I started in the Young Republicans.
Gerald Ford: “I started in the Young Republicans.”
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Remarks at the Young Republican Leadership Conference
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That is a little unfair. I do not think anyone objected to flags being flown and so forth. You make a good point on some of the other things, but that is a little unfair on the flag.
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