Mr. McNamara chose the plane he chose because he felt it most efficient, because he thought it would do the job and because he thought it would save the Government hundreds of millions of dollars.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Mr. McNamara chose the plane he chose because he felt it most efficient, because he thought it would do the job and…”
On the recordMarch 20, 1963
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