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Gerald Ford: “The United States will not only remain secure in its power but I assure you we shall not hesitate to use that power when…”

On the recordApril 20, 1976
The United States will not only remain secure in its power but I assure you we shall not hesitate to use that power when it must be used in our national interest.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks to the 85th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution

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