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Gerald Ford: “It is the obligation of every candidate for the Presidency of the United States to offer alternatives, to deal in…”

On the recordApril 27, 1976
It is the obligation of every candidate for the Presidency of the United States to offer alternatives, to deal in specifics, to provide some answers to the questions that he raises.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas

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