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The original documents are located in Box D13, folder "Fourth of July Speech, July 4,
1950?" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D13 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
[ca 1950]
Fourth of July Speech
Calvin ~ Gildings
13 colonics
I. Interduction -July 4, 1776 (Continutal Congress)
1776 declared our freedom - 4,000
1812 held our freedom 2,000
1861 preserved our Union - 364,000
1898 strangthened freedom - 11,000
1917 saved our freedom - 131, 000
1941 again saved our frailom - 409,000
TODAY attached - freedom X liberty again being
II Korean situation
Potadam 1 38 of Panallel
So. Korea - - 72,000 U.S. tomps.
No. Korea - 100,000 Russian Trrps.
Object - "an all Korean government"
"Riess - - all who oppose Communication
tared."
Russia -mo observe in N
LIMITE
nineted nations - n.s.- - free elections 13 s.IK
Both inthdrew TROOPS
III War in Smith Pacific ??
"Calculated riok"
Only possible action:
2) Mary 1 ships in surrounding water
1) airforce - -planes beyond 38%/
3). army 1 defense fland below 38311
IV. Past Policies
China - Formona- Land forces 1
I
V How much national defense do we have?
M.reum story -
appropriations 1 14.1 -Dat. Defense
1.0 - atomic Energy
733 - stockpiling strategic
650 -military bil
VII Conclusion - Thomas Paine quotes