Gerald Ford actually said...

"If all Americans will pull together to hold down prices, to buy wisely, to increase productivity, and to save energy, this citizens' mobilization to slow inflation can and will work."

"I believe that the Outer Continental Shelf [O.C.S.] oil and gas deposits can provide the largest single source of increased domestic energy during the years when we need it most."

"If our studies show that development cannot occur in a particular area without unacceptable risk, then we will not hold a lease sale."

"We must proceed with a program that is designed to develop these resources."