Gerald Ford actually said...

With the critical need to increase our domestic supplies of energy and other resources from the areas off our coasts, a high priority is attached to the necessity of carrying out these activities in a safe and orderly manner.

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report on Coastal Zone Management.

05/21/1975

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