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The original documents are located in Box 66, folder "Cultural Laureate Foundation (2)" of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.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 domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 66 of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library THIRD CENTURY DECLARATION TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO a new nation was brought forth in this land, dedicated to independence, to equal human rights, to opposition toward every tyranny over the mind of man, and to the proposition that all people, with free access to information, have within them the inherent ability to govern themselves. when a nation so conceived in liberty reaches its 200th year, it seems proper for its people to give an accounting of their stewardship and, in decent regard for the opinions of mankind, make a new Declaration of their resolves for their Third Century of Independence. LET IT BE KNOWN, therefore, that in 1976, as in 1776, we hold certain truths to be self-evident; that all persons are created equal in rights, among them the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In pursuance of these truths, we have preserved and enlarged human rights, encouraged the growth of agriculture, industry and commerce for ourselves and for others, maintained a legislature representative of the wishes of the sovereign people, and assured so far as humanly possible the fair administration of justice. We assemble in this Bicentennial period to recall and review the unfolding history of a people governing themselves; a people drawn from the entire world, diverse in heritages and outlooks and problems transformed by the chemistry of shared aspirations into a dynamic, changing, evolving and giving society, pursuing the continual improvement of the human condition. We here and now reaffirm the promise of the Declaration of Independence as the surest guide to our Third Century of Independence. We reaffirm that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable rights of all Americans, and, to the extent they wish these benefits for themselves, for all mankind. On the occasion of our 200th anniversary of independence, we reassert the peoples' rights to freedom of speech, the press and of all communication; the right to exercise religion and worship according to one's own conscience; the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances; the right to remain secure against unreasonable searches and seizures and any manner of intervention that violates personal privacy; and the continuing right of a sovereign people to govern themselves through representatives and chief executives of their own choosing. We, at the same time, affirm that the rights of each one do not extend to the violation of the rights of any others or to the impairment of the whole society within which our rights alone are secure. As we improve the human environment for all in our Third Century of Independence, we shall enlarge each one's opportunity to achieve personal goals and aspirations. Upholding these self-evident truths and in these proved beliefs, we look toward our own and the world's future with faith that our tomorrow will be better than all our yesterdays. In our Third Century of Independence we foresee an expansion of peoples' freedom of thought, an evolution of new concepts, and an era of peaceful change, not away from self-evident truths or human rights, but toward a human environment that will afford all people lives which are more fulfilling. WE, THEREFORE, citizens of the United States of America, do reaffirm the enduring purposes of the Declaration of Independence and, with our trust in God, pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor to continuing and enlarging those purposes in our Third Century of Independence. Drafted by, Donald L. Miller Washington, D.C. June 19, 1974 A Cultural Laureate Bicentennial Initiative 1976 WORLD LAUREATE CULTURAL LAUREATE FOUNDATION, INC. 2030 North Lincoln Street, Arlington, Virginia 22207 telephone (703) 524-5552 ALLEN E. TURNER PRESIDENT June 27th, 1974 Ms. Becky L. Schergens Assistant Director Special Projects Office of the Secretary Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Ms. Schergens: Enclosed are certain correspondence which I hope will stimulate a re-examination of the relevance of the Laureate programs to the Department of Education which you serve. You may confirm with Mr. Hugh Hall that the Laureate program will be on the first agenda of Mr. Warner's Bicentennial Council following its Presidential appointment. The Arts, the Sciences, the Humanities, and other federal agencies have now all responded affirmatively to the Laureate programs; HEW remains the only holdout, which leaves us consternated and alarmed for those in the general academic and educational community, one of the prime beneficiaries, interested parties and intellectual and cultural groups of the nation, for HEW should be closely repre- senting their interest in this proposed program. We are now prepared to concentrate our efforts on convincing HEW that this Bicentennial program also belongs to them. Please let us know your present position on relevance for we certainly do not desire to contend, and we are certain that somewhere in the Department is a friendly open door, interested in the concept and its Bicentennial applications. Cordially, Allen E. Turner President CC: $ Honorable Anne Armstrong Counsellor to the President Mr. Robert Miller The White House Datelined for the Bicentennial Ms. Becky L. Schergens -2- June 27th, 1974 CC: Mr. Andrew Wahlquist Honorable Julia Butler Hansen The White House House of Representatives Honorable Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Honorable Jacob K. Javits United States Senate United States Senate Honorable Roman L. Hruska Honorable Strom Thurmond United States Senate United States Senate Honorable William L. Scott Honorable Joel T. Broyhill United States Senate House of Representatives Honorable M. Caldwell Butler House of Representatives Honorable Henry A. Kissinger Secretary of State Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger Secretary of HEW Dr. Sidney P. Marland, Jr. Assistant Secretary for Education Department of HEW Commissioner, Office of Education Department of HEW Mr. William Weld National Endowment for the Arts Dr. R. Lynn Carroll National Science Foundation Mr. Richard Stephens National Science Foundation Honorable John Richardson, Jr. Assistant Secretary for Education and Cultural Affairs Department of State Honorable John 0. Marsh Office of the Vice President Honorable Leonard Garment The White House AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL ADMINISTRATION 736 JACKSON PLACE, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20276 (202) 382-1776 June 11, 1974 Mr. Allen E. Turner President Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc. 2030 North Lincoln Street Arlington, Virginia 22207 Dear Mr. Turner: I have been calling 524-5552 in hopes of reaching you to advise that Mr. Warner will meet with you. If you would be kind enough to call Herb Hetu on 382-1776 he will arrange a time that is mutually convenient. Sincerely, Hugh Hugh A. Hall Assistant Administrator NATIONAL WASHINGTON ENDOWMENT D.C. 20506 FOR THE ARTS A Federal agency advised by the National Council on the Arts June 10, 1974 Mr. Allen Turner President Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc. Arlington, VA 22207 Dear Mr. Turner: I am sorry to have been SO long in replying to your letters of April 25 and May 20. My delay has been occasioned by several absences from Washington and the resulting pressures of work during the periods when I was in my office. In the meantime, your letter of May 20, 1974 has been forwarded to me for reply, since Miss Hanks is recuper- ating from a long illness and the date of her return is still uncertain. In the responses below to the ques- tions you raise in your letter to Miss Hanks, I have sometimes referred to Endowment policy, and have some- times expressed