Gerald Ford actually said...

"The world economy has come a long way from the gloom and uncertainty of two years ago."

"Funds appropriated to the President for carrying out the Act shall be deemed to be allocated to the Secretary of Defense without any further action of the President."

"We must also be aware that the events of the past year have left an agenda of unresolved problems."

"I believe the answer to this question is unequivocally and categorically in the affirmative."