01/03/1975
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"I feel very strongly that the first debate should come a day or two after Labor Day."
"I urge the Congress to act quickly in providing this needed authority."
"My total fiscal year 1977 Budget request for national defense is $114.9 billion in budget authority."
"I am determined that the national security efforts of the United States shall be fully adequate."