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Ike started the ball rolling by supporting the French attempt to keep Vietnam a colony after WWII. We (the US) supplied 80% of the French effort. At the height the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Ike convened a meeting in the White House to discuss the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons to support the French forces trapped there. The plan was nixed by the Senate Majority Leader at the time - Lyndon Johnson of Texas.
Which reminds me of yet another annoying political myth:
After JFK's death, LBJ just continued JFK's Vietnam policy.
Kennedy was looking for a way out. In Oct of 63, he had decided to start the pullout of troops with 1000 being withdrawn by end of that year. On Sunday, November 24, 1963, LBJ signed an Executive Order reversing that decision.
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