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[PegnVA]

Which president started Vietnam War?
Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Viet Cong. With the Cold War intensifying worldwide, the United States hardened its policies against any allies of the Soviet Union, and by 1955 President Dwight D. Eisenhower had pledged his firm support to Diem and South Vietnam.
Vietnam War - HISTORY
https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history

[blackhawks]

The first U.S. advisers were sent to Vietnam under Eisenhower and there was continuous support from the GOP to do more in Vietnam well before '65.