On the recordMarch 5, 1967
The sudden need for more men than a volunteer force could supply would find the nation without the machinery to respond.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe sudden need for more men than a volunteer force could supply would find the nation without the machinery to respond.
Special Message to the Congress on Selective Service.
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