Gerald Ford actually said...

The decision to approve the covenant was not taken lightly by either the people of the Northern Mariana Islands or by the Congress of the United States.

Context

Statement on Signing Legislation Approving the Covenant Establishing Commonwealth Status for the Northern Mariana Islands

03/23/1976

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