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On the recordFebruary 17, 1975
Betty was appointed not because she was a woman, but because she was, in my opinion, the most qualified and the most respected.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Swearing In of Betty Southard Murphy as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board

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