Gerald Ford actually said...

We hope to achieve a more stable military balance in central Europe at lower levels of forces.

Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

07/28/1976

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I have recommended $112.7 billion--a $1.7 billion increase for strategic forces and $4.5 billion increase in general purpose forces.

I assure you I have a personal commitment and an emotional commitment to it.

Well, it is a very important area, that is why I am here.

We are trying to come out--and we are doing it very successfully--out of the recession that we had that bottomed out last March.