opinions. In the latter cases, the opinions are mine, though I have tried to reflect views which I believe would represent accurately the position of the Chairman. As I believe I told you when we met here, I do not find any conflict between the objectives of the National En- dowment for the Arts and the purposes of the Cultural Laureate Foundation, although clearly the scope and operation of the Cultural Laureate's proposed program are quite dissimilar to those of this Endowment. Individual members of the Endowment staff are in contact, on a regular basis, with arts organizations of all kinds; and the Endowment works closely with the state arts agencies. The Endowment does not, however, have a regular mechanism--such as a newsletter--for communicating with or disseminating information to arts organizations across the country. Mr. Allen Turner - 2 - June 10, 1974 I am not an authority on awards which are made in the arts, sciences and humanities; but I am aware of no pro- gram in which awards are made at state, national or international levels "in the name of the American people," as proposed by the Cultural Laureate Foundation. The National Endowment for the Arts, as I assume you know, makes a large number of grants each year, both to organi- zations and to individuals. The grants are competitive in the sense that the Endowment always receives more qualified applications for a particular category of grant than it can accommodate with available funds, but the Endowment makes no attempt to select and honor "the best" performer in any given field. Perhaps closer in concept to the Cultural Laureate idea are the award programs of such organizations as the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the Nobel and Pulitzer Foundations. I assume that you have considered how your activity would complement or supplement what is done by such already- established institutions. As you say in your letter to Miss Hanks, what you pro- pose is "epic"; it is therefore something which cannot be quickly or easily realized. I can foresee, as I know you have, many practical problems which you will have to overcome before it becomes operative: the recruitment of qualified selectors at each level; the coordination of the Cultural Laureate awards with other similar initia- tives; the raising of funds to support such an ambitious endeavor, etc. In theory, I see no reason why these and other problems cannot, as you put it, "be resolved in a positive manner by people of good will and intelligence SO that our nation may have the Cultural Laureate program as a feature of the Bicentennial observances in 1976." In practice, I must regretfully admit to grave doubts that you can successfully surmount all the obstacles to realization of your plans in the brief period now re- maining before our Bicentennial year. On the question of having Miss Hanks or a member of her staff become a "founder" of the Cultural Laureate Founda- tion, this Endowment's answer must be the same as that given by Dr. Kingston, of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in his letter of May 16, 1974. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endow- ment for the Humanities are governed by the same concerns on matters of this nature. CERALO R. FORD Mr. Allen Turner - 3 - June 10, 1974 In reply to the sixth, and last, of the questions in your letter to Miss Hanks, let me summarize what I trust has emerged from the previous paragraphs of this com- munication. It appears to me that the Cultural Laureate Awards Program does not conflict with the objectives of the National Endowment for the Arts. My reservations about it are less in the area of the program's aims than in the area of the implementation of those aims. If these problems can be successfully resolved, I believe the program may become a welcome addition to our country's cultural life. Sincerely yours, in 4 Mild.,gr. W.E. Weld, Jr. Bicentennial Coordinator CC to: John Schonleber Hugh Hall Leonard Garment FORD is LIBRARY GERALD 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, N.Y. 10020 Room 5600 Circle 7-3700 May 23, 1974 Mr. Donald L. Miller Vice President Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc. 2030 North Lincoln Street Arlington, Virginia 22207 Dear Mr. Miller: Mr. John D. Rockefeller 3rd has asked me to respond to your letter of May 9th. We couldn't agree more with your first paragraph about the need for private sector response and the more visual demonstration of the point which you sent to Mr. Rockefeller: "Don't throw in the sponge on the Bicentennial." I take a great delight in showing that to visitors to my office. We are doing our best to prod the foundations and corporations to become interested in the Bicentennial. Mr. Rockefeller will limit himself to two major national projects (the American Issues Forum and a plan for stimulating commun- ity goal-setting in some ten to twenty cities) and to contin- uing to communicate about the Bicentennial. We have had such a tremendous number of requests from people who either want to see Mr. Rockefeller or get financial support from him that we have had to make a firm decision to limit his involvement in the manner I have just described. We are trying to get the private sector moving and yet every- body seems to think that Mr. Rockefeller is the private sector. One of the things we are going to do in the communications side is to expand the circulation of the monthly publication USA-200 which you may have seen. On that score I think we should do a story on the Cultural Laureate idea whenever you think the time is right for that. If you want to do that please send me some descriptive materials and I will get back to you with any questions that I have. 2. We wish you success in your own endeavor and thank you for your interest in the Bicentennial. Best regards. Sincerely, John Han Joshn Harr E. Harr Associate John D. Rockefeller 3rd enc. " FORD - UNITED 10 STATES UNITED 10 STATES - Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc. 2030 N. Lincoln Street, Arlington, Va. 22207 Honorable John O. Marsh Office of the Vice President The White House Washington, D.C. S THE SULLIVED OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT 6001974 3John m. McCurmack John m. McCormack 1408 Holm m. McCormack Plast Office and Courthouse 1408 John m. McCormack Host Office and Courthouse Boston. Massachus July 02109 1819752 enclosing Boston, Massachusetts registration 02109 and anling m. miller mr Donalzth ton Virginia. Miller, to and He him choke ones may highly your you Wear before June Junel my Cutury Declaration Your sound vision, and with kml 7 am June assed R.S. Jam Family day. letter and the him this if your GERALD #. FORD August 14, 1975 Dear Don: Many thanks for your letter of August 7 and your report with regard to your conversation with Allen Turner. I am glad we had the opportunity to get together again. With warmest personal regards, I remain Sincerely, John O. Marsh, Jr. Counsellor to the President Mr. Donald L. Miller 309 Green Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 JOM:RAR:rs GERALD PUNNIT R. FORD DONALD L. MILLER AUG 11 1975 309 GREEN STREET ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314 of August 7, 1975 The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. Counselor to the President sliats! The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Jack: I deeply appreciate the amount of time you were able to give the meeting on Tuesday. I discussed all of the pertinent topics we covered with Allen and he is in agreement that now is the time for all of us to work together to build a significant institution of which you and I and the entire nation can be proud for decades to come. Thank you again for your understanding and for your helpfulness in this matter. Warm personal regards. FORD Sincerely, Non Donald L. Miller DONALD L. MILLER 309 GREEN STREET ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314 The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. Counselor to the President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 m THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 