10/27/1967
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"The four manufacturers--Boeing Company, Lockheed Aircraft Company, General Electric Company, Pratt & Whitney Division of United Aircraft Corporation--be invited to continue in this phase of the progra..."
"And finally--and very importantly, Mr. Magnuson--that the Congress be requested to appropriate--Mr. Mahon--the necessary funds to initiate the next phase of the program."
"The FAA Administrator be authorized to enter into contracts with the airframe manufacturers to undertake detailed airframe design work and tests over the next 18 months."
"I ask that the appreciation of the Nation be extended to the men of the Secret Service, and to their families, for the spirit and standards of selfless service which have won the esteem and respect of..."