Gerald Ford actually said...

"Lyndon Baines Johnson, long before he entered the White House, had already made his mark--his mark on history as a very great Member of the House of Representatives, subsequently the United States Sen..."

"I think it is appropriate, before we talk about the man, to say a few words about another person."

"This grove will be a grove, a place of pleasure, rest, as well as comfort--a place where they can pay an appropriate silent tribute, a silent respect, to the memory of a President who served his count..."

"This extension, while valuable in itself, should be viewed as a transition period in which new approaches to relieving the burdens of unemployment and low incomes may be developed."