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The original documents are located in Box 47, folder "Veterans Administration Hospital
Bicentennial Art Contest and Winners Announcement" of the Betty Ford White House
Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
Carolyn, f.y.i.
wArtten some of the tapes you have cut
Dear Mrs. Ford,
for the PFC and who works very closely
Attached is the copy for
with Mark said he would be gaind to lend
the V.A. Hospital Bicentennial
a hand. In addition to the two phones
Art Contest winners announcement.
I listed for him, he also has a phone
Any tape recorder can be used.
with a beeper on it, 381-9548.
They need to have the tape by
Attached is an extra copy of the
Monday though. It will be played
copy for the person, Bill Hart or whoever,
through a central system into over
in assisting.
a hundred VA hospitals across the
Thank you,
country on Wednesday in conjunction
with ceremonies announcing the
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winners.
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Mark Rosenker (o; 457-6439,
H: 966-3646) is going to be out of
town over the week-end, but Bill Hart
(O: 457-6439, H: 265-8082) who has
Hello, this is Betty Ford. As you know, it has been my pleasure
to have served as honorary chairwoman of the VA Bicentennial Art
Contest. I want to express my appreciation to all of the directors, their
staffs and to extend congratulations to all of the patients who competed
in this Bicentennial Art Contest.
We received more than 100 entries in this unique Bicentennial
observance, many with the assistance of your health-care staff members.
It was another mple of the-dedication and compa ssion shown daily
by all VA employees in their efforts to serve the needs of our nation's
veterans.
Dr. Joshua Taylor, Director of the National Collection of Fine
Arts, headed a panel of five prominent art authorities in judging the
entries depicting the theme: "Our Veterans: Defending America Over
200 Years".
I am told that many of the participants ranged from Vietnam veterans
in their 20s to an 81 year-old with service in World War I. Many of the
paintings were completed in occupational therapy classes at the hospitals
and this surely proves to be a very important program.
Cash awards, including a first prize of $1, 000 will be sent to
sponsoring hospital directors for local presentation to the top 21 winners.
Individual recognition will be sent to all participating veterans.
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FORD
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BERALD
The top winners and the hospitals they represented were:
First place, Richard Miner, Northampton VA Hospital, Mass.
Second, Clarence Blessing, San Francisco VA Hospital, Calif.
Third, Umberto Amodio, West Haven VA Hospital, Conn.
Fourth, Ceasar Rodriguez, San Antonio VA Hospital, Tex.
Fifth, Walter R. Gholson, Brooklyn VA Hospital, N. Y.
Sixth, C. R. Phelps, Omaha VA Hospital, Neb.
Seventh, Tom Millward, Syracuse VA Hospital, N. Y.
Eighth, Dean T. Boles, Oklahoma City VA Hospital, OK.
Ninth, William M. Roberts, Bay Pines VA Center, Fla.
Tenth, David Hetherington, Leavenworth VA Center, Kans.
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FURD
LIBRARY