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President Johnson's Presidency during Vietnam

By Zechs

  • J.F.K.'s Assassination

    Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes president
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    Johnson's Presidency During Vietnam

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    Reinforcements sent to Vietnam

    For four years, Johnson sends resources to Vietnam hoping he can win the war

  • Stay The Course

    The exact opposite of what Kennedy wanted to do, keep fighting for Vietnam because he feared the "Domino Theory"

  • Allows covert operations against North Vietnam

    Johnson expands American presence in Vietnam by signing National Security Council

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Passed by congress, this gave the president a "blank check" to use whatever resources were necessary to bring an end to the war.
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    Increase in American troops in Vietnam

    Number of American troops in Vietnam increased six-fold, from 23,000 to 184,00. Then almost doubled again to 385,000

  • U.S. troops increase

    Increased to 485,000

  • Johnson Gives Up

    Johnson realizes that the U.S. was far from winning the Vietnam war so he begins to withdraw American forces

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet(Asian New Years), the day North and South Vietnam agreed to not fight on that day but North Vietnam ambushed the americans

  • Johnson Runs Away

    President Johnson announces that he will not run for president again because of his health problems and because he cannot win the warn