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The original documents are located in Box 3, folder "Women's Economic Conference,
Executive Office Building, November 20, 1974" of the Frances K. Pullen Papers at the
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 3 of the Frances K. Pullen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
WOMENS ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 20, 1974
GOOD MORNING. I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TODAY TO WELCOME
YOU AND TO BRING YOU A FEW WORDS FROM MY HUSBAND -- LONG DISTANCE--
OF COURSE
As YOU KNOW HE IS IN JAPAN THIS WEEK. I TALKED To
HIM EARLIER, AND HE SOUNDED JUST GREAT -- VERY MUCH LIKE THE JOB
IS STILL AGREEING WITH HIM! AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IN
SPITE OF THE HECTIC PACE OF JAPAN, HE HAS FOUND TIME TO SEND ME
TWO POST CARDS!
HE DID ASK ME TO LET YOU KNOW THIS MORNING HOW VERY SIGNIFICANT
HE CONSIDERS THIS MEETING AND HOW VERY NECESSARY HE FEELS IT IS TO
GET YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION.
WE ARE ALL AFFECTED BY IT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US JOIN
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST IT. THAT'S WHERE EACH ONE OF YOU CAN BE
INSTRUMENTAL, IN CONVEYING THE MESSAGE IN A PERSONAL WAY TO YOUR
INDIVIDUAL GROUPS,
-2-
LAST WEEK, JERRY AND I SIGNED A CONSUMERS' PLEDGE, AND
JusT
BECAUSE I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE PLEDGE WAS MUCH MORE THAN A
PIECE OF PAPER, I'D LIKE TO READ IT TO YOU,
"I PLEDGE TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS THAT I WILL BUY, WHEN
POSSIBLE, ONLY THOSE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRICED AT OR BELOW
PRESENT LEVELS. I ALSO PROMISE TO CONSERVE ENERGY, AND I URGE
OTHERS TO SIGN THIS PLEDGE." THE PLEDGE IS SIMPLE -- TWO SHORT
SENTENCES AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, BECAUSE MOST OF THE
THINGS WE CAN DO TO HELP ARE VERY SIMPLE.
WHEN JERRY AND I SIGNED THE CONSUMER PLEDGE, HE TALKED ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE CLEANING THEIR PLATES AT MEALTIME.
YESTERDAY, SOMEBODY ASKED ME IF HE DOES THAT HIMSELF, AND I
HONESTLY HAD TO TELL THEM HE WOULD EAT THE PLATE IF THEY DIDN'T
TAKE IT AWAY! WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE EXAGGERATED; BUT WE HAVE
ALWAYS STRESSED TAKING ONLY WHAT YOU CAN EAT, AND WE'RE EVEN
MORE CONSCIOUS OF THAT NOW. JERRY IS A FIRM BELIEVER THAT IT'S UP
TO US TO SET THE EXAMPLE, AND WE'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EVEN KIND OF FUN.
-3-
ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY ENCOURAGING IS THE
INTEREST SHOWN IN FIGHTING INFLATION AND CONSERVING ENERGY FROM
EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY, Do YOU REALIZE THAT IN THE LAST MONTH,
WE HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN 200,000 LETTERS EITHER ENLISTING IN
THE WIN PROGRAM OR SHARING THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO
CONSERVE? I THINK THIS SHOWS THAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
ARE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN COMING UP WITH POSITIVE WAYS OF
FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM. AND THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT BEGINNING.
18
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, AS WOMEN, TAKE A LEAD IN THIS FIGHT
BECAUSE WE ARE THE CONSUMERS. WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DECIDE
HOW OUR FAMILIES SPEND THEIR MONEY, WE FEEL THE PINCH PERHAPS
MORE ACUTELY THAN ANY OTHER MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY, AND WE NEED
TO BE AS KNOWLEDGEABLE ON EVERY ASPECT OF THE ECONOMY AS POSSIBLE.
I URGE EACH ONE OF YOU TO GET YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED AND
THINKING.
-4-
BUT JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT WINNING CAN BE FUN, I THOUGHT, IN
CONCLUSION, THAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS I'VE
BEEN GETTING FROM WRITERS:
ONE: WHEN YOU LET YOUR DOG OUT, OPEN YOUR DOOR FOR
JUST 10 SECONDS, AND IF HE DOESN'T MOVE, GIVE HIM A QUICK,
GENTLE SHOVE'
Two: DON'T HAVE SO MANY DAYS OF SCHOOL--THAT'S FROM
A STUDENT, NATURALLY.
