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Gerald Ford: “Your factories in Illinois are beginning to hum, and they're going to be producing more and more and more in the months…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1976
Your factories in Illinois are beginning to hum, and they're going to be producing more and more and more in the months ahead.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on Arrival at Marion, Illinois.

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