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Gerald Ford: “You have worked hard, you have competed against the very best, and you have earned the right to represent the United…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1976
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.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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

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