10/14/1974
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"I think the American people are more knowledgeable, more sophisticated."
"But I believe the United States must now make a major effort because it is the right thing to do."
"I don't expect the campaign on behalf of President Ford to run into a dry gulch."
"I decided a long time ago... that the principal responsibility I had was that of being President of the United States."