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Gerald Ford: “I urge every American to reflect on the meaning and purpose of the Declaration of Independence.”

On the recordApril 12, 1976
I urge every American to reflect on the meaning and purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Proclamation 4430—Thomas Jefferson Day, 1976

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