Event

Vote on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: the House unanimously and the Senate 88 to 2, on 7 August 1964.

4 links, 4 backed by primary records

Connections 4

J. William Fulbright steered the resolution through the Senate Primary record 1
Wayne Morse voted no; called it a "historic mistake" Primary record 2
Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14 to 1 to send the resolution to the Senate Primary record 3

Timeline 1 date

Proof 3 sources

Skunks, Bogies, Silent Hounds, and the Flying Fish: The Gulf of Tonkin Mystery, 2-4 August 1964 (Robert J. Hanyok, Cryptologic Quarterly, Winter 2000/Spring 2001; approved for release 3 Nov 2005), National Security Agency, 2001. Primary record
The first investigation came in early 1968 when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, under the chairmanship of Senator William Fulbright, who had steered the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution through the Senate, opened hearings on the incident.
Congressional Record, Senate, 7 August 1964 (debate and vote on the Southeast Asia resolution), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 7 Aug 1964. Primary record
I believe that to be a historic mistake.
Chairman J. William Fulbright and the 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution, U.S. Senate Historical Office, 2023. Primary record
The committee voted 14-1—Morse provided the dissenting vote—to send the resolution to the full Senate for its consideration.
After a brief debate, the Senate approved the Tonkin Gulf Resolution 88-2, and it was signed into law on August 10, 1964.

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