| Ford's Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention | ||
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| Tape Master: | 1187 | |
| Catalog #: | 494248 | |
| Clip Number: | 494248-10 | |
| Orginal Film: | ||
| Timecode: | 01:33:54 - 01:36:59 | |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Year Shot: | 1976 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Conventions LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Missouri PERSONALITIES: Ford, Gerald POLITICS: Political Party, USA, Republican POLITICS: Public Address (Speech) | |
| Description: | President Gerald Ford: "We will build an America where people feel rich in spirit as well as in worldly goods. We will build an America where people feel proud about themselves and about their country. We will build on performance, not promises; experience, not expediency; real progress instead of mysterious plans to be revealed in some dim and distant future. (applause) The American people are wise, wiser than our opponents think. They know who pays for every campaign promise. They are not afraid of the truth. We will tell them the truth. (applause) From start to finish, our campaign will be credible; it will be responsible. We will come out fighting, and we will win. (applause) Yes, we, have all seen the polls and the pundits who say our party is dead. I have heard that before. So did Harry Truman. I will tell you what I think. The only polls that count are the polls the American people go to on November 2. (applause) And right now, I predict that the American people are going to say that night, ‘Jerry, you have done a good job, keep right on doing it.’" (Shots of happy delegates standing and applauding.) | |
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