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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.

Quotes by year · 197420064,565 total · peak 1976 (2422)
1974: 882 quotes1975: 799 quotes1976: 2,422 quotes1977: 70 quotes1995: 29 quotes1996: 121 quotes1997: 85 quotes1998: 96 quotes1999: 10 quotes2000: 16 quotes2001: 6 quotes2002: 5 quotes2003: 14 quotes2004: 4 quotes2005: 1 quote2006: 5 quotes
Apr 30, 1975

It will also be your task, Rog, to help restore the confidence of the business community in government.

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Apr 30, 1975

The authority of this legislation, followed by appropriations as soon as possible, is necessary to continue this operation.

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Apr 30, 1975

This bill would lead to constraints on production and result in loss of jobs in food-related industries.

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Apr 30, 1975

The Nation cannot afford to wait indefinitely for this much needed action.

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Apr 30, 1975

The enactment of the bill as recommended by the Conference Report is the most expeditious method of obtaining funds which are now desperately needed for the care and transportation of homeless refugees.

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Apr 30, 1975

We must make sure not to lose this great legacy of freedom, progress, and prosperity through apathy or indifference or even ignorance.

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Apr 30, 1975

I think are very important, as we continue the efforts that have been made, hopefully to expand them, to make sure, to make positive that the consumer is given the maximum protection by all agencies of the Federal Government.

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Apr 30, 1975

I urge everyone to participate in the efforts to achieve the goal of proclaiming a new Declaration of Rights and Obligations for Older Persons.

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Apr 29, 1975

The national interest requires that Congress draw a firm spending and deficit line.

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Apr 29, 1975

I reaffirm my commitment to that $60 billion ceiling and urge in strongest possible terms its acceptance by Congress.

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Apr 29, 1975

I strongly believe my limit is far preferable to either alternative.

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Apr 28, 1975

I therefore ordered the evacuation of all American personnel remaining in South Vietnam.

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Apr 28, 1975

I ask all Americans to close ranks, to avoid recrimination about the past, to look ahead to the many goals we share, and to work together on the great tasks that remain to be accomplished.

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Apr 28, 1975

I commend the personnel of the Armed Forces who accomplished it as well as Ambassador Graham Martin and the staff of his mission, who served so well under difficult conditions.

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Apr 25, 1975

I think the policies that all of us believe in, including myself, are the right policies for this country.

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Apr 25, 1975

I often used to sit back in the rear seats of the House of Representatives and ask myself, 'Didn't they realize that a government big enough to give us everything we want is a government big enough to take from us everything we have?'

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Apr 25, 1975

We are very fortunate in the Republican Party organization at the national level to have Dick Obenshain.

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Apr 25, 1975

Virginia, because of its elections in a year prior to a national convention, sort of tells the rest of the Nation the direction in which we ought to go as a country.

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