Statement About the Death of Louis S. St. Laurent
07/25/1973
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Our success in reducing our involvement in Vietnam by 480,000 men before May 1, 1972, and comparable materiel reductions will help enable us...
It costs far less to maintain our strength than it would cost to fall behind and have to catch up, even if that could be done.
We have been reordering our research and development investments in defense and space.
This budget allocates $2.5 billion in 1972 and $5.3 billion in 1973 to make General Revenue Sharing a reality now.