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.
Apr 9, 1976
I certainly don't object if the Congress wants to do as they have done in this case.
Apr 9, 1976
We must never forget that a government big enough to give us everything we want is a government big enough to take from us everything we have.
Apr 9, 1976
I have vetoed 47 bills, 39 have been sustained, and we have saved $13 billion.
Apr 9, 1976
I have urged Secretary of Agriculture Butz to devote the best and most comprehensive efforts of his department to ensure that the grain of American farmers sold abroad is properly certificated.
Apr 9, 1976
This ceremony should make us realize how precious freedom is and how dearly Americans have paid for it from the first battles for independence down to the very present.
Apr 9, 1976
Our military capability in the United States is unsurpassed by any other nation in the world, and we are going to keep it there.
Apr 9, 1976
We should stand tall and strong and say we are proud to be Americans and we are proud of America.
Apr 9, 1976
I can assure you that whatever funds the VA or the National Institutes of Health or any other agency of the Federal Government can come up with a program, there will be no hesitancy, as far as I am concerned, in recommending the funds they…
Apr 9, 1976
I think all of you know that to a large degree, your success depends upon our country's success.
Apr 9, 1976
It is a great privilege for me to be here today dedicating this memorial, which honors those men from El Paso who gave their lives for their country.
Apr 9, 1976
We should never forget that a government big enough to give us everything we want is a government big enough to take from us everything we have.
Apr 9, 1976
Not one American serviceman is fighting in any part of the world today.
Apr 9, 1976
You have outstanding people who believe right, do things right, and get things done.
Apr 9, 1976
I will never promise more than I can deliver, and we will deliver everything that I promise.
Apr 9, 1976
I don’t think it is a mere coincidence that these 3 very successful years have been years when the Government left you alone and let you produce without a lot of bureaucratic interference from the Nation’s Capital.
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