There will be no lessening in this Administration of my support for a strong Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, and the Coast Guard.

I accept your request.

I deem it necessary and appropriate to impose the restrictions hereinafter proclaimed on imports of cattle, beef, veal, swine, and pork.

I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including Section 201(a) (2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and in conformity with Headnote 2 of…

I want to take this opportunity to express my own lasting gratitude.

You can be justly proud of the critical role you played.

Sales are the heartbeat of a free market.

I will send to the Congress shortly after it reconvenes, my recommendations for the reduction of Federal spending in 1975.

Inflation will be cooled.

I believe some of you might call it public housing.

Even while dealing with these very practical matters, a nation must never lose its vision.

If our studies show that development cannot occur in a particular area without unacceptable risk, then we will not hold a lease sale.

I am confident that concerns about leasing exploration and development of the Outer Continental Shelf can be addressed openly and fairly.

We must proceed with a program that is designed to develop these resources.

Our primary objective is to produce oil and gas where we can do so safely.

If all Americans will pull together to hold down prices, to buy wisely, to increase productivity, and to save energy, this citizens' mobilization to slow inflation can and will work.

I believe that the Outer Continental Shelf [O.C.S.] oil and gas deposits can provide the largest single source of increased domestic energy during the years when we need it most.

It is therefore my intention to announce a new nominee for this important post very soon.

It is a great privilege to honor you in the White House on this occasion.

The national interest requires that the Federal Energy Administration have new leadership as swiftly as possible.

I would simply like to express on behalf of all of us in the United States our gratitude for the friendship that we have with the people of Austria.

We need people in public service of your ability and your experience.

I must say to you, Mr. Chancellor, that sometime--I can't give you the date--but I am going to wander into Austria.

You have contributed in the Middle East and Cyprus, and we commend you and we thank you for these efforts.

We recognize, of course, that Austria is relatively small in population and relatively small in geography.