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| Keywords: u.s. national archives usnationalarchives center for legislative archives centerforlegislativearchives nara:arcid=2127364 1964 gulf oof tonkin resolution gulfooftonkinresolution president johnson presidentjohnson vietnam text document indoor Original Caption: On the evening of August 4, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson addressed the nation in a televised speech in which he stated that U.S. ships had been attacked twice in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin near North Vietnam. The following morning, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was introduced in the Senate. Although the version shown here is the original draft resolution, the language was not amended and therefore reads the same as the final version that was signed into law August 7, 1964. Created By: U.S. Senate. (03/04/1789 - ) From: Record Group/Collection: 46 From: Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate, compiled 1789 - 2002 Production Dates: 08/04/1964 Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=2127364 Reference Unit: Center for Legislative Archives (NWL), National Archives Building Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted Original Caption: On the evening of August 4, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson addressed the nation in a televised speech in which he stated that U.S. ships had been attacked twice in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin near North Vietnam. The following morning, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was introduced in the Senate. Although the version shown here is the original draft resolution, the language was not amended and therefore reads the same as the final version that was signed into law August 7, 1964. Created By: U.S. Senate. (03/04/1789 - ) From: Record Group/Collection: 46 From: Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate, compiled 1789 - 2002 Production Dates: 08/04/1964 Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=2127364 Reference Unit: Center for Legislative Archives (NWL), National Archives Building Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted | ||||
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