EntityQ482402· pop 38· linked from 1,007 articlesGulf of Tonkin incidentSign in to save1964 naval confrontation between North Vietnam and the United StatesConnectionsLyndon B. JohnsonPersonNational Security AgencyEntityRobert McNamaraEntitySoutheast Asia Treaty OrganizationEntityPeople's Army of VietnamEntityVought F-8 CrusaderEntityVietnam People's NavyEntity1963 South Vietnamese coupEntityUnited StatesCountryFranceCountryNorwayCountryWashington, D.C.EntityBuddhismEntitySoviet UnionConceptHo Chi Minh CityCityJohn F. KennedyPersonMao ZedongEntitycommunismEntityCold WarEntityCatholic ChurchEntityCategories1964 in military history1964 in the United States1964 in VietnamAugust 1964 in AsiaBattles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1964Combat incidentsConflicts in 1964Gulf of TonkinGulf of Tonkin incidentHistory of cryptographyInternational maritime incidentsLyndon B. Johnson administration controversies