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President Lyndon B. Johnson
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- Gulf of Tonkin Incident: NSA Declassified Intercepts and the August 4, 1964 Second Attack
The Gulf of Tonkin incident of August 1964 is the historical trigger for expanded U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. The first engagement on August 2, 1964, between USS Maddox and North Vietnamese …
- Tonkin Gulf Resolution 1964: Congressional Speed, Political Pressure, and Contemporaneous Doubt
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by Congress on August 7, 1964, merely three days after the reported second attack on USS Maddox on August 4. The resolution granted President Lyndon B. Johnson…
- Gulf of Tonkin Incident: Declassified Sonar Data Analysis for August 4, 1964
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, particularly the alleged second attack on August 4, 1964, was a pivotal event leading to deeper U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. While the August 2 engagement between …
- Unreleased NSA Intercepts of North Vietnamese Communications (August 4-5, 1964)
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, particularly the alleged second attack on August 4, 1964, was a pivotal event that led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and a significant escalation of U.S. involvement in…
- Robert S. McNamara's 1968 Testimony on Gulf of Tonkin Sonar Evidence
This dossier examines Robert S. McNamara's 1968 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the Gulf of Tonkin incidents, specifically focusing on statements about sonar evidence…
- NSA Intercepts August 4-5, 1964: Classification Status Post-Declassification Reviews
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, particularly the alleged second attack on August 4, 1964, was a pivotal event leading to significant U.S. escalation in the Vietnam War. Questions surrounding the veracity…
- NSA Analysts' Uncertainties about August 4, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Prior to Congressional Report
The Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964 was a pivotal event that led to the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. While the first engagement on August 2 is largely undisputed, the occu…
- McNamara's Insufficiency Assessment of August 4 Gulf of Tonkin Report and Subsequent Actions
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, specifically the alleged second attack on August 4, 1964, was a pivotal event leading to deeper U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamar…