Scarce handwritten statement from Gerald Ford on an off-white 8.5 x 11.25 engraving of President Abraham Lincoln by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which reads, in full: "Abraham Lincoln, before and during, my political career was an idol and a special inspiration. His Civil War problems in many ways were similar to mine with the horrors of Watergate and the tragedy of Vietnam." Signed at the conclusion, "Gerald R. Ford, 2/6/95." Matted and framed with an image and printed caption to an overall size of 22.5 x 18.75. In very fine condition. At the end of Ford's administration, House Speaker Tip O'Neill offered the following words: 'God has been good to America, especially during difficult times. At the time of the Civil War, he gave us Abraham Lincoln. And at the time of Watergate, he gave us Gerald Ford—the right man at the right time who was able to put our nation back together again.'
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