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1996 Republican National Convention Speech - Gerald R. Ford
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| Parent | Parent Candidate |
| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Post Date | , 12:am |
| Description | Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Governor Bush. Delegates, all Americans, welcome to the 36th Republican National Convention. It's definitely not true that I've seen them all. I have seen most of them since 1940, when I was the young rebel among others who stormed onto the convention floor in Philadelphia shouting, "We want Wilkie!" That was my first whiff of political campaigning. I'll tell you a secret: I did inhale. (Laughter.)
And I still love it. Ask my wife, Betty. We're on our honeymoon, I took her to a political rally for Tom Dewey in Owasso, Michigan. And frankly, I haven't heard the last of that yet. A few years ago, when I suddenly found myself president, I said I was a Ford, not a Lincoln. Today, what we have in the White House is neither a Ford or a Lincoln. What we have is a convertible Dodge. (Laughter, applause.)
Isn't it time we have a trade-in? (Applause.)
As we gather here this week, our Republican hearts and minds are in the hospitable city of San Diego, and our FBI files are in the White House. (Boos, applause.)
What is it, in a very few words, that all Republicans really believe in? We believe, along with millions of Democrats and Independents, that a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. (Applause.)
What we all want is an across-the-board change in Washington. Let's complete the fundamental federal reform the American voters mandated for Congress two years ago. (Applause.) |
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