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Gerald Ford: “My wish for you tonight was best said by one of my predecessors in the White House, and I quote: 'May the children of…”

On the recordMay 17, 1975
My wish for you tonight was best said by one of my predecessors in the White House, and I quote: 'May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of [the] other inhabitants.'
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Reception in Philadelphia Honoring Senator Hugh Scott.

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