“Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time.”

—  Gerald Ford

Address at Yale Law School&#x27;s 150th anniversary (25 April 1975) http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=4869 <br class="br">1970s

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