Gerald Ford actually said...

"I think the Republican tent is big enough and broad enough to encompass the four individuals who met here this afternoon."

"We think it's absolutely essential for the political health of the United States that there be competition in the political arena."

"I might add parenthetically, I have found that it's great to be a part of a government where all of the troops without hesitation or qualification, follow whatever the leaders tell them to do."

"We are friends."