The following speeches, Executive Orders, and proclamations have been digitized over the years by the Library staff. A small number of speeches have audio clips so that you can listen to portions of them. If you are interested in a speech that does not appear here, please contact us at:ford.library@nara.gov.

A compilation of all presidential speeches and press conferences for recent Presidents can be found at major libraries in the series titled Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. The six-volume set of Public Papers covering the Ford presidency may be purchased from the Ford Museum Store. The full text of presidential speeches also appears on the web site of the American Presidency Project.

1974

• Remarks Upon Taking the Oath of Office as President, August 9, 1974 (text and sound).
• Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Granting Pardon to Richard Nixon, September 8, 1974 (text and sound)
• Proclamation 4311, Granting Pardon to Richard Nixon, September 8, 1974
• Address to the 29th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, September 18,1974
• Statement on Privacy Legislation, October 9, 1974
• Veto of Railroad Retirement Benefits Legislation, October 12, 1974
• Statement on Signing the Safe Drinking Water Act, December 17, 1974

1975

• State of the Union Address, January 15, 1975
• Message on the Observance of Black History Week, February 3, 1975
• Proclamation 4360, Terminating Registration Procedures Under the Miliatry Selective Service Act, March 29, 1975
• Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress Reporting on United States Foreign Policy, April 10, 1975
• Address at a Tulane University Convocation, April 23, 1975
• Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, April 28, 1975
• Toasts of the President and the Shah of Iran, May 15, 1975
• Remarks to Members of the National Republican Heritage Groups Council, May 16, 1975
• Toasts of the President and the Shah of Iran at a Dinner Honoring the President, May 16, 1975
• Remarks at Dedication Ceremonies for the National Environmental Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 3, 1975
• Telephone Conversation With Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Crews Following Rendezvous and Docking of the Spacecraft, July 17, 1975
• Address in Helsinki Before the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, August 1, 1975 (text and sound)
• Remarks Upon Signing a Bill Restoring Rights of Citizenship to General Robert E. Lee, August 5, 1975
• Address in Minneapolis Before the Annual Convention of the American Legion, August 19, 1975
• Statement on Signing the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, December 2, 1975
• Address at the University of Hawaii, December 7, 1975

1976-1977

• State of the Union Address, January 19, 1976
• Special Message to the Congress on Older Americans, February 9, 1976
• Message of the Observance of Black History Month, February 10, 1976
• Remarks to a Group of Senior Citizens in St. Petersburg, February 14, 1976
• Special Message to the Congress Proposing Legislation To Reform the United States Foreign Intelligence Community, February 18, 1976
• Executive Order 11905: United States Foreign Intelligence Activities, February 18, 1976
• Remarks Upon Signing the Proclamation Concerning Japanese-American Internment During World War II, February 19, 1976
• Proclamation 4417, Confirming the Termination of the Executive Order Authorizing Japanese-American Internment During World War II, February 19, 1976
• Remarks Announcing the National Swine Flu Immunization Program, March 24, 1976
• Special Message to the Congress on Drug Abuse, April 27, 1976
• Remarks at a Meeting With Administration Officials To Discuss the Social Security Trust Fund, May 6, 1976
• Statement Urging Congressional Action on Proposed Payroll Tax Increase for the Social Security Trust Fund, May 6, 1976
• Remarks Upon Signing a Message to Congress Transmitting Proposed Social Security Benefit Indexing Legislation, June 17, 1976
• Remarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Bicentennial celebration), July 4, 1976
• Remarks at Naturalization Ceremonies at Monticello, Virginia, July 5, 1976
• Remarks Upon Accepting the Republican Presidential Nomination, August 19, 1976
• Memorandum on Recombinant DNA Experiments, September 22, 1976
• Presidential Campaign Debate (domestic policy), September 23, 1976
• Presidential Campaign Debate (foreign policy), October 6, 1976
• Statement on Signing the Bill Providing for Loan Guarantees for Construction of Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plants, October 20, 1976
• Presidential Campaign Debate, October 22, 1976
• Remarks on the Presidential Election Results and Telegram Congratulating President-elect Jimmy Carter on His Victory, November 3, 1976
• State of the Union Address, January 12, 1977

Gerald R. Ford Pre-Presidential Speeches
Gerald R. Ford Post-Presidential Speeches and Writings
Betty Ford Speeches