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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was Congress' permission for the president to use force in response to North Vietnamese hostile action. It became a turning point in American involvement in Southeast Asia. On Aug. 2, 1964, three North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the destroyer USS Maddox 28
May 11, 2018 · views 3,670,655 updated May 11 2018. TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION. In August 1964 Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution (78 Stat. 384), approving and supporting President Lyndon B. Johnson's determination to repel any armed attack against U.S. forces in Southeast Asia.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution. By 1964, Vietnam had been torn by international and civil war for decades. U.S. military support for South Vietnam had grown to some 15,000 military advisers, while the North received military and financial aid from China and the Soviet Union. In a late-night televised address on August 4, 1964, President Johnson ...
