Gerald Ford actually said...

I am sure you share with me my pride in the Armed Forces of the United States and my thankfulness that the operation was conducted without incident.

Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate Reporting on the Evacuation of the United States Mission...

04/13/1975

More Gerald Ford Quotes

Coal is America's ace in the hole.

We cannot afford to lose a single life in the mines.

This has been a good day for all Americans.

I envision the development of more than 250 major new coal mines in the next decade.