Press Release Following the First Tonkin Gulf Incident
8/3/1964
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This is a press release informing the public of actions taken following the August 2 attack on the USS Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf.
This primary source comes from the Collection LBJ-WHPRSO: White House Press Office Files.
National Archives Identifier: 2803400
Full Citation: Press Release Following the First Tonkin Gulf Incident; 8/3/1964; White House Press Releases, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969; Collection LBJ-WHPRSO: White House Press Office Files; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, TX. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/first-tonkin-gulf-incident, March 29, 2024]Activities that use this document
- Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution
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