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Gerald Ford: “The cause of responsible, responsive, and representative government in the United States of America is as old as our…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1976
The cause of responsible, responsive, and representative government in the United States of America is as old as our Republic and as new as today's legislative calendar.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Annual Congressional City Conference of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and National League of Cities.

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