"There will be no lessening in this Administration of my support for a strong Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, and the Coast Guard."
"I want to take this opportunity to express my own lasting gratitude."
"I accept your request."
"I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including Section 201(a) (2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ..."
"You can be justly proud of the critical role you played."
"I deem it necessary and appropriate to impose the restrictions hereinafter proclaimed on imports of cattle, beef, veal, swine, and pork."
"Even while dealing with these very practical matters, a nation must never lose its vision."
"I will send to the Congress shortly after it reconvenes, my recommendations for the reduction of Federal spending in 1975."
"Inflation will be cooled."
"I believe some of you might call it public housing."
"Sales are the heartbeat of a free market."
"If all Americans will pull together to hold down prices, to buy wisely, to increase productivity, and to save energy, this citizens' mobilization to slow inflation can and will work."
