Lyndon Johnson actually said...

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.

Context

Special Message to the Congress - \Our Pride and Our Strength: America's Servicemen and Veterans.\"

01/29/1968

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