2006-10-19 21:29:10 · 13 answers · asked by vachool 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
US involvement in the war was a gradual process, with combat personnel arriving 1950. As its military involvement increased over the years under successive U.S. presidents, both Democrat and Republican (including Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon), despite warnings by the US military leadership against a major ground war in Asia. There was never a formal declaration of war but there were a series of presidential decisions that increased the number of "military advisers" to the region. One of the first occurred on July 27, 1964 when 5,000 additional US military advisers were ordered sent to South Vietnam which brought the total number of US forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
2006-10-19 21:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by e. nigma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After the French loss at Diem and their subsequent pullout, Pres. D. Eisenhower sent various aid to S Vietnam. Kennedy was to first to involve combat soldiers. L.B.J. and congress committed the first open acts of aggression on 8-7-64 with The Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
2006-10-19 22:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by bandaras 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
advisers started during the Kennedy administration, he really didnt want to get involved in a war with north Vietnam! the CIA n the pentagon thought he was soft on communism when LBJ got sworn in advisers went went from like500 to 15000 practically over nite the rest is history
2006-10-19 21:43:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lyndon Baines Johnson.
2006-10-19 21:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First John F. Kennedy, then Lyndon B. Johnson, and finally Richard M. Nixon.
2006-10-19 21:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by backinbowl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. The bulk of the war was fought during Johnson's tenure.
2006-10-19 21:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
we had advisors in vietnam before kennedy was elected. i believe the gulf of tonkin incident happened when kennedy was pres. i dont recall a u.s. attack. we were there at the request of south vietnam.
2006-10-19 21:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eisenhower
2006-10-20 00:03:28 · answer #8 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started with JFK but then was escalated by Johnson. Nixon was president during the Fall of Saigon.
2006-10-19 21:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lindon Johnson one of Kennedy's murderers.
2006-10-19 21:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by sosueme534 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