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Gerald Ford: “I have been open, candid, frank; I shoot straight from the shoulder, and the consequence is the American people trust…”

On the recordOctober 27, 1976
I have been open, candid, frank; I shoot straight from the shoulder, and the consequence is the American people trust the President of the United States.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Parade in Cleveland, Ohio

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