Remarks in Rockford, Illinois
03/10/1976
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I pledge to you now that I will be in the middle of the 1976 campaign.
Transportation accounts for over 50 percent of our total petroleum use.
I intend to seek the nomination of the Republican Party as its candidate for President in 1976.
The United States desperately needs its railroads to transport the vast quantity of goods in a fuel-efficient manner necessary for our econo...