Which US Presidents served their term during the Vietnam War?

Eisenhower pledged his continued support for Diem during Diem's 10-day visit to the U.S. in May 1957 and remained committed to Diem's government throughout his second term as president. As a matter of fact, he increased the number of U.S. read more

The Vietnam War started in the 1950’s, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and the war continued into the terms of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, and into the Ford administration (after Nixon’s resignation), until it ended in 1975. read more

SEATO essentially put Vietnam under its protection, which later became one of the major justifications for the U.S. intervention in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In February 1955, President Eisenhower sent the first American military advisors to Vietnam to help build up Diem’s army. read more

The first combat troops were sent to Vietnam under Johnson's term as president. During Nixon's presidency, the Paris Peace Accords were signed. However, the war did not officially end until April 23, 1975, under Ford's presidency. read more