10/20/1974
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"I admire Butler University for many, many things but I must say that one of your accomplishments is particularly impressive--that is, the ability of this university to balance its budget in each of it..."
"I think that makes much more sense than having Federal bureaucrats in Washington in 26 different cases telling the people in Indianapolis how to spend their money."
"One of the most important reasons for our economic success in recent months has been the contribution of what Earl Butz calls the miracle man of the 20th century, the American farmer."
"Indiana is a very important State."