Gerald Ford actually said...

"We share the concern of the Council."

"I appreciate the fine work that the Council has done, particularly with the severe time constraints imposed upon it."

"Despite my strong reservations about these and other undesirable features, I have signed this bill because good government requires that a number of the authorizations and program extensions contained..."

"This program was designed to avoid the serious and well-documented defects in the then-existing public housing program."