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On the recordMay 9, 1975
There is no reason we cannot conquer the last vestiges of poverty in a hemisphere which is so richly endowed.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Reception for Chiefs of Delegation to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.

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