Lyndon Johnson actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by paragraph (e) of title I of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1967 (80 Stat. 981), and as President of the United States, I hereby order the following units of the Ready Reserve of the Naval Reserve, the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard of the United States to active duty for a period of not to exceed 24 months:

Context

Executive Order 11392—Ordering Certain Units of the Ready Reserve of the Naval Reserve, Air Force Reserve and Air National...

01/24/1968

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