The "resolution" authorized the President to use whatever force he wished to protect US interests.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
The Gulk of Tonkin Resolution was passed on August 7, 1964. It gave president Johnson the authority to use a military base in the region of Southeast Asia.
In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war. This resolution was prompted by incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin involving U.S. naval vessels and North Vietnamese forces. It effectively escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, leading to a significant increase in American troop deployment.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in Congress, giving the President and the Department of Defense the authority to engage North Vietnam in combat to defend South Vietnam from communist incursion.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
In 1964 Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
After the naval engagements in the Tonkin Gulf in 1964.
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
07 August 1964.
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
The Gulk of Tonkin Resolution was passed on August 7, 1964. It gave president Johnson the authority to use a military base in the region of Southeast Asia.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in Congress, giving the President and the Department of Defense the authority to engage North Vietnam in combat to defend South Vietnam from communist incursion.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
07 August 1964
The date of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was August 7th, 1964.
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed on August 7, 1964. It gave Congressional approval to expanding the United States presence in Vietnam. The US Congress gave Johnson permission to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression."