Our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men.

Gerald Ford

On being sworn in as President following the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon's resignation.

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Topic

Watergate Rule of law American politics

Speaker

Gerald Ford

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Ford, Gerald. Remarks on taking the oath of office. 9 Aug. 1974, East Room, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

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