4, 1975 MEMORANDUM TO: JACK MARSH FROM: RUSS ROURKE R Jack, I spoke with Ted Marrs re Cultural Laureate program (I had given Ted a memo on this subject about a week ago I have known Don Miller personally for 14 years). Ted plans to hold a meeting in the very near future to include himself, Milt Mitler, Bob Goldwin, Rourke, Don Miller, you (if you are available). He does not plan to invite Alan Turner, with whom he has had some difficulty (similar to our own. rather demanding "I spoke with the President, and he told me to set up a meeting with Jack Marsh, etc. "). Ted thinks the program basically is a good one, but believes that Turner would goof it up. Will report to you further after our meeting. (The meeting mentioned about has now been scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, 1975 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 103.) FO THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Cuttural (aureate ? Status THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON R - \ 11 Discuss LIBRARY GERALD #. FORD today THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Pull Culture Laureas file STATE THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON A/m THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Jack- Please see the attached copy of my letter of 8 July to Don Miller - R. JUL 14 1975 1976 CULTURAL LAUREATE FOUNDATION, INC. 2030 North Lincoln Street, Arlington, Virginia 22207 telephone (703) 524-5552 July 12, 1975 ALLEN E. TURNER PRESIDENT The Honorable John 0. Marsh, Jr. Counsellor to the President The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Marsh: I do not know how to effectively say that you may be delaying our meaningful Bicentennial effort on behalf of the nation. The President instructed me in April to get in touch with you to arrange a meeting to brief him on Cultural Laureate Foundation progress. Accordingly we have met with Dr. Theodore C. Marrs of your staff and he reports he has recommended the meeting. I do urge you to look into this matter without delay, and advise us immediately if the President is or is not going to meet with us. It is important that we proceed with knowledge of the Presidents interest in our American Revolution Bicentennial Board approved programs. With cordial regards, Allen E. Turner Enclosure in FORD GERALD Datelined for the Bicentennial July 12, 1975 Mr. Marsh: Two prints of the Smithsonians Centennial medallion are enclosed, one of which has been updated for suggested Congressional enactment to national Bicentennial flag status. ARBA's flag can only be flown at approved program locations. Every American should have a Bicentennial flag to fly. AET EPLURIBUS, UNUM Figure Embroidery C-A. 1876 China Silk Red, white and blue and brown Embroidered in heavy color with brown eagle. Flags and shield in national colors. Made in last quarter of 19th Century, probably for the Centennial of 1876. From the private collection of Bolseau Mastar A Smithsonian Artifact Framed by William Lane, Craftsman to the White House Kennedy Administration FORD ***** EPLURIBUS. UNUM American Revolution Bicentennial Administration 2401 E Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20276 AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1776-1976 June 24, 1975 Mr. Allen E. Turner President, Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc. 2030 North Lincoln Street Arlington, Virginia 22207 Dear Mr. Turner: This is in response to your recent letter requesting my views regarding action by the U.S. Congress on the Third Century Declaration prepared under the auspices of the Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc. I will applaud any Bicentennial initiatives of the Congress, including that of the Third Century Decla- ration and any other Bicentennial action or initiative. Harner In the Spirit of '76, John W. Warner Administrator THIRD CENTURY DECLARATION TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO a new nation was brought forth in this land, dedicated to independence, to equal human rights, to opposition toward every tyranny over the mind of man, and to the proposition that all people, with free access to information, have within them the inherent ability to govern themselves. When a nation so conceived in liberty reaches its 200th year, it seems proper for its people to give an accounting of their stewardship and, in decent regard for the opinions of mankind, make a new Declaration of their resolves for their Third Century of Independence. LET IT BE KNOWN, therefore, that in 1976, as in 1776, we hold certain truths to be self-evident; that all persons are created equal in rights, among them the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In pursuance of these truths, we have preserved and enlarged human rights, encouraged the growth of agriculture, industry and commerce for ourselves and for others, maintained a legislature representative of the wishes of the sovereign people, and assured so far as humanly possible the fair administration of justice. We assemble in this Bicentennial period to recall and review the unfolding history of a people governing themselves; a people drawn from the entire world, diverse in heritages and outlooks and problems transformed by the chemistry of shared aspirations into a dynamic, changing, evolving and giving society, pursuing the continual improvement of the human condition. we here and now reaffirm the promise of the Declaration of Independence as the surest guide to our Third Century of Independence. We reaffirm that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable rights of all Americans, and, to the extent they wish these benefits for themselves, for all mankind. On the occasion of our 200th anniversary of independence, we reassert the peoples' rights to freedom of speech, the press and of all communication; the right to exercise religion and worship according to one's own conscience; the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances; the right to remain secure against unreasonable searches and seizures and any manner of intervention that violates personal privacy; and the continuing right of a sovereign people to govern themselves through representatives and chief executives of their own choosing. We, at the same time, affirm that the rights of each one do not extend to the violation of the rights of any others or to the impairment of the whole society within which our rights alone are secure. As we improve the human environment for all in our Third Century of Independence, we shall enlarge each one's opportunity to achieve personal goals and aspirations. Upholding these self-evident truths and in these proved beliefs, we look toward our own and the world's future with faith that our tomorrow will be better than all our yesterdays. In our Third Century of Independence we foresee an expansion of peoples' freedom of thought, an evolution of new concepts, and an era of peaceful change, not away from self-evident truths or human rights, but toward a human environment that will afford all people lives which are more fulfilling. WE, THEREFORE, citizens of the United States of America, do reaffirm the enduring purposes of the Declaration of Independence and, with our trust in God, pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor to continuing and enlarging those purposes in our Third Century of Independence. Drafted by, Donald L. Miller Washington, D.C. June 19, 1974 A Cultural Laureate Bicentennial Initiative File THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 5/2/75 Hand delivered attached to John Borling. Contact will be made directly RR Jurner THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Jurner, aleen April 28, 1975 MEMO TO: JACK MARSH FROM: RUSS ROURKE Allen Turner says he spoke with the President the other night at the dinner in Virginia, regarding the Cultural Laureate program. He called to NO arrange an appointment with the President for purpose of briefing him on his program, and to present him with a little flag. The President suggested he get in touch with you. Basically then, Allen called to