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- fo r freedom .
In 1961 President Kennedy paid tribute to the courage of the
Vietnamese people and said:
. . . th e U n ited S ta te s is d e te rm in e d to h elp V iet - N am preserve its
in d e p en d en ce , pro tect its people a g ain st C om m
-
gotten.
That is why we have answered this ag
gression with action.
America’s course is not precipitate.
Am erica’s course is not w ithout long
provocation.
For 10 years three American Presidents—
President Eisenhower, President Kennedy,
and your present
- e d
d urin g th e ten u re in o f f i c e o f John
F i t z g e r a l d Kennedy, and r e s i d e s at
t h i s v e r y moment in Lyndon B a in es
Johnson a t th e White House — power
which i s v e r y s i m i l a r , e x c e p t fo r th e
g eo g ra p h
- e b lo - p p . 4 2 , 45, and 105.
THE GULF OF TONKIN, THE
1964 INCIDENTS
HEARING
BEFORE TH E
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
NINETIETH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
W IT H
THE HONORABLE ROBERT S. McNAMARA,
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
