[dfwgator]

Should have dropped dead back in 1975, like Gerald Ford wanted it to.

[Albion Wilde]

Should have dropped dead back in 1975, like Gerald Ford wanted it to.

In a speech before the National Press Club on October 29, 1975,
President Gerald Ford denies the near-bankrupt New York City a
federal bailout, prompting the New York Daily News to run the
infamous "Drop Dead" headline the next day.

Ford to City: Drop Dead
[History Channel audio 3:25]