request you to Trange a meeting with the President for the aforementigned purposes. Turner is convinced "the President is looking for something to unite the country, and my program is the vehicle through which this can be accomplished". Your advice? Ted MARRS To JOM Date 4-28 Time 4:05 WHILE YOU WERE OUT M allen Turner of actural Lorette Foundation Phone 524-5552 Area Code Number Extension TELEPHONED PLEASE CALL CALLED TO SEE YOU WILL CALL AGAIN WANTS TO SEE YOU URGENT RETURNED YOUR CALL Message X Operator ol EFFICIENCY ® LINE NO. 4725 AN AMPAD PRODUCT July 8, 1975 Dear Don: Many thanks for your letter of June 30 and your detailed discussion of certain facets of your Cultural Laureate program. As you correctly suggest in your letter, Ted Marrs has been designated as the preeminent White House operative for Bicen- tennial affairs. For that reason, Jack Marsh properly referred the Cultural Laureate matter to Ted. In response to your letter, I am contacting Ted Marrs directly. I shall ask Ted or a member of his staff to get back to you with a final report on the requested meeting with the President. I hope you and Norma have a great time on your visit to England. With warmest personal regards, 1 remain, Sincerely, Russell A. Rourke Deputy to Presidential Counsellor, John O. Marsh, Jr. Mr. Donald L. Miller 309 Green Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 TRAED 4. FORD RAR:cb July 8, 1975 MEMORANDUM TO: TED MARRS FROM: RUSS ROURKE I have known Don Miller on a professional basis for many years. He's a former Naval Intelligence Offleer. Very conservative. Anything you choose to do, or not do, with the attached, will be just fine with me. Thanks. RAR:db JUN 30 1975 DONALD L. MILLER 309 GREEN STREET ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314 June 30, 1975 Mr. Russell A. Rourke Administrative Assistant to Hon. John O. Marsh Jr. FORD is GERALD LIBRARY The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Russ: In proof reading a new Federal-State-Local-Government Directory one of my little companies is publishing I read your name and enjoyed a moment of pleasure. How amazing are the turnings of the paths of life! Since talking with last I have been around the world again - Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, but also South Vietnam ( just as it was falling) and Laos, and back thru Europe. A private citizen on business of sorts sees the world in much more human terms than the government official, a point I once made to Bryce Harlow who seemed very unimpressed by it. It was obvious to me in March and April, as it is to some others now, that those who prefer the western to the socialist or the communist order of things are retreating all over the world. The scene reminds me of efforts some years ago to bring Charles Malik here. All the great struggles that have been made and lost. Well, I am in the midst of another which I hope to win, not for my sake, but for the country. Some years ago a few of us got behind the Cultural Laureate Foundation, an imaginative prógrám to designate high achievers in every useful field of knowledge as Laureates and, so, focus American attention upon positive achievement in our society rather upon negative criticism. Nearly everyone likes the concept. The American Revolution Bicentennial Board has encouraged us officially. John Warner recently let us know he would applaud action by the Congress on one of our initiatives - The Third Century Declaration. The National Association of Realtors will support us nationally. A new Board member is the wife of a former president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, currently an advisor to the Reynolds Metals family. A short while ago the CLF President, Allen Turner, talked with the President at a dinner in the Marriott. The upshot was that President Ford asked Allen to arrange with Jack Marsh for a meeting with the President in the White House. Jack turned the DONALD L. MILLER 309 GREEN STREET ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314 page 2 matter over to Ted Marrs. Allen and I and another associate, Jason Stern had a good talk with Dr. Marrs. As the result, Dr. Marrs sent our request for a meeting with President Ford to whomever gets such requests along with his recommendation for it. Meanwhile, Russ, the President of the National Association of Realtors, Mrs. Rice, the wife of the former U.S. Chamber President, and several others have come to regard a brief meeting with the President for his private blessing on their efforts as very important. They see the President kicking a soccer ball with Pele and wonder when the President will meet with them. It would be most helpful if we could get a decision that the President will meet with a few people briefly on the Cultural Laureate or will not. Either way it would clear the decks for everyone to move ahead. All we want is a response. Incidentally, I'll be off to England July 5 after my annual July 4 visit to Mt. Vernon. Norma and I will be there for about two weeks going to the theatre and doing a little work on a Bicentennial travel/cultural exchange program. Sometime, I'd very much like to get together with you for some old times talk. Warm personal regards. Sincerely, Don 296-4870 548-2140 January 31, 1975 Dear Don: Thank you for your letter of January 27 and your report on your meeting with ARBA with regard to the Cultural Laureate program. With all good wishes, I remain, Sincerely, John O. Marsh, Jr. Counsellor to the President Mr. Donald L. Miller Vice President Cultural Laureate Foundation 309 Green Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 JOM:rcb GERALA R. FORD DONALD L. MILLER 309 GREEN STREET ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314 JAN 28 1975 January 27, 1975 The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. Counselor to the President The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Jack: I thought you would be interested in the outcome of our Cultural Laureate confrontation with the American Revolution Bicentennial Admin- istration. The discussions with John Warner, Dr. Squires, Senator Brooke and the others took a great deal of our time and theirs, but that is the American system. We hammered out the issue on the anvil of debate. As a consequence the American Revolution Bicentennial Board unanimously voted the enclosed resolution commending and encouraging the Laureate as having potential etc. In discussions with Dr. Squires, Hugh Hall, Gene Skora and John Warner, Dr. Squires suggested that when the Laureate is a bit farther along, we could come back for official recognition. We are happy, and I personally want to thank you for everything you did to assure us a fair hearing. Warm personal regards. senteopy to T. marrs Sincerely, LIGRARY DERALD to FORD R very Nm Donald L. Miller Vice President Cultural Laureate Fdn. very brief Adc DONALD L. MILLER 309 GREEN STREET ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314 January 27, 1975 The Honorable John W. Warner Administrator American Revolution Bicentennial Administration 736 Jackson Place N.W. Washington, D.C. 20276 Dear Mr. Warner: Since I carried the burden of the presentations on the Cultural Laureate program, I want to thank you, especially, for your ready willingness to listen to us, and for the ultimate fairness of your judgment. ARBA's mission of encouraging whatever cele- brates the USA, recalls its past, projects its future, and improves its environment ( intellectual as well as material, I would hope) is fulfilled in the decision on the Laureate. On our part we pledge mutual cooperation toward making this a meaningful Bicentennial. As a personal note, I was pleased to note that you are about to become an honored member of our Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company. Sincerely, Donald L. Miller Vice President Cultural Laureate Foundation CC: Hon. John O. Marsh, Jr. ARBB-15 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has applied to the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration for official recognition for a nationwide program of Cultural Laureate awards for excellence in various fields; and WHEREAS, The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration cannot by policy accord official recognition to programs which are primarily award-granting programs. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the American Revolution Bicentennial Board commends the individual initiatives which developed the concept of the Cultural Laureate program. The Board feels it is in the spirit of the national commemoration and encourages the further development of the program as having the potential for making a mean- ingful contribution to the Bicentennial and to the nation as it enters its third century. The Resolution was moved, seconded and passed at a meeting of the Board on January 22, 1975. Edward W. Brooke Chairman, Pro Tem : FORD Engine Eugene J. Skora Secretary

