Gerald Ford actually said...

Cash awards totaling $1,442,536 were paid for these adopted suggestions, based not only on the tangible first-year benefits of $74,347,607.94 which were realized therefrom, but also on many additional benefits and improvements of an intangible nature.

Context

Message to the Congress Transmitting Reports on the Military Incentive Awards Program for 1975

01/12/1977

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