09/01/1964
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"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan."
"I will shortly sign an Executive Order putting the plan into effect."
"I have today ordered that U.S. Veterans Assistance Centers be opened in 10 major cities within the coming month."
"In the Fiscal 1969 Budget, we will have budget outlays of $7.3 billion to provide services for America's 26 million veterans and their families, who make up 46 percent of the nation's population."