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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 10 Aug 2017

    LBJ signed Gulf of Tonkin Resolution today 1964, which he and Nixon cited as authority to wage war in Vietnam:pic.twitter.com/U1MYGHs6h4

    10:33 AM - 10 Aug 2017
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      1. Michael Hinsley‏ @chezmichel7 15 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I was in Vung Tau, Phuoc Tuy Province, after One Year in South Viet Nam, On That Day. (Left The Last Time April 30th, 1968, Post Tet.)

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      1. Lisa Stifler‏ @LisaStifler 10 Aug 2017
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        Sketchy, LBJ. Loved the Civil Rights but not Vietnam policies.

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      1. Ma Brool‏ @BoojaneyJane 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        What Gulf of Tonkin incident?

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      1. rrlse‏ @priusport 10 Aug 2017
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        Biggest American mistake until Iraq.

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      1. Vic Volpe‏ @tPfit87ter 10 Aug 2017
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        Makes u wonder where the R Congressional leadership is today with "war rhetoric" about N. Korea and asserting Congressional responsibility?

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      1. Chris Alexander‏ @MarsInsider 10 Aug 2017
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        Justified by the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, an attack that was reported as fact but did not occur.

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      1. LewB 7Hills‏ @LewBodee 10 Aug 2017
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        It was bio luminous fish, not torpedoes.

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      1. Brian J. Hale‏ @SasiDad 10 Aug 2017
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        Thanks for pic of this doc!

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      1. Peter‏ @Pwruzzo_22 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Isn't Gulf of Tonkin now the North Korean sea?

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      1. Paul Schrum‏ @philologon 10 Aug 2017
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        Asking anyone here: For legal authorization of hostilities NK, can a US Prez go back to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_83 … since no peace wz concluded?

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      1. Tom Sanderson‏ @Tomstukeley 10 Aug 2017
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        Who was the deputy president pro temper?

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      1. Test Valve 254‏ @testvalve254 10 Aug 2017
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        And which many now believe was a false flag.

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      1. Line Art Lionheart‏ @notalogin 10 Aug 2017
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        Is it common to have an acting pro tem? Any interesting story there, or just Hayden out of town?

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      1. remembertomorrow‏ @remembertomorr3 10 Aug 2017
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        And how did that turn out for our young soldiers?

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      1. Dennis Lind‏ @ATXBengal 10 Aug 2017
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        ... and so it began...

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      1. KEVIN 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈‏ @kgwrotethis 10 Aug 2017
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        based on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident

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