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After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, which President was convinced by the military to escalate the war efforts in Vietnam?

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Answer: That president was non other than Lyndon Johnson.

Explanation: The Tonkin Resolution gave the president a "blank check" to wage war in Vietnam as he saw fit. After Lyndon Johnson was elected, the president in his own right that november, choose to escilate the conflict.

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