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President's Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford, were also the Commander in Chief's of the US military during the Vietnam War.Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford.
Communist containment.
Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. There is technically no such thing though as the Vietnam "War". War was never declared by congress and thus is officially the Vietnam "Conflict" though I'm sure many veterans and those affected by casualties would disagree.
Eisenhower believed in the domino theory that justified intervention in Vietnam and he sent advisors to support the non-Communist government there. Kennedy greatly increased the military aid sent to Vietnam and had the US deeply involved there. Johnson then escalated the War greatly. So, you could say that Eisenhower started it, Kennedy made it inevitable and Johnson really made it a war.
The US presidents in office then were Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961 John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969 Richard Nixon 1969-1974 Gerald Ford 1974-1977