Gerald Ford actually said...

It will help deter improper payments in international commerce by American corporations and their officers.

Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Foreign Payments Disclosure Legislation

08/02/1976

More Gerald Ford Quotes

We shall make every effort to achieve such an outcome.

The U.S. will continue to seek practical steps to avert this danger.

Arms control offers a potential solution to many of the problems we currently face.

1976 is going to be a different year.