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The Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed on August 7, 1964. It gave Congressional approval to expanding the United States presence in Vietnam. The US Congress gave Johnson permission to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression."
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