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Gerald Ford: “As President, I'm constantly aware that the ultimate authority of our Republic is not in the White House; it is in the…”

On the recordMay 22, 1976
As President, I'm constantly aware that the ultimate authority of our Republic is not in the White House; it is in the people.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Commencement Address at Warner Pacific College in Portland

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