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

From

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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