President Ford Quotes

• President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.

  Mark Udall

  Leadership, Country, Integrity

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• Vice-President Ford, possibly preparing for higher duties, assessed Kissinger's part in the Syrian-Israeli troop disengagement as "the great diplomatic triumph of this century or perhaps any other.

  Edwin Newman

  President, Vices, Triumph

  Edwin Newman (1974). “Strictly Speaking: Will america be the Death of English?”

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• The last time I played golf with President Ford he hit a birdie. And an eagle, a moose, an elk, an aardvark...

  Bob Hope

  Golf, Eagles, President

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• We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.

  Bob Hope

  Spring, Golf, Play

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• President Ford used humor a great deal.

  Robert Orben

  President, Used, Deals

  "Congress tries Ford's way - The late president's emphasis on compromise is recalled as the 110th Congress is set to convene". Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor, January 3, 2007.

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• In the current [Carter] administration, who can use the White House swimming pool and tennis courts is decided at the very highest level. President Ford did not bother himself with such minor details. He let me swim in the pool. He only got upset when I tried to walk across the water.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Swimming, White, Water

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• President [Ronald] Reagan never has tried to become an expert on military matters. He never has endeavored to learn the most important details in that field, which lead to a situation in which his aides played a much greater roles than aides would have played under President Ford or let us say in the whole Nixon-Ford-Kissinger era.

  Helmut Schmidt

  Military, President, Important

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