Gerald Ford

It is a time to place the hand of healing on the heart of America--not division and not blame.

Let us not only be a nation of peace but let us foster peace among all nations.

I will give you all an A-plus, and I will do that whether you are a Democrat or a Republican.

I congratulate your forefathers.

The American dream is not dead. It simply has yet to be fulfilled.

I congratulate you as the ancestors of those people who had the strength and the foresight a good many years ago to take that important step in establishing our great country.

Tonight we stand in tribute to those who stood for liberty and for us two centuries ago.

I am deeply grateful, and I thank you very, very much.

You may not be the biggest, but you certainly are strong in character and wonderful people.

May it be said above all: We kept the faith, freedom flourished, liberty lived.

You can be proud of men like Norris Cotton and others.

New Hampshire does have a first-class record at the very top in history and tradition in America.

America has not sought the conquest of territory, but instead, the mutual support of all men and women who cherish freedom.

I thank you again for the warm welcome.

I do not believe that we need yet another Federal bureaucracy in Washington, with its attendant costs of $60 million for the first three years and hundreds of additional Federal employees.

I urge the Congress to enact a number of specific legislative proposals in this regard, including the bill I submitted in January to establish a Regulatory Review Commission.

It is my conviction that the best way to protect the consumer is to improve the existing institutions of Government, not to add more Government.

The Committee shall, to the extent permitted by law, and as provided by Section 1(c) (2) of the Act, develop relevant information for and respond to the requests of the Mediator.

I recognize the legitimate public and Congressional concerns that departments and agencies be more responsive to the interests of consumers.

One picture is worth a thousand words.

I believe that the United States, the Federal Government, has to proceed according to law in the development of our outer continental oil resources on all of our shores, not just in California.

Your efforts today will breathe new life into the textbooks of tomorrow.

I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate this dispute.

I believe that continued United States participation in the Coffee Agreement will serve both our foreign policy and our consumer interests.

I can assure you that what I have said on more than one occasion, I believe and I will try to implement, that I will work with the Congress.