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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times,...

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times,...

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 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.

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality