1964: President Johnson Responds

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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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1964: President Johnson Responds

On August 7, 1964, by a vote of 88-2, in the Senate passed what came to be called the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. In the House, not a single congressman opposed it.

NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled The Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
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