Who wrote the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" that escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was primarily a legislative response to events that occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964, when U.S. naval vessels were reportedly attacked by North Vietnamese forces. It was President Lyndon B. Johnson who advocated for and signed this resolution into law on August 10, 1964. The resolution granted Johnson broad authority to take military action in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war by Congress, effectively escalating U.S. involvement in the conflict.

This move came during Johnson's administration, as he sought to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia and support the government of South Vietnam against North Vietnamese aggression. The resolution's passage allowed for increased military engagement, setting the stage for a significant escalation of U.S. forces in Vietnam in the subsequent years.

In contrast, Richard Nixon was President later during the Vietnam War and oversaw a process of Vietnamization, which aimed to reduce U.S. troop levels while shifting responsibility for the war to the South Vietnamese. John F. Kennedy's involvement in Vietnam occurred earlier in the 1960s when he supported increased military aid and advisory support but did not enact the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Gerald Ford was President after the U.S. had dramatically reduced its