Remarks to Campaign Supporters in Kansas City
08/18/1976
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Of the 119,256 suggestions which were submitted by military personnel during Fiscal Year 1976, 19,375 were adopted.
I believe it presents a candid appraisal of what we have learned and what remains to be done.
The United States can be proud of its leadership in these areas.
The social and economic progress to which they aspire cannot come without the political equality of statehood.