Gerald Ford actually said...

I convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and interest in the materials accepted for deposit.

Letter to the Archivist of the United States and the President of the University of Michigan Donating Presidential Materials.

12/13/1976

More Gerald Ford Quotes

Today, America is at peace.

I hope and trust that you will have fair winds and a flowing sea.

Your contribution has been both material and spiritual.

The personal relationship, the relationship on a bilateral basis between your country and mine, couldn't be better.