This memorandum notified President Johnson about the attack on the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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This memorandum notified President Johnson about the attack on the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin.
This primary source comes from the Collection LBJ-NSF: National Security Files.
National Archives Identifier: 2803386
Full Citation: Memorandum Notifying President Johnson of Attack on the USS Maddox; 8/2/1964; Operation Pierce Arrow 8/64; Vietnam Country Files, 11/22/1963 – 1/20/1969; Collection LBJ-NSF: National Security Files,; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, TX. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memorandum-attack-uss-maddox/, January 5, 2026]
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