Gerald Ford actually said...

"I call upon appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day in testimony of our loyalty to this Nation."

"The U.S. will continue to seek practical steps to avert this danger."

"The genius of the American people may be said to lie in their ability to search for and find practical solutions, even to the most difficult of problems."

"The Vladivostok accord will enable our two countries to establish significant limits on the strategic arms race."