Lyndon Baines Johnson, the Gulf of Tonkin, and a Manufactured War
Questions about the Gulf of Tonkin incidents have persisted for more than 40 years. Introduction Questions about the Gulf of Tonkin incidents have persisted for more than 40 years. But once-classified documents and tapes released in the past several years, combined with previously uncovered facts, make clear that high government officials distorted facts and deceived[…]