12/20/1979
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"I ask that you issue instructions limiting the number of appointments to full-time permanent positions in your agency to not more than 75 percent of the number of vacancies occurring after February 28..."
"I believe that we can count on the full support of Americans in time of trial or time of danger to defend our country."
"I want to see the ties of our own country with other foreign countries--large and small, powerful and weak, very friendly and not so friendly--strengthened."
"We are partners together in restoring the legitimate and deserved stature and esteem that ought always to be recognized among those who serve in the military."