President Ford Speaks at Farewell Ceremony for 1976 Olympic Team
This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford was taken by Bill Fitz-Patrick on July 10, 1976. President Ford was visiting Plattsburgh, New York to speak at a farewell ceremony for the U.S. Summer Olympics team ahead of their departure for the games to be held in Montreal, Canada.
Photographer
Bill Fitz-Patrick
Date of Work
July 10, 1976
Type
Photograph
Credit
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
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