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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution
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gptkbp:authorizedPresident
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:Public_Law_88-408
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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Expanding presidential war powers
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gptkbp:date
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August 7, 1964
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gptkbp:enabledAction
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Deployment of U.S. combat troops to Vietnam
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:passedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:purpose
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Authorize use of military force in Southeast Asia
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
January 1971
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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Escalation of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
August 10, 1964
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gptkbp:textBegins
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To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
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gptkbp:triggeredBy
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident
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gptkbp:voteInHouse
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416-0
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gptkbp:voteInSenate
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88-2
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Tonkin
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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