What indicated that the United States had been secretly involved in Vietnam before its official involvement?

The Pentagon Papers were classified government documents about U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Their publication revealed that the United States had been involved in the conflict before officials publicly acknowledged it, making “the Pentagon Papers” the correct choice. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment concerned voting rights, while the cease-fire and Vietnamization came later in the war.

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