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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 66, folder \"Cultural Laureate Foundation (2)\"\nof the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 66 of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHIRD CENTURY DECLARATION\nTWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO a new nation was brought forth in this land, dedicated to\nindependence, to equal human rights, to opposition toward every tyranny over the mind of man,\nand to the proposition that all people, with free access to information, have within them\nthe inherent ability to govern themselves.\nwhen a nation so conceived in liberty reaches its 200th year, it seems proper for\nits people to give an accounting of their stewardship and, in decent regard for the opinions\nof mankind, make a new Declaration of their resolves for their Third Century of Independence.\nLET IT BE KNOWN, therefore, that in 1976, as in 1776, we hold certain truths to be\nself-evident; that all persons are created equal in rights, among them the right to life,\nliberty and the pursuit of happiness. In pursuance of these truths, we have preserved and\nenlarged human rights, encouraged the growth of agriculture, industry and commerce for\nourselves and for others, maintained a legislature representative of the wishes of the\nsovereign people, and assured so far as humanly possible the fair administration of justice.\nWe assemble in this Bicentennial period to recall and review the unfolding history\nof a people governing themselves; a people drawn from the entire world, diverse in heritages\nand outlooks and problems transformed by the chemistry of shared aspirations into a dynamic,\nchanging, evolving and giving society, pursuing the continual improvement of the human\ncondition.\nWe here and now reaffirm the promise of the Declaration of Independence as the\nsurest guide to our Third Century of Independence. We reaffirm that life, liberty and the\npursuit of happiness are inalienable rights of all Americans, and, to the extent they wish\nthese benefits for themselves, for all mankind.\nOn the occasion of our 200th anniversary of independence, we reassert the peoples'\nrights to freedom of speech, the press and of all communication; the right to exercise\nreligion and worship according to one's own conscience; the right to peaceably assemble\nand petition the government for a redress of grievances; the right to remain secure against\nunreasonable searches and seizures and any manner of intervention that violates personal\nprivacy; and the continuing right of a sovereign people to govern themselves through\nrepresentatives and chief executives of their own choosing. We, at the same time, affirm\nthat the rights of each one do not extend to the violation of the rights of any others or\nto the impairment of the whole society within which our rights alone are secure. As we\nimprove the human environment for all in our Third Century of Independence, we shall enlarge\neach one's opportunity to achieve personal goals and aspirations.\nUpholding these self-evident truths and in these proved beliefs, we look toward\nour own and the world's future with faith that our tomorrow will be better than all our\nyesterdays. In our Third Century of Independence we foresee an expansion of peoples'\nfreedom of thought, an evolution of new concepts, and an era of peaceful change, not away\nfrom self-evident truths or human rights, but toward a human environment that will afford\nall people lives which are more fulfilling.\nWE, THEREFORE, citizens of the United States of America, do reaffirm the enduring\npurposes of the Declaration of Independence and, with our trust in God, pledge our lives,\nour fortunes and our sacred honor to continuing and enlarging those purposes in our Third\nCentury of Independence.\nDrafted by,\nDonald L. Miller\nWashington, D.C.\nJune 19, 1974\nA Cultural Laureate Bicentennial Initiative\n1976\nWORLD\nLAUREATE\nCULTURAL LAUREATE FOUNDATION, INC.\n2030 North Lincoln Street, Arlington, Virginia 22207 telephone (703) 524-5552\nALLEN E. TURNER\nPRESIDENT\nJune 27th, 1974\nMs. Becky L. Schergens\nAssistant Director Special Projects\nOffice of the Secretary\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nWashington, D.C. 20201\nDear Ms. Schergens:\nEnclosed are certain correspondence which I hope will stimulate a\nre-examination of the relevance of the Laureate programs to the Department of\nEducation which you serve.\nYou may confirm with Mr. Hugh Hall that the Laureate program will be\non the first agenda of Mr. Warner's Bicentennial Council following its Presidential\nappointment. The Arts, the Sciences, the Humanities, and other federal agencies\nhave now all responded affirmatively to the Laureate programs; HEW remains the only\nholdout, which leaves us consternated and alarmed for those in the general academic\nand educational community, one of the prime beneficiaries, interested parties and\nintellectual and cultural groups of the nation, for HEW should be closely repre-\nsenting their interest in this proposed program.\nWe are now prepared to concentrate our efforts on convincing HEW that\nthis Bicentennial program also belongs to them.\nPlease let us know your present position on relevance for we certainly\ndo not desire to contend, and we are certain that somewhere in the Department is\na friendly open door, interested in the concept and its Bicentennial applications.\nCordially,\nAllen E. Turner\nPresident\nCC:\n$\nHonorable Anne Armstrong\nCounsellor to the President\nMr. Robert Miller\nThe White House\nDatelined for the Bicentennial\nMs. Becky L. Schergens\n-2-\nJune 27th, 1974\nCC:\nMr. Andrew Wahlquist\nHonorable Julia Butler Hansen\nThe White House\nHouse of Representatives\nHonorable Harry F. Byrd, Jr.\nHonorable Jacob K. Javits\nUnited States Senate\nUnited States Senate\nHonorable Roman L. Hruska\nHonorable Strom Thurmond\nUnited States Senate\nUnited States Senate\nHonorable William L. Scott\nHonorable Joel T. Broyhill\nUnited States Senate\nHouse of Representatives\nHonorable M. Caldwell Butler\nHouse of Representatives\nHonorable Henry A. Kissinger\nSecretary of State\nHonorable Caspar W. Weinberger\nSecretary of HEW\nDr. Sidney P. Marland, Jr.\nAssistant Secretary for Education\nDepartment of HEW\nCommissioner, Office of Education\nDepartment of HEW\nMr. William Weld\nNational Endowment for the Arts\nDr. R. Lynn Carroll\nNational Science Foundation\nMr. Richard Stephens\nNational Science Foundation\nHonorable John Richardson, Jr.\nAssistant Secretary for Education\nand Cultural Affairs\nDepartment of State\nHonorable John 0. Marsh\nOffice of the Vice President\nHonorable Leonard Garment\nThe White House\nAMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL ADMINISTRATION\n736 JACKSON PLACE, N.W.\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20276\n(202) 382-1776\nJune 11, 1974\nMr. Allen E. Turner\nPresident\nCultural Laureate Foundation, Inc.\n2030 North Lincoln Street\nArlington, Virginia 22207\nDear Mr. Turner:\nI have been calling 524-5552 in hopes of reaching\nyou to advise that Mr. Warner will meet with you.\nIf you would be kind enough to call Herb Hetu on\n382-1776 he will arrange a time that is mutually\nconvenient.