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Gerald Ford: “The key to the American success story, as I see it for nearly 200 years now, has been a single word, and we should…”

On the recordApril 7, 1975
The key to the American success story, as I see it for nearly 200 years now, has been a single word, and we should emphasize it and reemphasize it—opportunity.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Reception for Members of the National Alliance of Businessmen.

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