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Gerald Ford: “I think history shows that before Plymouth Rock there were Spanish-speaking individuals who had made settlements in not…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 1974
I think history shows that before Plymouth Rock there were Spanish-speaking individuals who had made settlements in not only Florida but New Mexico and Puerto Rico and possibly California.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks on Signing a National Hispanic Heritage Week Proclamation

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