Gerald Ford actually said...

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.

Context

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

04/07/1975

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