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On the recordMarch 8, 1976
It is well spent if we deter aggression, maintain the peace, and make certain and positive that our national security is secure.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Annual Congressional Dinner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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