On this day in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing military force in Southeast Asia based on false allegations of an attack on a Navy ship.
Kudos to Alaska Democratic U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening and Oregon Democratic U.S. Senator Wayne Morse for voting no.
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Kudos to Alaska Democratic U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening and Oregon Democratic U.S. Senator Wayne Morse for voting no.
