I would like, Mr. Ambassador, for you, because I am not the best spokesman in the Russian language, if you would introduce--well, I will try, but if I don't do very well, then he will have to correct me.
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 think all of us agree that the broader we can make our relationships in health, in environment, in space, and many other areas, the better it is for us here in America and for our friends in the Soviet Union.
I hope all you young people, particularly, will get to know our astronauts and the Soviet cosmonauts.
I wanted to come out here because it was one way that I could express my appreciation for the warm and kind things that were done by so many of the Alexandria Police Department.
We have many fond memories of living in Alexandria, and we aren't going to sell our home.
Love and liberty are two pretty good words with which to start a nation.
I have decided that the first priority for us as a nation, domestically, is an all-out war against inflation.
Let us show the world that the character and quality of the American people has not changed in 200 years.
It was not a revolution to tear down what the colonists had, but to preserve the freedoms.
I thank you not only for what you have contributed but the performance that I think has been superb.
I think you gentlemen and ladies have set a very high example for those meetings that shall follow.
This was the first group, and I shared the apprehension that some have expressed.
I think history shows that before Plymouth Rock there were Spanish-speaking individuals who had made settlements in not only Florida but New Mexico and Puerto Rico and possibly California.
The overall growth in traffic fatalities is attributable to motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents.
I am pleased and honored to have the opportunity to do it with a man as outstanding as Alan Greenspan.
He has left us an example of service and a memory of heroism that future generations of Americans, in and out of uniform, will long cherish.
I also call upon my fellow Americans to rededicate themselves to the principle of full and equal opportunity for all citizens.
I call upon all the people of the United States, especially the education community and those organizations concerned with the protection of human rights, to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.





