At the 1992 Republican National Convention , Ford compared the election cycle to his 1976 loss to Carter and urged attention be paid to electing a Republican Congress : " If it 's change you want on Nov. 3 , my friends , the place to start is not at the White House but in the United States ' Capitol . Congress , as every school child knows , has the power of the purse . For nearly 40 years , Democratic majorities have held to the time-tested New Deal formula , tax and tax , spend and spend , elect and elect . " In April 1997 , Ford joined President Bill Clinton , former President Bush , and Nancy Reagan in signing the " Summit Declaration of Commitment " in advocating for participation by private citizens in solving domestic issues within the United States
1992 Republican National Convention
1992 Republican National Convention
Gerald Ford