AND THREE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOT WATER BOTTLE,
TRY
SLEEPING WITH YOUR CAT'
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE MEETING WITH YOU THIS MORNING --
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
#####
WOMENS ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 20, 1974
GOOD MORNING. I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TODAY TO WELCOME
YOU AND TO BRING YOU A FEW WORDS FROM MY HUSBAND -- LONG DISTANCE--
OF COURSE
As YOU KNOW HE IS IN JAPAN THIS WEEK. I TALKED TO
HIM EARLIER, AND HE SOUNDED JUST GREAT -- VERY MUCH LIKE THE JOB
IS STILL AGREEING WITH HIM! AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IN
SPITE OF THE HECTIC PACE OF JAPAN, HE HAS FOUND TIME TO SEND ME
TWO POST CARDS!
HE DID ASK ME TO LET YOU KNOW THIS MORNING HOW VERY SIGNIFICANT
HE CONSIDERS THIS MEETING AND HOW VERY NECESSARY HE FEELS IT IS TO
GET YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION.
WE ARE ALL AFFECTED BY IT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US JOIN
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST IT. THAT'S WHERE EACH ONE OF YOU CAN BE
INSTRUMENTAL, IN CONVEYING THE MESSAGE IN A PERSONAL WAY TO YOUR
INDIVIDUAL GROUPS,
-2-
LAST WEEK, JERRY AND I SIGNED A CONSUMERS' PLEDGE, AND
BECAUSE I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE PLEDGE WAS MUCH MORE THAN A
PIECE OF PAPER, I'D LIKE TO READ IT TO YOU,
"I PLEDGE TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS THAT I WILL BUY, WHEN
POSSIBLE, ONLY THOSE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRICED AT OR BELOW
PRESENT LEVELS, I ALSO PROMISE TO CONSERVE ENERGY, AND I URGE
OTHERS TO SIGN THIS PLEDGE." THE PLEDGE IS SIMPLE -- TWO SHORT
SENTENCES -- AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, BECAUSE MOST OF THE
THINGS WE CAN DO TO HELP ARE VERY SIMPLE,
WHEN JERRY AND I SIGNED THE CONSUMER PLEDGE, HE TALKED ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE CLEANING THEIR PLATES AT MEALTIME.
YESTERDAY, SOMEBODY ASKED ME IF HE DOES THAT HIMSELF, AND I
HONESTLY HAD TO TELL THEM HE WOULD EAT THE PLATE IF THEY DIDN'T
TAKE IT AWAY! WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE EXAGGERATED; BUT WE HAVE
ALWAYS STRESSED TAKING ONLY WHAT YOU CAN EAT, AND WE'RE EVEN
MORE CONSCIOUS OF THAT NOW. JERRY IS A FIRM BELIEVER THAT IT'S UP
TO US TO SET THE EXAMPLE, AND WE'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EVEN KIND OF FUN.
-3-
ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY ENCOURAGING IS THE
INTEREST SHOWN IN FIGHTING INFLATION AND CONSERVING ENERGY FROM
EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY, Do YOU REALIZE THAT IN THE LAST MONTH,
WE HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN 200,000 LETTERS EITHER ENLISTING IN
THE WIN PROGRAM OR SHARING THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO
CONSERVE? I THINK THIS SHOWS THAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
ARE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN COMING UP WITH POSITIVE WAYS OF
FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT BEGINNING.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, AS WOMEN, TAKE A LEAD IN THIS FIGHT
BECAUSE WE ARE THE CONSUMERS. WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DECIDE
HOW OUR FAMILIES SPEND THEIR MONEY, WE FEEL THE PINCH PERHAPS
MORE ACUTELY THAN ANY OTHER MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY, AND WE NEED
TO BE AS KNOWLEDGEABLE ON EVERY ASPECT OF THE ECONOMY AS POSSIBLE.
I URGE EACH ONE OF YOU TO GET YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED AND
THINKING.
-4-
BUT JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT WINNING CAN BE FUN, I THOUGHT, IN
CONCLUSION, THAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS I'VE
BEEN GETTING FROM WRITERS:
ONE: WHEN YOU LET YOUR DOG OUT, OPEN YOUR DOOR FOR
JUST 10 SECONDS. AND IF HE DOESN'T MOVE, GIVE HIM A QUICK,
GENTLE SHOVE!
Two: DON'T HAVE SO MANY DAYS OF SCHOOL--THAT'S FROM
A STUDENT, NATURALLY.
AND THREE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOT WATER BOTTLE. TRY
SLEEPING WITH YOUR CAT'.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE MEETING WITH YOU THIS MORNING --
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
#####