Quote

Richard Nixon... was just offered $2 million by Schick to do a television commercial - for Gillette.

Gerald R. Ford

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Gerald R. Ford
Age: 93 †
Born: 1913
Born: July 14
Died: 2006
Died: December 26
American Football Player
Autobiographer
Gridiron Football Player
Lawyer
Military Officer
Politician
President
Statesperson
Omaha
Nebraska
Leslie Lynch King Jr.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
Gerald R. Ford
President Ford
G. R. Ford
Gerald Ford Jr.
Gerald Rudolph Jerry Ford Jr.
Gerald Rudolph Ford
Ford
Million
Television
Millions
Nixon
Richard
Commercial
Offered

More quotes by Gerald R. Ford

Image
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history conviction results from whatever offense or offenses two-thirds of the other body considers to be sufficiently serious to require removal of the accused from office.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
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.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
We are bound together by the most powerful of all ties, our fervent love for freedom and independence, which knows no homeland but the human heart.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
It feels like getting a back massage from the Grim Reaper: one must get comfortable with the most horrifying things in the world.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one womanmy dear wifeas I begin this very difficult job.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
In the firm belief that the American public deserves a better explanation than that thus far given by the Air Force, I strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena. I think we owe it to the people to establish credibility regarding UFOs, and to produce the greatest possible enlightenment of the subject.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
I remain convinced that pardoning Nixon was the right thing to do.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
Ronald Regan doesn't dye his hair - he's just prematurely orange.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
Today, America can regain the sense of pride that existed before Vietnam... These events, tragic as they are, portend neither the end of the world nor of America's leadership in the world.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
Truth is the glue that holds government together.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on, or someone must write The End to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must.
Gerald R. Ford
Image
A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the United States. an all-out attack. Their aim is total victory for themselves and total defeat for him.
Gerald R. Ford