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On the recordFebruary 28, 1977
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, 1977.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Limitation on Hiring in the Federal Government

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