Gerald Ford

The United States has been doing and will continue to do its utmost to assist these people.

We will do what has to be done, what can be done, as a practical matter.

I expect to be campaigning very hard for my own reelection-or election in 1976.

We will preserve partnerships with people striving for freedom on a global basis.

I don't believe that we miscalculated the will of the South Vietnamese to carry on their fight for their own freedom.

San Diego has demonstrated that environmental quality is good business.

I think we do face a crisis. But I am optimistic that if the Congress joins with me, and the American people support the Congress and me, as President, we can overcome those difficulties.

I can assure you that I will abide totally with the War Powers Act that was enacted by the Congress several years ago.

America has the will, America has the resources, America has the know-how, and America has the faith.

I will not engage in recriminations or attempts to assess the blame, nor should any of us.

We stand ready to defend ourselves and support our allies as surely as we always have.

This is not a moment for despair or for fatalism.

It is really a great privilege and honor for me to have the opportunity of joining in this obviously very successful conference.

I remain committed to a Navy second to none in readiness, capability, and dedication to our Nation's highest ideals.

I still think there is an opportunity to salvage the situation in Vietnam.

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

Any strategy to reap full production from our agricultural enterprises must include planning for the safety of those who live and work on our farms and ranches.

I urge all who live and work on the Nation's farms and ranches to plan for accident prevention and to implement their plans with intelligence and resolve.

There is hereby established the Collective Bargaining Committee in Construction.

The Committee shall promote more effective machinery for the resolution of disputes over the terms of collective bargaining agreements.

The Committee shall facilitate the collective bargaining process at local and area levels.

I requested the new Congress to pass as its first priority a simple $16 billion reduction in Federal income taxes.

I believe my veto would eventually be sustained.

Jobs were then and are now my main concern.

I call upon all nations and corporations that have ships in the vicinity of the South Vietnamese coast to help evacuate refugees to safety in the south.