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Vietnam War

Aug 6, 1964:

Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution

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Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and Secretary of State Dean Rusk appear before a joint Congressional committee on foreign affairs to present the Johnson administration's arguments for a resolution authorizing the president "to take all necessary measures." The New York Stock Exchange, reacting to the news of the crisis in Vietnam, experienced its sharpest decline since the death of President Kennedy. There were various rallies and peace vigils held across the United States protesting the bombing raids. Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater said he supported President Johnson's ordering of the retaliatory raids, but that he intended to make the whole question of Vietnam a campaign issue.

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This Week in History, Aug 6 - Aug 12

Aug 06, 1964
Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution
Aug 06, 1969
Green Berets are charged with murder
Aug 06, 1971
First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal
Aug 07, 1964
Tonkin Gulf Resolution is passed
Aug 07, 1967
North Vietnam and People's Republic of China sign aid agreement
Aug 08, 1968
Nixon and Agnew receive the Republican Party nomination
Aug 08, 1973
Vice President Agnew under attack
Aug 08, 1974
Nixon announces that he will resign the Presidency
Aug 09, 1967
Marines launch Operation Cochise
Aug 09, 1974
Nixon leaves office
Aug 10, 1955
Diem refuses to negotiate with Communists
Aug 10, 1966
Marines fight bitter battle in Quang Tin Province
Aug 10, 1972
North Vietnamese forces attempt to cut off Saigon
Aug 11, 1967
U.S. pilots cleared to bomb Hanoi-Haiphong area
Aug 11, 1970
South Vietnamese troops assume responsibility for guarding border
Aug 11, 1972
Last U.S. ground combat unit departs South Vietnam
Aug 12, 1965
Henry Cabot Lodge sworn in as Ambassador to Vietnam
Aug 12, 1969
VC launch new offensive

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