Gerald Ford

With this kind of tremendous enthusiasm, good will, and cooperation among all of us, we will make America the place that we want it to be: free, strong leadership throughout the world.

We have to work together to make America a better and better place to live.

The ones that I have met with have pointed out to me that owing to the softness in the construction industry, they as Governors will be able to accelerate work on our highway system at lower cost than in the recent past.

I will not let the American agriculture run out of gas.

The United States will not bring about lower world oil prices without some evidence of seriousness of our intentions.

I was looking over Jim's long and very beneficial record.

I call on you for a rebirth of that great American spirit.

Jim, I wish you the best, and I know you have taken a pay cut, but you will make up in energy the loss of compensation.

You can be very proud of this outstanding record.

I wish to compliment Bill on the job that he did, again, during a period of great difficulty.

The United States Government was pleased to be able to offer 300,000 tons of wheat under PL 480 Title I for immediate delivery.

I want to take this opportunity to tell you how sincerely grateful I am for your outstanding service to our Nation.

I am particularly grateful for your vital work in shaping and guiding to enactment the Pension Reform Bill of 1974.

I expressed my warm appreciation for this invitation, and reiterated my hope that the visit would be possible later this year.

I urge the Congress to consider the enclosed bill carefully and pass it promptly.

We must strike a balance between our desire for environmental protection and our need to increase domestic coal production.

Prompt, complete, and accurate responses to all official inquiries made by Census officials are of great importance to our country.

We want to maintain and to strengthen that relationship and that friendship that has been most important between your country and ours.

I propose a toast to you, Prime Minister and Begum Bhutto, to the ideals and to the hopes they personify.

The need for reliable energy supplies for our economy is the foundation of my proposed energy program.

I do not believe we need the extra $15 billion recommended by the various mayors.

I believe that the economic situation in 1976 will be an improving economic picture.

Businessmen here know precisely what I am talking about.

I don't think that wage and price control medicine is the answer to the economic problem.

It is essential that the deficit be reduced markedly as the economy begins to return toward full employment.