Gerald Ford actually said...

I'm proud to stand here in Seattle and say not a single young American is fighting and dying on any foreign soil today, and we'll keep it that way.

Remarks in Seattle, Washington

10/24/1976

More Gerald Ford Quotes

It is great to be at the Tri-City Airport of Midland, Saginaw, and Bay City.

I seek a mandate from you to finish the very important job that I have begun and done the best that I could for the last 21 months.

I think the voters of Michigan will respond to what we have done.

We believe in it. We can make it work.