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.
To expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam
The "resolution" authorized the President to use whatever force he wished to protect US interests.
In August, 1964, President Johnson reported to the nation that American ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin, in international waters. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving the President the power to use whatever force necessary to protect American interests in the area.
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.
It passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to assist any Southeast Asian country whose government was considered to be jeopardized by "communist aggression".
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The date of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was August 7th, 1964.
To expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam
August 7, 1964 .
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution increased the president's ability to wage war without congressional approval.
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Congress passed this resolution which gave President Johnson whatever measures were necessary to prevent harm to US ships.
The "resolution" authorized the President to use whatever force he wished to protect US interests.
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