Gerald Ford actually said...

The American dream cannot continue without your serious commitment to it, not on a 1-day-a-year basis, when you vote, but on a total 365 days a year commitment.

Context

Remarks on Greeting Delegates to a Joint Session of Boys/Girls Nation.

08/03/1976

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