"I congratulate them on this most joyous occasion and wish them well in their future endeavors."
"You and your family have Mrs. Ford's and my warmest best wishes for every success and happiness in the years ahead."
"It is with deepest regret that I accept your resignation as Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs."
"You will be greatly missed here at the White House, where you have served so admirably for the past six years."
"I am especially grateful for your selflessness in temporarily setting aside your plans to return to the private sector."
"This day is witness to the fact that the bravest of the brave still rise from among our people."
"It is, of course, a great blessing that the last American soldier is home from the battlefields of Vietnam."
"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."
"The National Commission for Industrial Peace is hereby abolished."
"I am confident of your support of this important effort"
"many minority businesses are particularly vulnerable"