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Gerald Ford: “I cannot accept the fact that Americans... that only 42 percent are going to let 21 percent of the people make their…”

On the recordNovember 1, 1974
I cannot accept the fact that Americans... that only 42 percent are going to let 21 percent of the people make their decisions.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks in Grand Junction, Colorado

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