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.
May 15, 1976
I seek a mandate from you to finish the very important job that I have begun and done the best that I could for the last 21 months.
May 14, 1976
I can say to you that we do have the capability today, we will have it tomorrow, to maintain that peace.
May 14, 1976
Our allies around the world... were uncertain as to whether the United States had the will and the capability to meet its responsibility of leadership in the free world.
May 14, 1976
Let me say at the outset how wonderful it is to be back in Michigan, our home State.
May 13, 1976
The purpose of America's mighty arsenal is not to terrify the weak, to provoke armed confrontation, or to lay claim to that which is not ours.
May 13, 1976
I am totally dedicated to maintain that peace that we now enjoy and to make certain that the legacy of peace continues for our children and for the generations to come.
May 13, 1976
Politics had no impact on whether it was signed yesterday or a week from now or 2 weeks from now.
May 13, 1976
Peace, prosperity, trust--that is what the Ford record is for 21 months.
May 13, 1976
Economically, we're on a course of steady growth and rising prosperity.
May 13, 1976
It is not the record that I have, it is not anybody else, but it is the hard work on the telephone and in the precincts and every other way that you people do.
May 13, 1976
A government big enough to give us everything we want is a government big enough to take from us everything we have.
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