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On the recordDecember 1, 1974
Scouting is one of these things that keeps that spark of idealism alive, that plants it in the hearts of young Americans while preparing them for manhood and for citizenship.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Boy Scouts' Annual Awards Dinner

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