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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.

Quotes by year · 1974–20064,312 total · peak 1976 (2421)
1974: 882 quotes1975: 798 quotes1976: 2,421 quotes1977: 70 quotes1995: 8 quotes1996: 56 quotes1997: 26 quotes1998: 26 quotes1999: 2 quotes2000: 4 quotes2001: 1 quote2002: 3 quotes2003: 9 quotes2004: 2 quotes2006: 4 quotes
Jun 14, 1976

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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Jun 14, 1976

We cannot stand very long on the shifting sands of situation ethics.

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Jun 13, 1976

The United States is the foremost advocate of principles of fair, open, and democratic political behavior and of free, honest, and competitive economic behavior.

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Jun 8, 1976

All of the information found in the report is available to Congress on a more immediate basis through congressional committee oversight and budget hearings.

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Jun 8, 1976

The goals would be primarily the achievements that we have accomplished in the first 22 months.

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Jun 8, 1976

It is hereby ordered that the Attorney General shall serve as the President's designee for purposes of concurring in designations of Commissioners of the United States Parole Commission to serve on the National Appeals Board, as vice…

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Jun 6, 1976

I won't pass judgment on what the Congress is doing in that case.

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Jun 6, 1976

All I'm saying is he has said that he would commit U.S. military personnel to Rhodesia.

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Jun 6, 1976

They want a candidate who can win, and they want a candidate who can help the ticket from top to bottom.

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Jun 5, 1976

I approve the concept, because I personally wanted my record known that I would not, under any circumstances, commit U.S. military personnel, U.S. troops, to Rhodesia or southern Africa.

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Jun 5, 1976

Public confidence after that just 30-day setback will again start climbing.

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Jun 5, 1976

You want a candidate that can win, that carries the party forward.

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Jun 5, 1976

I think the taxpayers of Cleveland would much more approve of the Ford proposal than that of my opponent.

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Jun 5, 1976

President Ford can win on November 2 and that my Republican opponent cannot win on November 2.

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Jun 5, 1976

I don't promise anything I can't produce, and I produce everything I promise.

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Jun 5, 1976

I would not exclude any Republican that I have looked at or we have heard about that might qualify as being a Vice-president candidate.

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