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Gerald Ford: “I was extremely honored a month or so ago at the urging of my good friend, Claude Pepper, to issue a national…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1976
I was extremely honored a month or so ago at the urging of my good friend, Claude Pepper, to issue a national proclamation pointing out to our fellow Americans the need for action, the need for understanding in the area of Parkinson's disease.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks in Miami Beach at the Annual Fundraising Dinner of the National Parkinson Institute

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