Gerald Ford actually said...

It is a great privilege and a pleasure for me and our people to have you and your Foreign Secretary visiting us in Washington on this occasi...

I am delighted to welcome you here in Washington, our Nation's Capital, on behalf of the American people.

We feel that this gathering is a reaffirmation of the longstanding friendship of your people as well as ours.

I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each after his or her own manner and convictions, for Deity's blessing on our land and for peace...