Gerald Ford actually said...

I believe that the Outer Continental Shelf [O.C.S.] oil and gas deposits can provide the largest single source of increased domestic energy ...

Our primary objective is to produce oil and gas where we can do so safely.

If our studies show that development cannot occur in a particular area without unacceptable risk, then we will not hold a lease sale.

We must proceed with a program that is designed to develop these resources.