02/14/1968
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"Today, I want it to shine on you, and I came here to tell you that on behalf of the American people, the Congress, the other branches of the Government, that we respect you and we recognize the many s..."
"We passed out 5 billion 3—600 million more than last year."
"We have tried since the beginning of this fiscal year to get the managers of our Government to reduce expenditures wherever they possibly could, to eliminate what we thought could be termed 'fat' prog..."
"With this balanced program we can: Meet our international responsibilities with firmness."