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On the recordFebruary 18, 1976
I call upon the American people to affirm with me this American Promise—that we have learned from the tragedy of that long-ago experience forever to treasure liberty and justice for each individual American, and resolve that this kind of action shall never again be repeated.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Proclamation 4417—An American Promise

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