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On the recordJanuary 17, 1968
Your objective, in this second step, should be to reduce U.S. employment by substantially more than the 10 percent immediate reduction taken in the first step.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Memorandums Directing a Reduction of Personnel and Official Travel Overseas

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