The President's News Conference
03/08/1977
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MARVIN WEISSMAN, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Bolivia.
Equal obligations deserve equal rights.
Registration for the draft is needed to increase our preparedness and is a further demonstration of our resolve as a nation.
I will take steps to enable the Selective Service System to carry out registration in the most economical and efficient way.