Gerald Ford actually said...

"We meet today to honor our long and mutual tradition of Irish-American friendship and to build upon it for the future."

"The United States has proposed a series of major economic initiatives providing leadership in efforts to improve trade and monetary arrangements."

"We pay tribute to the long, long friendship as well as the kinship of the Irish and the American people."

"Our nations share a deep devotion to independence, democracy, religious liberty, and individual freedom."