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Unnecessary Instructions

Sept. 23, 1975 - Holding hands, Presidents and Mrs. Ford, find something amusing as they talk with aides in Air Force One just before departing San Francisco Monday night. Minutes earlier, as Ford left his hotel, a shot was fired from the crowd watching his departure. (David Hume Kennerly) AP

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Betty Ford recalled a time when she was First Lady and was flying aboard Air Force One. She was in the restroom when the plane hit some unexpected turbulence. The Secret Service agent near the restroom door yelled, “Sit down, Mrs. Ford! Please sit down!”

The First Lady calmly responded, “I am sitting down!”

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