became side-tracked by the escalating war in Southeast Asia. See: "Great Society", "War on Poverty".
Andrew Johnson was the President when Andrew Johnson was. Andrew Johnson was the Vice President for Abraham Lincoln's short second term, ended by Lincoln's assassination.
Nixon liked football, he played to win. Johnson wanted to create a "Great Society" of peace, education and equal rights. Johnson "Hated" the Vietnam War. He refused to remain president anymore because of it. Nixon was ready to play "hard-ball", and he did.
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.
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This was part of a package of legislation put forth by President Johnson (LBJ), under his "Great Society" program; that became side-tracked by the escalating war in Southeast Asia. See: "Great Society", "War on Poverty".
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Johnson was vice-president under Lincoln. After Lincoln was killed, Johnson became president.
Andrew Johnson was president from 1865 to 1869. Lyndon B Johnson was president from 1963 to 1969.
Edmund Ross, a Senator from Kansas, voted not to convict President Andrew Johnson. He was one of seven Republicans who broke with the Republican ranks to vote against conviction. Ross's vote was the last of the seven, so his vote is credited with saving Johnson's presidency. Ross was never elected to public office again because of his vote.
Richard M. Johnson was the Vice President to Martin Van Buren.Andrew Johnson was the Vice President to Abraham Lincoln.Lyndon Baines Johnson was the Vice President to John F. Kennedy.
Before Johnson was Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was Lincoln's vice-president.
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.