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Lyndon Johnson: “In trying to keep unnecessary expenditures down I believe the President ought to be as unsatisfied as a little boy's…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1964
In trying to keep unnecessary expenditures down I believe the President ought to be as unsatisfied as a little boy's appetite.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Businessmen

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