Vows Continuity On Foreign Policy In Hill Address: Ford Planning A 'Summit' to Fight Inflation
President Ford told a joint session of Congress last night that he would convene a domestic ÛÏsummit meetingÛ to find the right answers to fight inflation and he pledged ÛÏcontinuityÛ in the conduct of foreign policy.</br></br>In his first address to Congress, the new President also pledged that there will be no illegal wiretaps,</br></br>Members of the House and Senate, who interrupted the speech more than 30 times with applause, greeted their former colleague warmly and even enthusiastically after the congressional-executive conflict of the last two years which ended in President NixonÛªs resignation Friday.</br></br>The former congressman and former Vice President spoke in strong, measured tones and seemed to be completely at home in the chamber where he served for a quarter of a century.</br></br>Stressing the theme of national unity, Mr. Ford said that his motto toward Congress would be ÛÏcommunication, conciliation, compromise and cooperation.Û