\nSincerely,\nHugh\nHugh A. Hall\nAssistant Administrator\nNATIONAL\nWASHINGTON\nENDOWMENT\nD.C. 20506\nFOR\nTHE ARTS\nA Federal agency advised by the\nNational Council on the Arts\nJune 10, 1974\nMr. Allen Turner\nPresident\nCultural Laureate Foundation, Inc.\nArlington, VA 22207\nDear Mr. Turner:\nI am sorry to have been SO long in replying to your\nletters of April 25 and May 20. My delay has been\noccasioned by several absences from Washington and the\nresulting pressures of work during the periods when I\nwas in my office.\nIn the meantime, your letter of May 20, 1974 has been\nforwarded to me for reply, since Miss Hanks is recuper-\nating from a long illness and the date of her return\nis still uncertain. In the responses below to the ques-\ntions you raise in your letter to Miss Hanks, I have\nsometimes referred to Endowment policy, and have some-\ntimes expressed opinions. In the latter cases, the\nopinions are mine, though I have tried to reflect views\nwhich I believe would represent accurately the position\nof the Chairman.\nAs I believe I told you when we met here, I do not find\nany conflict between the objectives of the National En-\ndowment for the Arts and the purposes of the Cultural\nLaureate Foundation, although clearly the scope and\noperation of the Cultural Laureate's proposed program\nare quite dissimilar to those of this Endowment.\nIndividual members of the Endowment staff are in contact,\non a regular basis, with arts organizations of all kinds;\nand the Endowment works closely with the state arts\nagencies. The Endowment does not, however, have a regular\nmechanism--such as a newsletter--for communicating with\nor disseminating information to arts organizations across\nthe country.\nMr. Allen Turner\n- 2 -\nJune 10, 1974\nI am not an authority on awards which are made in the\narts, sciences and humanities; but I am aware of no pro-\ngram in which awards are made at state, national or\ninternational levels \"in the name of the American people,\"\nas proposed by the Cultural Laureate Foundation. The\nNational Endowment for the Arts, as I assume you know,\nmakes a large number of grants each year, both to organi-\nzations and to individuals. The grants are competitive\nin the sense that the Endowment always receives more\nqualified applications for a particular category of grant\nthan it can accommodate with available funds, but the\nEndowment makes no attempt to select and honor \"the best\"\nperformer in any given field. Perhaps closer in concept\nto the Cultural Laureate idea are the award programs of\nsuch organizations as the National Institute of Arts\nand Letters and the Nobel and Pulitzer Foundations. I\nassume that you have considered how your activity would\ncomplement or supplement what is done by such already-\nestablished institutions.\nAs you say in your letter to Miss Hanks, what you pro-\npose is \"epic\"; it is therefore something which cannot\nbe quickly or easily realized. I can foresee, as I know\nyou have, many practical problems which you will have to\novercome before it becomes operative: the recruitment\nof qualified selectors at each level; the coordination\nof the Cultural Laureate awards with other similar initia-\ntives; the raising of funds to support such an ambitious\nendeavor, etc. In theory, I see no reason why these and\nother problems cannot, as you put it, \"be resolved in\na positive manner by people of good will and intelligence\nSO that our nation may have the Cultural Laureate program\nas a feature of the Bicentennial observances in 1976.\"\nIn practice, I must regretfully admit to grave doubts\nthat you can successfully surmount all the obstacles to\nrealization of your plans in the brief period now re-\nmaining before our Bicentennial year.\nOn the question of having Miss Hanks or a member of her\nstaff become a \"founder\" of the Cultural Laureate Founda-\ntion, this Endowment's answer must be the same as that\ngiven by Dr. Kingston, of the National Endowment for\nthe Humanities, in his letter of May 16, 1974. The\nNational Endowment for the Arts and the National Endow-\nment for the Humanities are governed by the same concerns\non matters of this nature.\nCERALO R. FORD\nMr. Allen Turner\n- 3 -\nJune 10, 1974\nIn reply to the sixth, and last, of the questions in\nyour letter to Miss Hanks, let me summarize what I trust\nhas emerged from the previous paragraphs of this com-\nmunication. It appears to me that the Cultural Laureate\nAwards Program does not conflict with the objectives of\nthe National Endowment for the Arts. My reservations\nabout it are less in the area of the program's aims than\nin the area of the implementation of those aims. If\nthese problems can be successfully resolved, I believe\nthe program may become a welcome addition to our country's\ncultural life.\nSincerely yours,\nin 4 Mild.,gr.\nW.E. Weld, Jr.\nBicentennial Coordinator\nCC to: John Schonleber\nHugh Hall\nLeonard Garment\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\n30 Rockefeller Plaza\nNew York, N.Y. 10020\nRoom 5600\nCircle 7-3700\nMay 23, 1974\nMr. Donald L. Miller\nVice President\nCultural Laureate Foundation, Inc.\n2030 North Lincoln Street\nArlington, Virginia 22207\nDear Mr. Miller:\nMr. John D. Rockefeller 3rd has asked me to respond to\nyour letter of May 9th. We couldn't agree more with your\nfirst paragraph about the need for private sector response\nand the more visual demonstration of the point which you\nsent to Mr. Rockefeller: \"Don't throw in the sponge on the\nBicentennial.\" I take a great delight in showing that to\nvisitors to my office.\nWe are doing our best to prod the foundations and\ncorporations to become interested in the Bicentennial. Mr.\nRockefeller will limit himself to two major national projects\n(the American Issues Forum and a plan for stimulating commun-\nity goal-setting in some ten to twenty cities) and to contin-\nuing to communicate about the Bicentennial.\nWe have had such a tremendous number of requests from\npeople who either want to see Mr. Rockefeller or get financial\nsupport from him that we have had to make a firm decision to\nlimit his involvement in the manner I have just described.\nWe are trying to get the private sector moving and yet every-\nbody seems to think that Mr. Rockefeller is the private sector.\nOne of the things we are going to do in the communications\nside is to expand the circulation of the monthly publication\nUSA-200 which you may have seen. On that score I think we\nshould do a story on the Cultural Laureate idea whenever you\nthink the time is right for that. If you want to do that\nplease send me some descriptive materials and I will get back\nto you with any questions that I have.\n2.\nWe wish you success in your own endeavor and thank you\nfor your interest in the Bicentennial.\nBest regards.\nSincerely,\nJohn Han Joshn Harr\nE.\nHarr\nAssociate\nJohn D. Rockefeller 3rd\nenc.\n\" FORD\n-\nUNITED\n10\nSTATES\nUNITED\n10\nSTATES\n-\nCultural Laureate Foundation, Inc.\n2030 N. Lincoln Street, Arlington, Va. 22207\nHonorable John O. Marsh\nOffice of the Vice President\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nS THE\nSULLIVED OFFICE OF\nVICE PRESIDENT 6001974\n3John m. McCurmack\nJohn m. McCormack\n1408 Holm m. McCormack Plast Office and Courthouse\n1408 John m. McCormack Host Office and Courthouse\nBoston. Massachus\nJuly 02109 1819752\nenclosing Boston, Massachusetts registration 02109 and\nanling m. miller\nmr Donalzth ton Virginia. Miller,\nto and He him choke ones may highly\nyour\nyou\nWear before June\nJunel\nmy Cutury\nDeclaration Your sound vision,\nand with kml\n7 am\nJune assed\nR.S. Jam Family day. letter and\nthe him this if your\nGERALD\n#.\nFORD\nAugust 14, 1975\nDear Don:\nMany thanks for your letter of August 7 and\nyour report with regard to your conversation\nwith Allen Turner.\nI am glad we had the opportunity to get together\nagain.\nWith warmest personal regards, I remain\nSincerely,\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\nCounsellor to the President\nMr. Donald L. Miller\n309 Green Street\nAlexandria, Virginia 22314\nJOM:RAR:rs\nGERALD PUNNIT R. FORD\nDONALD L. MILLER\nAUG 11 1975\n309 GREEN STREET\nALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314\nof\nAugust 7, 1975\nThe Honorable\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\nCounselor to the President\nsliats!