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On the recordAugust 4, 1976
I wouldn't trade any of my personal freedom for all the records in the world.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks to Members of the U.S. Olympic Team and Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jesse Owens

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