Gerald Ford actually said...

Appointments and promotions in the career service must not be made on the basis of either politics, race, creed or sex.

I have informed the Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission of my determination to keep the Federal career service just that-...

This Government must set an example of fiscal restraint for the people of America and the world.

The responsible apportionment of congressional appropriations and other Federal budget authority is an essential--though often controversial...