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Gerald Ford: “I shot a 72. The truth was, that is before I asked for a rebate.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 1975
I shot a 72. The truth was, that is before I asked for a rebate.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Informal Exchange at the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic in Lauderhill, Florida

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