\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Jack:\nI deeply appreciate the amount of time\nyou were able to give the meeting on Tuesday.\nI discussed all of the pertinent topics\nwe covered with Allen and he is in agreement\nthat now is the time for all of us to work\ntogether to build a significant institution\nof which you and I and the entire nation can\nbe proud for decades to come.\nThank you again for your understanding\nand for your helpfulness in this matter.\nWarm personal regards.\nFORD\nSincerely,\nNon\nDonald L. Miller\nDONALD L. MILLER\n309 GREEN STREET\nALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314\nThe Honorable\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\nCounselor to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nm\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 4, 1975\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nJACK MARSH\nFROM:\nRUSS ROURKE\nR\nJack, I spoke with Ted Marrs re Cultural Laureate program (I\nhad given Ted a memo on this subject about a week ago\nI\nhave known Don Miller personally for 14 years). Ted plans\nto hold a meeting in the very near future to include himself,\nMilt Mitler, Bob Goldwin, Rourke, Don Miller, you (if you are\navailable). He does not plan to invite Alan Turner, with whom\nhe has had some difficulty (similar to our own. rather demanding\n\"I spoke with the President, and he told me to set up a meeting\nwith Jack Marsh, etc. \").\nTed thinks the program basically is a good one, but believes\nthat Turner would goof it up.\nWill report to you further after our meeting.\n(The meeting mentioned about has now been scheduled for Tuesday,\nAugust 5, 1975 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 103.)\nFO\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nCuttural\n(aureate ?\nStatus\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nR -\n\\\n11\nDiscuss\nLIBRARY GERALD #. FORD\ntoday\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nPull\nCulture\nLaureas file\nSTATE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nA/m\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJack-\nPlease see the\nattached copy of\nmy letter of\n8 July to Don\nMiller -\nR.\nJUL 14 1975\n1976\nCULTURAL LAUREATE FOUNDATION, INC.\n2030 North Lincoln Street, Arlington, Virginia 22207 telephone (703) 524-5552\nJuly 12, 1975\nALLEN E. TURNER\nPRESIDENT\nThe Honorable John 0. Marsh, Jr.\nCounsellor to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. Marsh:\nI do not know how to effectively say that you may be delaying our\nmeaningful Bicentennial effort on behalf of the nation.\nThe President instructed me in April to get in touch with you to\narrange a meeting to brief him on Cultural Laureate Foundation progress.\nAccordingly we have met with Dr. Theodore C. Marrs of your staff and\nhe reports he has recommended the meeting.\nI do urge you to look into this matter without delay, and advise\nus immediately if the President is or is not going to meet with us.\nIt is important that we proceed with knowledge of the Presidents\ninterest in our American Revolution Bicentennial Board approved\nprograms.\nWith cordial regards,\nAllen E. Turner\nEnclosure\nin\nFORD\nGERALD\nDatelined for the Bicentennial\nJuly 12, 1975\nMr. Marsh:\nTwo prints of the Smithsonians\nCentennial medallion are enclosed,\none of which has been updated for\nsuggested Congressional enactment to\nnational Bicentennial flag status.\nARBA's flag can only be flown at approved\nprogram locations. Every American should\nhave a Bicentennial flag to fly.\nAET\nEPLURIBUS,\nUNUM\nFigure\nEmbroidery\nC-A. 1876\nChina\nSilk\nRed, white and blue\nand brown\nEmbroidered in heavy color with brown eagle. Flags and\nshield in national colors. Made in last quarter of\n19th Century, probably for the Centennial of 1876.\nFrom the private collection of Bolseau Mastar\nA Smithsonian Artifact\nFramed by William Lane, Craftsman to the White House\nKennedy Administration\nFORD\n*****\nEPLURIBUS.\nUNUM\nAmerican Revolution\nBicentennial Administration\n2401 E Street, N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20276\nAMERICAN REVOLUTION\n1776-1976\nJune 24, 1975\nMr. Allen E. Turner\nPresident, Cultural Laureate\nFoundation, Inc.\n2030 North Lincoln Street\nArlington, Virginia 22207\nDear Mr. Turner:\nThis is in response to your recent letter requesting\nmy views regarding action by the U.S. Congress on the\nThird Century Declaration prepared under the auspices\nof the Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc.\nI will applaud any Bicentennial initiatives of the\nCongress, including that of the Third Century Decla-\nration and any other Bicentennial action or initiative.\nHarner In the Spirit of '76,\nJohn W. Warner\nAdministrator\nTHIRD CENTURY DECLARATION\nTWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO a new nation was brought forth in this land, dedicated to\nindependence, to equal human rights, to opposition toward every tyranny over the mind of man,\nand to the proposition that all people, with free access to information, have within them\nthe inherent ability to govern themselves.\nWhen a nation so conceived in liberty reaches its 200th year, it seems proper for\nits people to give an accounting of their stewardship and, in decent regard for the opinions\nof mankind, make a new Declaration of their resolves for their Third Century of Independence.\nLET IT BE KNOWN, therefore, that in 1976, as in 1776, we hold certain truths to be\nself-evident; that all persons are created equal in rights, among them the right to life,\nliberty and the pursuit of happiness. In pursuance of these truths, we have preserved and\nenlarged human rights, encouraged the growth of agriculture, industry and commerce for\nourselves and for others, maintained a legislature representative of the wishes of the\nsovereign people, and assured so far as humanly possible the fair administration of justice.\nWe assemble in this Bicentennial period to recall and review the unfolding history\nof a people governing themselves; a people drawn from the entire world, diverse in heritages\nand outlooks and problems transformed by the chemistry of shared aspirations into a dynamic,\nchanging, evolving and giving society, pursuing the continual improvement of the human\ncondition.\nwe here and now reaffirm the promise of the Declaration of Independence as the\nsurest guide to our Third Century of Independence. We reaffirm that life, liberty and the\npursuit of happiness are inalienable rights of all Americans, and, to the extent they wish\nthese benefits for themselves, for all mankind.\nOn the occasion of our 200th anniversary of independence, we reassert the peoples'\nrights to freedom of speech, the press and of all communication; the right to exercise\nreligion and worship according to one's own conscience; the right to peaceably assemble\nand petition the government for a redress of grievances; the right to remain secure against\nunreasonable searches and seizures and any manner of intervention that violates personal\nprivacy; and the continuing right of a sovereign people to govern themselves through\nrepresentatives and chief executives of their own choosing. We, at the same time, affirm\nthat the rights of each one do not extend to the violation of the rights of any others or\nto the impairment of the whole society within which our rights alone are secure. As we\nimprove the human environment for all in our Third Century of Independence, we shall enlarge\neach one's opportunity to achieve personal goals and aspirations.\nUpholding these self-evident truths and in these proved beliefs, we look toward\nour own and the world's future with faith that our tomorrow will be better than all our\nyesterdays. In our Third Century of Independence we foresee an expansion of peoples'\nfreedom of thought, an evolution of new concepts, and an era of peaceful change, not away\nfrom self-evident truths or human rights, but toward a human environment that will afford\nall people lives which are more fulfilling.