I want to thank the just overly friendly and generous people from Illinois for making this day a wonderful one in my political career.
Gerald Ford: “I want to thank the just overly friendly and generous people from Illinois for making this day a wonderful one in my…”
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Remarks to Members of the Mohammed Shrine Temple of Peoria
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