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Gerald Ford

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Gerald Rudolph Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from August 9, 1974, to January 20, 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford was born in Michigan and previously served as the U.S. House of Representatives member from 1949 to 1973. He also held the position of House Minority Leader from 1965 until he became President. Ford is particularly known for his efforts to heal the nation following the Watergate scandal and for his controversial decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon.

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Feb 13, 1976

Anyone further to the right than my philosophy, on a nationwide basis, can't win the general election.

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Feb 13, 1976

We are going to have the money out there; we are going to have the weapons.

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Feb 13, 1976

America is not good because it is great, America is great because it is good.

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Feb 13, 1976

I have proposed major improvements in the Medicare program to make it serve you better.

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Feb 13, 1976

The United States will have nothing to do with Castro's Cuba--period.

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Feb 13, 1976

I think my principal job is to work at the responsibilities of being President.

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Feb 13, 1976

We are all proud to be Americans, and we are proud of America.

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Feb 12, 1976

We just can't dump them wholesale in the laps of local government and say, 'Okay, fellows, you find the tax money to pay for them.'

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Feb 12, 1976

I think it is a good proposal, and I hope the Congress will respond to it.

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Feb 12, 1976

Unchecked growth in Federal spending poses a threat to our economy and to the very people whom the Government is supposed to protect.

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Feb 12, 1976

We have been working with the House and Senate committees, trying to get them to hold the hearings and to report the bill and to get action on the floor of the House, as well as the Senate.

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Feb 12, 1976

I think the better way to solve unemployment is to make certain that the private sector of our economy gets some inspiration and some incentive.

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Feb 12, 1976

I fully agree with whatever the increases in social security benefits will be under the cost-of-living escalator clause.

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Feb 12, 1976

I think this is an excellent example of how government and the private sector can work together toward a common goal.

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Feb 12, 1976

I believe that the best way for us to solve the unemployment problem is to give an incentive to the private sector.

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