| Speeches of Gerald Ford: Acceptance of Republican nomination | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 263 |
| Catalog #: | 501515 | |
| Clip Number: | 501515-7 | |
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| Timecode: | 01:40:10 - 01:42:48 | |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Year Shot: | 1976 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Conventions ELECTIONS: Nomination LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Missouri PERSONALITIES: Ford, Gerald POLITICS: Public Address (Speech) | |
| Description: | President Gerald Ford: "As I try in my imagination to look into the homes where families are watching the end of this great convention, I can't tell which faces are Republicans, which are Democrats, and which are Independents. I cannot see their color or their creed. I see only Americans. I see Americans who love their husbands, their wives, and their children. I see Americans who love their country for what it has been and what it must become. I see Americans who work hard, but who are willing to sacrifice all they have worked for to keep their children and their country free. I see Americans who in their own quiet way pray for peace among nations and peace among themselves. We do love our neighbors, and we do forgive those who have trespassed against us. I see a new generation that knows what is right and knows itself, a generation determined to preserve its ideals, its environment, our Nation, and the world. My fellow Americans, I like what I see. (applause) I have no fear for the future of this great country. And as we go forward together, I promise you once more what I promised before: to uphold the Constitution, to do what is right as God gives me to see the right, and to do the very best that I can for America. God helping me, I won't let you down. Thank you very much." MS President Ford kissing BETTY FORD. | |
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