Which president started the vietnam war?
Score: 4.6/5 (47 votes) THE VIETNAM ERA (1955-1975) President John F. Kennedy also escalated U.S. involvement in the war (here). The U.S. war in Vietnam officially began in 1964 under President Lyndon B.Johnson.What officially started the Vietnam War?28, 1961, when U.S. military advisers began accom...