I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

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Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to...

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.

An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my...

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my...

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, Speak softly and carry a big stick. Jimmy Carter wants to...

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, Speak softly and carry a big stick. Jimmy Carter wants to...

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the...

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the...

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was...

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was...

Richard Nixon was just offered $2 million by Schick to do a television commercial -...

Richard Nixon was just offered $2 million by Schick to do a television commercial -...

There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving...

There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving...

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul,...

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul,...

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that...

I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that...

My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as...

My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as...

An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.

An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough...

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough...