American Artifacts
Gulf of Tonkin Documents
2014-08-03T18:02:42-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjFlXC8yMDE0MDgwMzE4NDQ1NDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Thomas Blanton toured the National Security Archive at the George Washington University and talked about declassified documents related to the Gulf of Tonkin incidents of August 1964. Director Blanton said that we know much more now about the events that led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and escalation of the Vietnam War than policy makers knew at the time.
Thomas Blanton toured the National Security Archive at the George Washington University and talked about declassified documents related to t…
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Thomas Blanton toured the National Security Archive at the George Washington University and talked about declassified documents related to the Gulf of Tonkin incidents of August 1964. Director Blanton said that we know much more now about the events that led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and escalation of the Vietnam War than policy makers knew at the time. close
Thomas Blanton toured the National Security Archive at the George Washington University and talked about declassified documents related to t… read more
Thomas Blanton toured the National Security Archive at the George Washington University and talked about declassified documents related to the Gulf of Tonkin incidents of August 1964. Director Blanton said that we know much more now about the events that led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and escalation of the Vietnam War than policy makers knew at the time. close
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