Fifty years ago | Ford asks Americans to preserve peace
On July 4, 1976, President Gerald Ford celebrated the United States' bicentennial by calling on Americans to uphold peace and justice at home to ensure global stability. The President visited historic sites including Independence Hall and Valley Forge, emphasizing the importance of national character and resilience over material prosperity.
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), July 5: President Gerald Ford marked the 200th birthday of the United States yesterday by telling more than 1,00,000 cheering people that peace and justice throughout the world would depend in large measure on the way Americans preserved peace and justice in their own country during its third century.
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