Gerald Ford

What is clearly required is that we make better use of resources that are already available.

The areas most likely to suffer from technological, demographic, and social change are our older cities.

In this Bicentennial Year it is especially important that we seek to enhance the value of family, of community, and of cultural diversity.

I do hereby proclaim that the twelve-month period beginning the month of July, 1976 is designated as National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year.

I call upon Americans in all walks of life; in both the public and private sectors, to participate in appropriate programs and activities.

Japan's construction of a new theater in the Kennedy Center emphasizes the dynamic cultural interchange.

Pioneer 10 will be the first manmade object to venture beyond our solar system.

Major milestones were met in the development of the Space Shuttle, the Nation's current major space project.

Earth orbiting satellites continued to bring new and increased benefits in a variety of applications.

1975 was another year of continued progress in the Nation's space and aeronautics activities.

Let every American resolve that this Nation, under God, will meet the future with the same courage and dedication Americans showed the world two centuries ago.

The role of the industrialized democracies is crucial to the success of their efforts.

We have all set ourselves the objective of completing the Multilateral Trade Negotiations by the end of 1977.

With the right combination of policies we believe that we can achieve our objectives of orderly and sustained expansion.

Our determination in recent months to avoid excessive stimulation of our economies and new impediments to trade and capital movements has contributed to the soundness and breadth of this recovery.

The formulation of such policies, in the context of growing interdependence, is not possible without taking into account the course of economic activity in other countries.

Common problems are unlikely to be solved unless we apply our mutual efforts.

Our common interests are far more significant than the differences which arise among us from time to time.

It requires, instead, that we concert our efforts to prevent problems from arising in the first place.

I welcome you to Puerto Rico.

The complexity of our nations' economies, individually and collectively, means that we, as leaders, cannot afford to allow major difficulties to arise.

Much of the world's future depends on our constructive cooperation.

It is a fitting moment to reflect on the rich and long history of cooperation and participation which this island and its people share with the United States.

This is not a test, however, for the United States alone.

The record is clear; the record is open.