Lyndon Johnson actually said...

The Federal Government must be a model of competent and efficient management, with economy the watchword, and an end to waste our goal.

The President's News Conference at the LBJ Ranch

12/26/1963

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I believe 1968 can be the year in which we move closer than ever before to that elusive goal.

I urge the Congress to complete consideration of this important legislation at the earliest possible date.

I recommend that the Congress begin hearings at the earliest possible date to extend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965.

This budget requests the minimum funds necessary to meet the needs of the citizens of the Capital of the United States.