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Gerald Ford: “There is no excuse now to let this program-a program that could affect the lives of many, many Americans--bog down in…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1976
There is no excuse now to let this program-a program that could affect the lives of many, many Americans--bog down in petty wrangling.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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