Lyndon Johnson2 August 1964
Johnson received an early White House Situation Room briefing describing the attack on USS Maddox, the destroyer's return fire, and the arrival of carrier aircraft.
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Johnson received an early White House Situation Room briefing describing the attack on USS Maddox, the destroyer's return fire, and the arrival of carrier aircraft.
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