Primary sources
We link to official archives rather than copying documents, so you always read the authoritative version. Use each archive’s search box with the document title.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress authorizes presidential military action in Southeast Asia. Find it at National Archives.
“Peace Without Conquest” speech
President Johnson explains U.S. aims in Vietnam. Find it at LBJ Presidential Library.
“Silent Majority” speech
President Nixon outlines his plan for ending U.S. involvement. Find it at Nixon Library.
Pentagon Papers
A classified study of U.S. decision-making in Vietnam. Find it at National Archives.
Paris Peace Accords
The agreement ending direct U.S. military involvement. Find it at Office of the Historian.
War Powers Resolution
Limits the president’s power to commit forces without Congress. Find it at Library of Congress.
Veteran oral histories
First-person accounts from those who served. Find it at Library of Congress Veterans History Project.
Documents and photographs
A large digital collection on the war. Find it at Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech.