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3 unusual facts about Eugene Siler


Eugene Siler

He considered the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which authorized President Johnson to take "all necessary steps" in Vietnam, as a "buck-passing" pretext to "seal the lips of Congress against future criticism."

He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose (by pairing against) the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

His war-time experiences left him, according to David T. Beito, "cold to most proposals to send American troops into harm's way."



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