09/20/1966
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"We don't ever get into any crisis that we can avoid."
"I'm not going to provoke any fight."
"I want him to be absolutely certain there is no waste or misapplication of American manpower in the Department of Defense effort."
"At this time I want you to be absolutely certain that there is no waste or misapplication of America's manpower in the Department of Defense."