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Gerald Ford: “I urge the Nation's Governors, Mayors, and all other public officials, as well as leaders in every area of American…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 1976
I urge the Nation's Governors, Mayors, and all other public officials, as well as leaders in every area of American life, to join with disabled people in active participation in these activities.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Proclamation 4462—National Employ the Handicapped Week, 1976

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