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    "ocrText": "EXECUTIVE\nFG200\nPR7-1\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN ds\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT'S\nCOMMITTEE ON MENTAL RETARDATION\nFriday, October 11, 1974\n2:00 p.m. (20 minutes) Cabinet Room\nFROM: KEN COLE\nI. PURPOSE\nThis meeting was requested by the President's\nCommittee on Mental Retardation, by one of its\nmembers, Mr. Robert A. Collier, and also by its\nformer Vice Chairman, Congressman Clair Burgener.\nYou will receive a report of their activities from\nthe Committee and you will have the opportunity to\nendorse the Committee's goals.\nII. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS, AND PRESS PLAN\nA. Background: Secretary Weinberger will open\nthe session and introduce the group to you.\nBrief reports will then follow from several\nCommittee members on major activities, includ-\ning efforts to enlist the cooperation of all\nFederal agencies, and to ensure legal rights\nfor the mentally retarded. You may then wish\nto make some remarks.\nThe President's Committee on Mental Retardation\nis a continuing advisory committee of 21 citi-\nzens appointed by the President. Members also\ninclude the Secretaries of HEW, HUD, and Labor;\nthe Attorney General; and the Directors of OEO\nand ACTION. This Committee has been working\nquite hard in spearheading a campaign to achieve\nthe national goals set in 1971: To reduce by\n50 percent the incidence of mental retardation\nby the year 2000 and to return to the community\n1/3 of the retarded in State institutions.\nThis meeting with you will close out the Com-\nmittee's two-day quarterly meeting in Washington\nReport filed Quersize 297 attachment\nGGERALO FORD LIBRARY\n2-\nB. Participants: Secretary Weinberger\nAttorney General Saxbe\nSecretary Brennan\nActing OEO Director Gallegos\nACTION Director Balzano\nSixteen citizen members of the\nCommittee, ex-officio members,\nand HEW staff (list at Tab A)\nSpecial Guest: Representative\nClair Burgener (former Committee\nVice Chairman and parent of\nmentally retarded child)\nJim Cavanaugh\nC. Press Plan: Picture session; Presidential\nstatement to be released (statement at Tab B).\nIII. TALKING POINTS\n1. Thank you Secretary Weinberger, as well as all\nthe other Members of the President's Committee\non Mental Retardation. I very much appreciate\nyour coming here today and giving me this\nreport on your activities.\n2. Now, I want to tell you -- and the Press\nOffice will be releasing a statement by me on\nthis -- that this Administration will be com-\nmitted to the two major national goals of this\ngroup: To reduce by 50 percent the incidence\nof mental retardation by the year 2000 and to\nreturn to the community 1/3 of the retarded\nin State institutions.\n3. I can assure you that the Federal Government\nwill do all it can to help our mentally re-\ntarded citizens become productive members of\nsociety. We'll work to improve housing and\nemployment opportunities, to see that legal\nrights are recognized, and to encourage re-\nsearch to continue.\nFORD LIBRARY i OERALD\n- -3-\n4. But you and I both know, the Government can\nonly do so much to help the mentally retarded\nlive happy and productive lives. Most of the\nwork has to come from the American people in\ntheir local communities. This Committee has\ndone a great job in working with people all\nover the country. I'll be counting on you to\ncontinue your fine work for me.\nGERALD R FORD LIBRARY"
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