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Gerald Ford: “The foundation for all of these domestic programs...is that the United States will continue as a free, independent, and…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1976
The foundation for all of these domestic programs...is that the United States will continue as a free, independent, and secure nation.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Everett McKinley Dirksen Forum in Peoria

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