Gerald Ford actually said...

We pay tribute to the long, long friendship as well as the kinship of the Irish and the American people.

Our nations share a deep devotion to independence, democracy, religious liberty, and individual freedom.

Today, some 20 million Irish-Americans are building energetically on the great legacy of their ancestors.

America in 1975 renewed and strengthened its commitment to pursue the traditional U.S. goals of freer trade and enhanced global economic sta...