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Lyndon Johnson: “Wasteful purchasing and inventory practices are an affront to the taxpayer and cannot be tolerated.”

On the recordMay 12, 1966
Wasteful purchasing and inventory practices are an affront to the taxpayer and cannot be tolerated.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Memorandum on June Buying by Federal Agencies.

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