Dec 12, 1974
I am especially grateful for your selflessness in temporarily setting aside your plans to return to the private sector.
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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Dec 12, 1974
You will be greatly missed here at the White House, where you have served so admirably for the past six years.
Dec 11, 1974
Let us, individually and collectively, fervently pray that Vietnam was, indeed, the last---our last war.
Dec 11, 1974
Your strong backing of this objective is essential to a meaningful Federal effort
Dec 11, 1974
Too little attention has been given to this objective in certain sectors of the Federal Government
Dec 11, 1974
His gallantry, disregarding his own pain and injuries, is in the highest tradition of self-sacrifice and courage in our military service.
Dec 11, 1974
An important objective of my Administration will be assistance to disadvantaged minorities
Dec 11, 1974
It is a very wonderful occasion paying tribute and honor to two very gallant and wonderful soldiers in the very highest and the very best traditions of the United States military service.
Dec 11, 1974
This day is witness to the fact that the bravest of the brave still rise from among our people.
Dec 11, 1974
The day is gone when concern for the land, the air and the water was sole province of the conservationist, the wilderness enthusiast, the bird watcher, and the environmental scientist.
Dec 11, 1974
It is, of course, a great blessing that the last American soldier is home from the battlefields of Vietnam.
Dec 9, 1974
He is one man that I have found in my years in the Congress and elsewhere who, in all sincerity and with deep conviction, did put his country above his party.
Dec 9, 1974
I am proud to say to George and his lovely wife Helen that I consider them among the very best friends that I have ever had in the Government of the United States.
Dec 8, 1974
I commend the Congress on this responsible approach to reducing inflationary pressures.
Dec 8, 1974
I have signed H.R. 15580, the 1975 appropriations act for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and related agencies.
Dec 8, 1974
I strongly believe that these and the other amendments to the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act will go a long way toward improving the working conditions of our Nation's migrant farm workers.
Dec 5, 1974
We are agreed that determination and cooperation are necessary in dealing with energy-related problems.
Dec 5, 1974
We reaffirmed the relationship of friendship and trust and confidence between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany.
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