LBJ ordered retaliatory airstrikes against North Vietnam after Congress provided legal basis for the Vietnam War, with the House passing key resolutions.
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LBJ ordered retaliatory airstrikes against North Vietnam after Congress provided legal basis for the Vietnam War, with the House passing key resolutions.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.LBJ escalated troop levels and misled Congress on the war's scope in Vietnam.1 source
LBJ ordered retaliatory airstrikes against North Vietnam after Congress provided legal basis.1 source
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North Vietnam
former country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1945 to 1976
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Lyndon B. Johnson
politician from Gambia