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Gerald Ford: “I wanted to come out here because it was one way that I could express my appreciation for the warm and kind things that…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1974
I wanted to come out here because it was one way that I could express my appreciation for the warm and kind things that were done by so many of the Alexandria Police Department.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Alexandria Police Association Picnic in Fairfax, Virginia

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