I fully anticipate that the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board will continue its indispensable role in advising me on the effectiveness of our foreign intelligence efforts.
Gerald Ford
The Public Record
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.
I am confident that all of us who feels this way have a mission to perform.
New threats are presented in such areas as economic reprisal and international terrorism.
I am delighted to announce this morning the appointment of Jeanne Holm as the President's Assistant for Women in the White House.
I have recommended $112.7 billion--a $1.7 billion increase for strategic forces and $4.5 billion increase in general purpose forces.
I call upon all Americans to remember that we are blessed with a strong and viable agriculture, and that we must also keep it safe for ourselves and future generations.
I also urge those who work with and serve agricultural producers to make a special commitment during our two-hundredth birthday year to the task of helping to make rural America a truly safe place in which to live and work.
I urge all who live and work on the Nation’s farms and ranches to make safety an integral part of all daily activities on the job and at play.
I assure you I have a personal commitment and an emotional commitment to it.
We're going to have a first class team, and I am delighted to have you on board.
I think we're going to win Florida and, from what you all tell me, we're going to win Illinois.
This year, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to trade in your Ford for a new tool--especially one that hasn't even been road-tested.
Well, if we win in Florida and Illinois, we will be very encouraged, and I would think my opponent would be somewhat discouraged.
We are bringing under control the frightening inflation of 12 1/2 to 13 percent about 17 or 18 months ago.
Every indication we have is that the economy is going to get better and better and better.
I was talking to Senator Percy about that problem on the way down here.
The older people who have worked and earned retirement must be protected as they live their older years in comfort and retirement.
I always felt that 'they did more than their share, and the net result was we won.'
I think agriculture in Illinois, as well as elsewhere, is bound to be prosperous.
I intend to continue making government more responsive to your needs and the needs of all Americans.
It will be very significant, because with success in Florida and success here, we will have piled up a significant number of delegates, and that is what will make the difference in Kansas City.





