The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Digital Library

Gerald R. Ford White House Speeches, Remarks, and News Conferences: Digital Audio Files, 1974-77

President Ford addresses the 63rd Annual Meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at Constitution Hall. April 28, 1975.

President Ford addresses the 63rd Annual Meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at Constitution Hall. April 28, 1975 (A4228-06A)

The White House Communications Agency audiotape collection contains more than 1,800 tapes of President Gerald R. Ford's speeches, news conferences, and other public statements, 1974-77 (see full list). The staff has digitized a select group of recordings covering such events as President Ford's swearing-in ceremony, his appearance before the committee investigating the Nixon pardon, State of the Union addresses, press conferences, and television interviews.

List of digitized recordings

Please note that:

  • The recordings are available as both WAV and MP3 files.
  • They are in the public domain so they have no copyright restrictions.
  • These are large files and may take some time to download
  • Recordings have not been edited, so they sometimes commence with extraneous content.
  • Transcripts of public statements by President Ford are available on the American Presidency web site