Gerald Ford actually said...

I never sought the office, but circumstances put me in the position where I stood in the East Room of the White House.

Remarks at a Rally on Arrival at Grand Rapids, Michigan

10/31/1976

More Gerald Ford Quotes

We in the United States know of no other country where the United States has some 4,000 or 5,000 miles of border.

You can disagree without being disagreeable.

The Nation as a whole is enriched by the availability of the wilderness experience to those who are able and willing to seek it.

They have served us with great, great distinction.