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On the recordMarch 11, 1976
I think that is the best way under our system to convince Members of Congress that we must change our defense spending to go from a downward trend to an upward trend, as I have proposed.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Members of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association in Chicago.

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