The President's News Conference
02/05/1969
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I commend this report to the attention of the Congress.
While I continue to oppose mandatory wage and price controls, it is essential that wages and prices be carefully watched...
I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.
This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret.