Gerald Ford actually said...

This program is designed to protect Americans against a swine-type strain of virus which was responsible for thousands of deaths in the United States during 1918-19.

Context

Statement About Emergency Appropriations Legislation for the National Swine Flu Immunization Program

04/14/1976

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