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1975/04/02 - Blue Ribbon 400 Luncheon, Los Angeles, California
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Frances K. Pullen Files
Frances Pullen's Speech Reading Copies
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President (1974-1977 : Ford). Office of the First Lady. 1974-1977
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The original documents are located in Box 3, folder "Blue Ribbon 400 Luncheon, Los
Angeles, California, April 2, 1975" of the Frances K. Pullen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
Copyright Notice
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photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United
States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.
Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public
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Digitized from Box 3 of the Frances K. Pullen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
REMARKS
APRIL 2, L975
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE LUNCHEON HAS BEEN WONDERFUL,
AND I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MEETING AND VISITING WITH
ALL OF YOU MRS. CHANDELER, I THANK YOU AND ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE BLUE RIBBON 400 FOR INVITING ME TO BE A
PART, THE HONOR HAS BEEN TRULY MINE.
an event
This is I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR LUNCHEON
for sometime
butalso
Not only BOTH BECAUSE OF MY INTEREST IN THE ARTS AND BECAUSE OF
MY GREAT ADMIRATION FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. I UNDERSTAND
dollars
YOU HAVE RAISED OVER $4 MILLION FOR THE MUSIC CENTER OVER
THE PAST 6 YEARS. YOU DESERVE really TO BE CALLED"AMAZING"
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AS YOU MAY KNOW, $ HAVE SPENT A GOOD PART OF
MY LIFE WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN THE FIELDS OF MUSIC
has been spent
AND DANCE, YOUR FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND THE ARTS
CONSEQUENTLY IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ME.
I HAVE ALWAYS FELT IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR
YOUNGSTERS TO GROW UP WITH THE ARTS AS A VERY INTEGRAL
PART OF THEIR LIVES -- TO GROW UP KNOWING MUSIC AND ART
AND LITERATURE AS SOMETHING CLOSE TO THEM -- SOMETHING
WHICH IS EXCITING AND FUN. something togrow with vision
Something to broaden their
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YOU APPARENTLY FEEL THE SAME WAY, AND I AM GRATEFUL
FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN THE LOS
ANGELES AREA.
I THINK WHAT MATTERS IS THAT BY OPENING OURSELVES
UP TO THE ENDLESS EXPRESSIONS AVAILABLE IN ART, WE OPEN
OUR SENSES AND MINDS TO ALL KINDS OF NEW EXPERIENCES. AND
do
THROUGH THIS WE GROW. THIS IS WHAT MAKES ART SO IMPORTANT.
IT'S A PLEASURE BEING HERE WITH YOU AND BEING ABLE
TO BE A PART OF WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO. YOU ARE DOING A
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FANTASTIC JOB AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED I WILL BE WATCHING
YOUR ACTIVITIES WITH GREAT INTEREST.
allowing me to spend this
Thank you again for
time with "you"