Gerald Ford actually said...

It is essential to our national security, and it is more essential today than it was in January.

Remarks at the White House Conference on Domestic and Economic Affairs in San Diego, California.

04/02/1975

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I must say to you, Mr. Chancellor, that sometime--I can't give you the date--but I am going to wander into Austria.

The national interest requires that the Federal Energy Administration have new leadership as swiftly as possible.

It is therefore my intention to announce a new nominee for this important post very soon.

We recognize, of course, that Austria is relatively small in population and relatively small in geography.