Gerald Ford actually said...

I think the fact that these news stories broke over the past weekend is an indication that we in the administration made a major effort to not interject busing into the primary situation.

Context

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters Following Michigan and Maryland Primary Election Results.

05/18/1976

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