05/07/1977
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"I am pleased that, as a result of the actions recommended, the 1,189 advisory committees reviewed will be reduced by 480 or forty percent of the total."
"The Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise is terminated."
"Leadership requires the courage to make difficult choices and the wisdom to seek solutions."
"I will nominate Frank H. Perez, of Virginian, for the rank of Minister during the tenure of his assignment as the State Department SALT representative at Geneva."