The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg



What is the main thesis of the essay?
The main thesis is that the people don't have the trust of teh president and belived that he went against the public.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
To shoot at a US ship after the patriotic fever died down.

What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
Johnson had made it a big deal so people could enlist and fight.