Gerald Ford actually said...

"I am especially grateful for your selflessness in temporarily setting aside your plans to return to the private sector."

"It is a very wonderful occasion paying tribute and honor to two very gallant and wonderful soldiers in the very highest and the very best traditions of the United States military service."

"Peace is still our most precious and enduring goal."

"the day is gone when concern for the land, the air and the water was sole province of the conservationist, the wilderness enthusiast, the bird watcher, and the environmental scientist."