Gerald Ford actually said...

"Mother Seton's singular honor is a tribute to all American women who have entered the religious life to serve in schools, hospitals, and charitable work."

"I am confident of your support of this important effort"

"It is, of course, a great blessing that the last American soldier is home from the battlefields of Vietnam."

"His gallantry, disregarding his own pain and injuries, is in the highest tradition of self-sacrifice and courage in our military service."