Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Finally, your report gives eloquent restatement to the basic principle that sound decisions in a free society must be built on the best possible information.

Context

Letter in Response to Report of the Committee on the Economic Impact of Defense and Disarmament.

09/04/1965

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