Gerald Ford actually said...

This Protocol represents a further advance in the stabilization of the strategic relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Message to the Senate Transmitting the Protocol to the United States-Soviet Antiballistic Missile Treaty.

09/18/1974

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Freedom was nourished in American soil because the principles of the Declaration of Independence flourished in our land.

You have given to the rest of America the guidance and the inspiration to make our Bicentennial what it ought to be.

The volley fired here at Concord two centuries ago, 'the shot heard round the world,' still echoes today on this anniversary.

Your leadership has made your young nation an example of respect and admiration throughout the world.