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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: Executive Directives for Accelerated Passage
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by the U.S. Congress on August 7, 1964, granted President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war. …
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Congressional Dissent on Second Gulf of Tonkin Attack Intelligence (1964)
The Gulf of Tonkin incidents in August 1964, particularly the alleged second attack on August 4, led to the swift passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, granting President Johnson broad authority f…