The President's News Conference
10/19/1976
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The Secretary of State shall obtain the prior concurrence of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury,...
I urge the Congress to act.
Of the 119,256 suggestions which were submitted by military personnel during Fiscal Year 1976, 19,375 were adopted.
Because of the vigor of our people and the strength of our system, the United States today, as much or more than in year...