Gerald Ford actually said...

It seemed to me that we ought to take an initiative here in Washington to indicate our full support for statehood for Puerto Rico.

Exchange With Reporters in Vail, Colorado, on Proposed Statehood for Puerto Rico.

12/30/1976

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