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Gerald Ford: “The volley fired here at Concord two centuries ago, 'the shot heard round the world,' still echoes today on this…”

On the recordApril 18, 1975
The volley fired here at Concord two centuries ago, 'the shot heard round the world,' still echoes today on this anniversary.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Old North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts.

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