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Gerald Ford: “Surely, we would not wish to see the United States engaged in international disputes because of an absence of needed…”

On the recordApril 12, 1976
Surely, we would not wish to see the United States engaged in international disputes because of an absence of needed flexibility.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on Signing the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976

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