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David Gergen: “Absolutely. President Ford has said several times since then, Anderson, that he was being consumed as president by -- he…”

On the recordDecember 26, 2006
Absolutely. President Ford has said several times since then, Anderson, that he was being consumed as president by -- he once explained to a group of students that I was with that -- he said, look, 80 percent of my time was being devoted to the fortunes of one man, only 20 percent to the fortunes of 250 million Americans, at a time when we had to worry about rising inflation, a -- the possibility of a recession, and, of course, winding up the Vietnam War.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen supports Ford's decision to pardon Nixon, emphasizing the need for Ford to focus on broader national issues.

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