The Vietnam War was a civil war in that country, which had been divided into North and South regions following the defeat of the French in 1954.
US Presidents during the US involvement there were:
- Dwight Eisenhower (sent advisers 1955-61)
- John F. Kennedy (increased involvement of CIA and US ambassadors)
- Lyndon Johnson (after Tonkin Gulf incident, sent US combat troops 1964)
- Richard Nixon (negotiated treaty 1973, withdrew troops, allowing collapse of the South)
- Gerald Ford (with funds cut off, declared the US war ended April 23, 1975)
