Question

1. How did television coverage of the Vietnam War affect President Johnson?

2. How did "doves" react to television coverage?

Answer 1

1) In foreign policy, Johnson escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted Johnson the power to use military force in Southeast Asia without having to ask for an official declaration of war.

2) War is immoral, this wasn't their concern, and war was draining their economy. They held anti-war demonstrations, burned draft cards, and head to Canada and other foreign countries as opposition .