Gerald Ford actually said...

your resignation as Special Assistant to the President, effective as you requested December 31, 1974, is accepted with deepest regret.

Letter Accepting the Resignation of W. Eugene Ainsworth, Jr., as Special Assistant to the President.

12/17/1974

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I thank them on behalf of all of you and many, many millions of others throughout our country.

We will resist temptations to restore the red tape and excessive Federal regulation which this act removes.

It is a great privilege to be here on this landmark day in the field of housing legislation.

We, the American people, are the beneficiaries.