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On the recordApril 22, 1976
I firmly believe that we ought to get the Federal Government, to the extent that we possibly can, off the backs and out of the pockets of the people of this country.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a President Ford Committee Reception in Atlanta

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