On March 11, 1968, US President Lyndon B. Johnson mandated that all computers purchased by the United States Federal Government support ASCII, stating:
ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, jˌuːˈɛs pɹˈɛzɪdənt lˈɪndən bˈiː. dʒˈɑːnsən mændˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt ˈɔːl kəmpjˈuːɾɚz pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt səpˈoːɹt ˈæski, stˈeɪɾɪŋ: