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On the recordDecember 29, 1974
I wish to take this opportunity to reiterate my commitment to maintaining a strong U.S. Merchant Marine.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Memorandum of Disapproval of United States Tanker Preference Legislation

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