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Gerald Ford: “It is very significant, Mr. President, that my first trip outside of the United States as President of our country is to…”

On the recordOctober 20, 1974
It is very significant, Mr. President, that my first trip outside of the United States as President of our country is to Mexico.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Exchange of Remarks With President Luis Echeverria Alvarez of Mexico at Nogales, Mexico

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