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On the recordSeptember 3, 1974
We believe, in this Administration, as others have, that this important growing part of our American population should be recognized for what they can do for all of us and for what they have done for America over the 200 years, nearly, of our Nation's history.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks on Signing a National Hispanic Heritage Week Proclamation

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