Gerald Ford actually said...

THE PEOPLE have spoken, and for 26 years I have accepted the verdict of the people, which is the essence of our system of free government.

I will work with them wholeheartedly in this urgent task which is certainly beyond partisanship.

I also congratulate the winners of both parties and extend my sympathy to those who lost.

I hereby designate the United States Civil Service Commission as the agency to concur with determinations made by agencies to fix the minimu...