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 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
To expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam
The "resolution" authorized the President to use whatever force he wished to protect US interests.
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 official name of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was the Southeast Asia resolution. It passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and in the Senate only two senators voted against it. They were senators Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
Lyndon B. Johnson
the gulf of Tonkin Resolution
To expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam
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.
Johnson.
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
Johnson.
LBJ
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
After the naval engagements in the Tonkin Gulf in 1964.