Gerald Ford actually said...

I do not think I have had a happier day than the opportunity today to see so many people who have worked so long on legislation of such grea...

It certainly will give to those 30-plus million American workers a greater degree of certainty as they face retirement in the future.

This legislation will probably give more benefits and rights and success in the area of labor-management than almost anything in the history...

It has been the long labors of many, many people that have produced the kind of result that is good for America.