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>> swift and sure has been u.s. retaliation for communists attacks on the high seas. this is the maddux, one of the two destroyers attacked in the gulf of tonkin near north vietnam. war planes from two carriers, the ticonderoga and the -- avenge the assault with 64 surtees to north vietnam pt base s. north vietnam oil reserves were badly depleted. 10% went up in flames after direct hits. pilot foron said two lost. one was reported to be a prisoner. the u.s. sorties were launched ar one purpose, as warning that unprovoked attacks will bring prompt response. burned all night in

the white house of president johnson conferred with his advisers and he went before the nation to report on the crisis. thi acte larger sense, of aggressions new aimed directly at our own forces again brings home to all of us in the united states th importancee of t struggle for peace and securityhe in southeast asia. against they terror peaceful villagers of south vietnam has now been joined by open aggression from the high seas against the united states of america. the determination of all ouricans to fulfill commitment to the people and government of south vietnam will be redoubled by this outrage. the our response for

present will be limited and fitting. we americans know, although others fail to forget, the risk of spreading conflict. we still seek no wider war. i have instructed the secretary of state to make this position totally clear to friends and adversaries and to all. have instructed ambassador stevenson to raise this matter before the security council of the united nations. >> ambassador stevenson reported the attacks as required by the charter. >> southeast asia, we want nothing more and nothing less than the assured and -- independence of the people that that area. we are in southeast asia to help

our friends to be free of andrted terror assassination by the north vietnam communist backed by the chinese communist from peking. before this new southeast asia crisis, the united states had announced that 5000 more military advisers were being sent to south vietnam to rbbring our forces to 20,000. now this number will be increased even further at sea on land it in the air. a force that will face up to any threat. the vietcong rebels appear to be stronger in recent weeks. they have made hit and run rates within four miles of saigon, the center of u.s. and south vietnam operations. there are reports of an enemy troop buildup on the south vietnam northern border. now it appears for the first time there is talk of the south vietnam drive into north

vietnam. reinforcement are being moved ntoo tuesda strate -- io strategic locations. this is not to force a showdown but to emphasize the u.s. was to contain the war. interceptor and fighter bomber aircraft are being flown into south vietnam as other air squadrons are transferred from the united states to advance stations in the pacific. as always, political differences stated in the united states and leaders of both parties have granted him all powers necessary to carry out our commitments to defend world peace. a solemn responsibility order even limited military action by forces whose

wesomel strength is as a as those of the united states of america. but it is my considered conviction shared throughout your government that firmness in is indispensable today for peace. firmness will -- always be measured. its mission is peace. ♪ >> next on american history tv, discusses theal

founding fathers personal correspondence. he looks at the advice passed on by alexander hamilton and john adams. why that advice was so valued in developing the emerging american identity. the fraunces tavern museum hosted this event. you realize this is where general washington said good by to some of his principal senior officers. this is the place exactly a week before colonel burr and general hamilton face one another in a dual -- duel that the society of cincinnati met, and the set next to each other with all this impending.