UNITED STATES: VICE-PRESIDENT FORD DEFENDS PRESIDENT NIXON'S RELEASE OF EDITED WHITE HOUSE CONVERSATIONS.

Record ID: 1063922

  • Title: UNITED STATES: VICE-PRESIDENT FORD DEFENDS PRESIDENT NIXON'S RELEASE OF EDITED WHITE HOUSE CONVERSATIONS.
  • Date: 5th May 1974
  • Summary: 1. SV INTERIOR Vice-President Ford arrives at Ann Arbor, Michigan 0.10 2. GV EXTERIOR Demonstrators with impeachment banners 0.14 3. SV INTERIOR Demonstrators heckle Ford (3 shots) 0.29 4. SV Ford at microphone 0.32 5. SV Audience listen 0.35 6. CU Ford speaks 0.58 7. Heckling starts 1.05 8. Ford continues 1.28 9. Heckling breaks out 1.33 10. Ford continues 1.41 FORD: "I have every confidence in the ultimate wisdom and justice of the American people. Even though that elusive thing called public opinion may fall into short range areas, I cannot understand how anyone can criticise the President for taking his case to the people, unless what the critic wants is to negate the verdict of the people. I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek and the chief execute we would allow the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff (heckling) which to be honest do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned." Initials AE/12.29 AE/12.43 T.R. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 19th May 1974 13:00
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  • Location: ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN: UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA27GM9K88BA7S2UKR2YBXNLCVP
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