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Gerald Ford: “It is an ingenious and very generous gift, a symbol of the common heritage of friendship and devotion to freedom which…”

On the recordMay 18, 1976
It is an ingenious and very generous gift, a symbol of the common heritage of friendship and devotion to freedom which distinguishes the historic ties between our two countries.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Exchange With President Giscard d'Estaing of France on Accepting France's Bicentennial Gift to the United States.

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