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On the recordFebruary 24, 1976
I was never privileged, when I was a Member of Congress, to be a member of this parliamentary group, and I regretted that failure very much.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Reception for Delegates to the 16th Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Conference

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