I Couldn't Wait To Start The Day.

America Needed Recovery, Not Revenge. The Hate Had To Be Drained And The Healing Begun.

It's The Quality Of The Ordinary, The Straight, The Square, That Accounts For The Great Stability And Success Of Our Nation. It's A Quality To Be Proud Of. But It's A Quality That Many People Seem To Have Neglected.

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.

There Is An American Tragedy In Which We All Have Played A Part.

My Fellow Americans, Our Long National Nightmare Is Over.