Lyndon Johnson actually said...

It is essential to the national interest of the United States to finance export sales of surplus agricultural commodities to the United Arab Republic under title I of that Act.

Context

Memorandum to the Secretary of State on Export Sales of Surplus Agricultural Commodities to the United Arab Republic

12/28/1965

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