Gerald Ford actually said...

"I appreciate the time you have given me to study the amendments to the Freedom of Information Act."

"I simply cannot accept a provision that would risk exposure of our military or intelligence secrets and diplomatic relations."

"I have doubts about the appropriateness of diverting the direction of litigation from the disclosure of information to career-affecting disciplinary hearings about employee conduct."

"I must take care to avoid seriously impairing the Government we all seek to make more open."