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On the recordFebruary 13, 1977
During the campaign, I pledged that immediately after the inauguration I would issue an order establishing zero-base budgeting throughout the Federal Government.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Zero-Base Budgeting for the Fiscal Year 1979 Budget

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