Gerald Ford 's Timeline: Life, Photos, and Key Events
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in 1974
. at a boozy Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association dinner
" At a time when funds for the defense budget may be cut, it’s comforting to see so many of the big guns from your industry still getting loaded."
on 8/19/1974
" I stated my strong conviction that unconditional blanket amnesty for anyone who illegally evaded or fled military service is wrong"
on 8/19/1974
" “But all, in a sense, are casualties, still abroad or absent without leave from the real America. I want them to come home if they want to work their way back…In my judgment, these young Americans should have a second chance to contribute their fair share to the rebuilding of peace among ourselves and with all nations."
on 8/22/1974
" As a Republic dedicated to liberty and justice for all, this Nation cannot deny equal status to women"