Tonkin Gulf

The Tonkin Gulf Incident significantly escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam. After reported attacks on U.S. naval vessels by North Vietnamese forces, President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed Congress on August 5, 1964, citing a grave threat to peace in Southeast Asia. He reaffirmed America's…

<p><span class="deck">Forty years ago, the USS <span class="typestyle"> Maddox</span> fought the first battle of America’s longest war. How it happened—and even <span class="typestyle"> if</span> it happened—are still fiercely debated. </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Viewing a transformation that still affects all of us—through the prism of a single year</span></p>