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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· May 1, 1975

The humanitarian role of today's aviators, including the piloting of helicopters and big airlift missions, are often vital to life.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· May 1, 1975

Without our brave American pilots, we would have witnessed, unfortunately, greater tragedy in the recent evacuation in Vietnam and in Cambodia.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· May 1, 1975

I have found that there is a tendency, not just in education but in other areas, to have a repetition of individuals who serve on one commission or another be reappointed or appointed to other groups.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· May 1, 1975

It is now my honor to present the 1974 Harmon International Aviation trophies to a half dozen new heroes.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· May 1, 1975

I personally would like to see classroom teachers have a larger voice in Federal policy-making.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· May 1, 1975

Let me simply conclude by offering again my personal congratulations to all of these highly trained, completely dedicated men who have added another page of history in the area of aviation for the benefit of all mankind.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

I recognize that agricultural exports have been restrained twice in the past two years.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

I am returning without my approval H.R. 4296, referred to as the Emergency Agricultural Act of 1975.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

I think are very important, as we continue the efforts that have been made, hopefully to expand them, to make sure, to make positive that the consumer is given the maximum protection by all agencies of the Federal Government.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

Prospects for farmers, it is true, are not as bright this year as in the recent past.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

It will also be your task, Rog, to help restore the confidence of the business community in government.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

The Council shall consist of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of…

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

The enactment of the bill as recommended by the Conference Report is the most expeditious method of obtaining funds which are now desperately needed for the care and transportation of homeless refugees.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

I believe it can if we are willing to work diligently, honestly, and more rapidly.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Apr 30, 1975

I do not intend to send the armed forces of the United States back into Vietnamese territory.

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