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Tonkin Gulf anniversary
2020-08-15T18:02:01-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJkZWZhdWx0c1wvQ2FwaXRvbF9kZWZhdWx0LWltYWdlLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls on the Gulf of Tonkin and the Congressional resolution, which gave him the authority, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, to use military force in Southeast Asia. Marc Selverstone talked about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls on the Gulf of Tonkin and the Congressional resolution, which gave him the authority, without a…
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President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls on the Gulf of Tonkin and the Congressional resolution, which gave him the authority, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, to use military force in Southeast Asia. Marc Selverstone talked about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. close
President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls on the Gulf of Tonkin and the Congressional resolution, which gave him the authority, without a… read more
President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls on the Gulf of Tonkin and the Congressional resolution, which gave him the authority, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, to use military force in Southeast Asia. Marc Selverstone talked about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. close
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- McGeorge Bundy Special Assistant White House->National Security
- Claude Desautels Special Assistant White House->Congressional Relations
- Lyndon Baines Johnson U.S. President [D] United States
- GEORGE HERMAN MAHON U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Robert McNamara Secretary Department of Defense
- Lawrence O'Brien Special Assistant White House->Congressional Relations
- James H. Rowe Attorney
- Marc J. Selverstone Chair Miller Center of Public Affairs->Presidential Recordings Program
- GEORGE ARMISTEA SMATHERS U.S. Senator [D] Florida
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