Lyndon Johnson10 August 1964
Johnson signed the congressional Southeast Asia resolution as Public Law 88-408, providing the statutory authority later invoked for a major expansion of United States military operations in Vietnam.
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Johnson signed the congressional Southeast Asia resolution as Public Law 88-408, providing the statutory authority later invoked for a major expansion of United States military operations in Vietnam.
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