Gerald Ford actually said...

My principal responsibility is to be President of the United States, and that takes a good bit of time.

Exchange With Reporters on Arrival at St. Petersburg, Florida.

02/13/1976

More Gerald Ford Quotes

This is performance, not promise.

I thank you personally, and I thank you on behalf of all Americans for the close alliance between your country and ours.

I will keep it that way.

Your contribution has been both material and spiritual.