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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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...

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 -...

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...

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

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...

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your...

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your...

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.

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can...

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can...

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people...

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people...

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...

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.