Gerald Ford actually said...

You have worked hard, you have competed against the very best, and you have earned the right to represent the United States in Montreal in a very few days.

Context

Remarks at a Ceremony Honoring Members of the U.S. Olympic Team Prior to Their Departure for Montreal, Canada

07/09/1976

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