01/12/1977
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I approve the concept, because I personally wanted my record known that I would not, under any circumstances, commit U.S. military personnel, U.S. troops, to Rhodesia or southern Africa."
"You want a candidate that can win, that carries the party forward."
"Public confidence after that just 30-day setback will again start climbing."
"We have only told the truth."