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We believe that President Johnson was the main cause of the involvement of the Vietnam War.

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One reason we believe President Johnson was the main cause of the involvement of the Vietnam War was because he increased the troops sent to Vietnam.

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U.S troops heading into Vietnam

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John F. Kennedy was the president before Lyndon Johnson, but President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. This turn in history allowed Lyndon Johnson to become President of the US.

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Lyndon Johnson Considers Troop Increase in Vietnam - HISTORY.com Audio

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In June 1965, shortly after a coup in South Vietnam led to the 10th change of government in the war torn country, an attack by the North Vietnamese destroyed three U.S. aircraft at Danang. During a recorded telephone conversation with Defense Secretary Robert McNamara on July 2, 1965, President Lyndon B.

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The Modern American Poetry Site is a comprehensive learning environment and scholarly forum for the study of modern and contemporary American poetry. MAPS welcomes submissions of original essays and teaching materials related to MAPS poets and the Anthology of Modern American Poetry. We are also happy to take questions and suggestions for future materials.