Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Each of you is requested to designate an assistant secretary or other official of comparable rank to review new proposals for the agency to provide its own supplies or services before they are included in the agency's budget.

Context

Memorandum Announcing Revised Guidelines Governing Development by the Government of Products or Services for Its Own Use

03/02/1966

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