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Lyndon Johnson: “The pay adjustments proposed in this Message emphasize the obligation of the Federal Government to insist upon maximum…”

On the recordMay 11, 1965
The pay adjustments proposed in this Message emphasize the obligation of the Federal Government to insist upon maximum return from every dollar spent on a salary.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress on Increasing Federal Military and Civilian Pay Rates.

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