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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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...

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

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 a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

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...

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...

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite...

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite...

Truth is the glue that holds government together

Truth is the glue that holds government together

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

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

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

Its the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

Its the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed...

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed...

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.

Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.