Gerald Ford actually said...

I do hereby designate Saturday, October 9, 1976, as Leif Erikson Day.

The bill recognizes a national responsibility to assist coastal States and communities that will be affected by the accelerated exploration ...

The individual States and localities will determine whether their principal need is for schools, roads, hospitals, new parks, or other simil...

I also invite the people of the United States to honor the memory of Leif Erikson on that day by holding appropriate exercises and ceremonie...