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Gerald Ford

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Souvenir transcript of Vice President Ford's press conference on April 30, 1974, regarding President Nixon's release of edited versions of the Watergate tapes, five pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the first page in black felt tip, "Gerald R. Ford." The transcript, in part: "Q—Mr. Vice President, do you think the action the President took last night goes far enough? / A—Yes, I do. I would hope that now that the President has made some 1000 or more pages of transcripts available and that he has agreed to permit the Chairman and the ranking Republican of that Committee to listen to the tapes and to compare the tapes with the transcripts and to further permit himself to answer interrogatories and to answer questions from the Chairman and the ranking Republican. I think that is a full disclosure…Q—Mr. Vice President, is there a chance that the President's releasing of the tapes will hurt him as much as anything else? I mean, it is a gamble he took. Might it not backfire? He himself said they could prove embarrassing. / A—Well, there might be certain limited portions that would raise a question or two. But when you look at the categorical instances where Mr. Dean testified before the Ervin Committee on one point or another or another and then see what the facts are when he is actually discussing matters with the President, it proves beyond a doubt that Mr. Dean is again telling less than the truth as he apparently did in the Stans and Mitchell case." In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: September
  • Dates: #535 - Ended September 12, 2018





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