With profound appreciation for your presence with us today and tonight, I offer a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and to you and Mrs. Wilson.
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.
I look forward with pleasure to the discussions that we will have on the major security, political, and economic issues before our two countries.
I ask the 94th Congress to give full consideration to the question of whether increased Federal spending--with its associated inflationary effects and implied longer-term commitments--is warranted for these programs at this time.
My own prayer is for God's continued blessing and God's continued guidance for our country.
Americans can never forget how the very roots of our democratic political system and of our concepts of liberty and government are to be found in Britain.
I look forward, Mr. Prime Minister, to continuing our constructive discussions tomorrow that we initiated today.
If we act imaginatively and boldly to deal with our present problems, as we acted after World War II, then this period will, in retrospect, be seen as one of the great creative moments in our history.
I think the acts I have taken on the first of February I must stay with.
We have got a plan; it is going to be up there in 600 or 700 pages; it is comprehensive.
I think it would be premature for me to say I would sign or would veto that bill.
I believe that this additional aid will help to deter the North Vietnamese from further escalating their military pressure and provide them additional incentive to resume the political discussions envisaged under the Paris Agreement.
Despite this proud national heritage, skin color, language barriers, poverty, or other factors beyond their control have denied many of our fellow citizens the chance to share fully in the American dream.
The relocation assistance program of the agencies has been instrumental in assisting those displaced to improve the quality of their housing and standard of living.
I am directing that certain additional responsibilities be carried out by the Secretary of Transportation.
Theft of cargo has emerged during this decade as a serious threat to the reliability, efficiency, and integrity of the Nation's commerce.
As President, I look forward to working with John during the 94th Congress.
Under my plan, of course, the States will get a refund for any added energy costs, if the Congress acts.
This proclamation that I am about to sign is the first step down the long and difficult road toward regaining our energy freedom.
I promised at the very beginning of my Administration to be President of all the people, and I am keeping that pledge.
We need a program that will make us invulnerable to the possibility of foreign oil embargoes or any other action.





