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Lyndon B. Johnson
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On August 4, 1964, the Johnson administration reported a second North Vietnamese torpedo-boat attack on U.S. Within hours, President Johnson informed the nation of an "unprovoked second attack" and ordered retaliatory air strikes.
··1964 — 2001·Person
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NSA SIGINT analysts at the Phu Bai station
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