\nWE, THEREFORE, citizens of the United States of America, do reaffirm the enduring\npurposes of the Declaration of Independence and, with our trust in God, pledge our lives,\nour fortunes and our sacred honor to continuing and enlarging those purposes in our Third\nCentury of Independence.\nDrafted by,\nDonald L. Miller\nWashington, D.C.\nJune 19, 1974\nA Cultural Laureate Bicentennial Initiative\nFile\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\n5/2/75\nHand delivered attached to John\nBorling. Contact will be made\ndirectly\nRR\nJurner\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJurner,\naleen\nApril 28, 1975\nMEMO TO:\nJACK MARSH\nFROM:\nRUSS ROURKE\nAllen Turner says he spoke with the President\nthe other night at the dinner in Virginia, regarding\nthe Cultural Laureate program. He called to\nNO\narrange an appointment with the President for\npurpose of briefing him on his program, and to\npresent him with a little flag. The President suggested\nhe get in touch with you. Basically then, Allen\ncalled to request you to Trange a meeting with the\nPresident for the aforementigned purposes. Turner\nis convinced \"the President is looking for something\nto unite the country, and my program is the vehicle\nthrough which this can be accomplished\".\nYour advice?\nTed MARRS\nTo JOM\nDate 4-28\nTime 4:05\nWHILE YOU WERE OUT\nM allen Turner\nof actural Lorette Foundation\nPhone\n524-5552\nArea Code\nNumber\nExtension\nTELEPHONED\nPLEASE CALL\nCALLED TO SEE YOU\nWILL CALL AGAIN\nWANTS TO SEE YOU\nURGENT\nRETURNED YOUR CALL\nMessage\nX\nOperator\nol\nEFFICIENCY ® LINE NO. 4725 AN AMPAD PRODUCT\nJuly 8, 1975\nDear Don:\nMany thanks for your letter of June 30 and your detailed\ndiscussion of certain facets of your Cultural Laureate program.\nAs you correctly suggest in your letter, Ted Marrs has been\ndesignated as the preeminent White House operative for Bicen-\ntennial affairs. For that reason, Jack Marsh properly referred\nthe Cultural Laureate matter to Ted.\nIn response to your letter, I am contacting Ted Marrs directly.\nI shall ask Ted or a member of his staff to get back to you with a\nfinal report on the requested meeting with the President.\nI hope you and Norma have a great time on your visit to England.\nWith warmest personal regards, 1 remain,\nSincerely,\nRussell A. Rourke\nDeputy to Presidential Counsellor,\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\nMr. Donald L. Miller\n309 Green Street\nAlexandria, Virginia 22314\nTRAED 4. FORD\nRAR:cb\nJuly 8, 1975\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nTED MARRS\nFROM:\nRUSS ROURKE\nI have known Don Miller on a professional basis\nfor many years. He's a former Naval Intelligence\nOffleer. Very conservative. Anything you choose\nto do, or not do, with the attached, will be just\nfine with me.\nThanks.\nRAR:db\nJUN 30 1975\nDONALD L. MILLER\n309 GREEN STREET\nALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314\nJune 30, 1975\nMr. Russell A. Rourke\nAdministrative Assistant to\nHon. John O. Marsh Jr.\nFORD is GERALD LIBRARY\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Russ:\nIn proof reading a new Federal-State-Local-Government\nDirectory one of my little companies is publishing I read\nyour name and enjoyed a moment of pleasure. How amazing\nare the turnings of the paths of life!\nSince talking with last I have been around the world\nagain - Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, but also South\nVietnam ( just as it was falling) and Laos, and back thru\nEurope. A private citizen on business of sorts sees the world\nin much more human terms than the government official, a\npoint I once made to Bryce Harlow who seemed very unimpressed\nby it.\nIt was obvious to me in March and April, as it is to\nsome others now, that those who prefer the western to the\nsocialist or the communist order of things are retreating\nall over the world. The scene reminds me of efforts some years\nago to bring Charles Malik here.\nAll the great struggles that have been made and lost. Well,\nI am in the midst of another which I hope to win, not for my\nsake, but for the country. Some years ago a few of us got\nbehind the Cultural Laureate Foundation, an imaginative prógrám\nto designate high achievers in every useful field of knowledge\nas Laureates and, so, focus American attention upon positive\nachievement in our society rather upon negative criticism.\nNearly everyone likes the concept. The American Revolution\nBicentennial Board has encouraged us officially. John Warner\nrecently let us know he would applaud action by the Congress on\none of our initiatives - The Third Century Declaration. The National\nAssociation of Realtors will support us nationally. A new Board\nmember is the wife of a former president of the U.S. Chamber of\nCommerce, currently an advisor to the Reynolds Metals family.\nA short while ago the CLF President, Allen Turner, talked\nwith the President at a dinner in the Marriott. The upshot was\nthat President Ford asked Allen to arrange with Jack Marsh for\na meeting with the President in the White House. Jack turned the\nDONALD L. MILLER\n309 GREEN STREET\nALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314\npage 2\nmatter over to Ted Marrs. Allen and I and another associate, Jason\nStern had a good talk with Dr. Marrs. As the result, Dr. Marrs\nsent our request for a meeting with President Ford to whomever\ngets such requests along with his recommendation for it.\nMeanwhile, Russ, the President of the National Association of\nRealtors, Mrs. Rice, the wife of the former U.S. Chamber President,\nand several others have come to regard a brief meeting with the\nPresident for his private blessing on their efforts as very important.\nThey see the President kicking a soccer ball with Pele and wonder\nwhen the President will meet with them.\nIt would be most helpful if we could get a decision that the\nPresident will meet with a few people briefly on the Cultural\nLaureate or will not. Either way it would clear the decks for\neveryone to move ahead.\nAll we want is a response.\nIncidentally, I'll be off to England July 5 after my annual\nJuly 4 visit to Mt. Vernon. Norma and I will be there for about\ntwo weeks going to the theatre and doing a little work on a\nBicentennial travel/cultural exchange program.\nSometime, I'd very much like to get together with you for\nsome old times talk.\nWarm personal regards.\nSincerely,\nDon\n296-4870\n548-2140\nJanuary 31, 1975\nDear Don:\nThank you for your letter of January 27 and\nyour report on your meeting with ARBA with\nregard to the Cultural Laureate program.\nWith all good wishes, I remain,\nSincerely,\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\nCounsellor to the President\nMr. Donald L. Miller\nVice President\nCultural Laureate Foundation\n309 Green Street\nAlexandria, Virginia 22314\nJOM:rcb\nGERALA R. FORD\nDONALD L. MILLER\n309 GREEN STREET\nALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314\nJAN 28 1975\nJanuary 27, 1975\nThe Honorable\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\nCounselor to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Jack:\nI thought you would be interested in the\noutcome of our Cultural Laureate confrontation\nwith the American Revolution Bicentennial Admin-\nistration.\nThe discussions with John Warner, Dr. Squires,\nSenator Brooke and the others took a great deal\nof our time and theirs, but that is the American\nsystem. We hammered out the issue on the anvil of\ndebate.\nAs a consequence the American Revolution\nBicentennial Board unanimously voted the enclosed\nresolution commending and encouraging the Laureate\nas having potential etc.\nIn discussions with Dr. Squires, Hugh Hall,\nGene Skora and John Warner, Dr. Squires suggested\nthat when the Laureate is a bit farther along, we\ncould come back for official recognition.\nWe are happy, and I personally want to thank\nyou for everything you did to assure us a fair\nhearing.\nWarm personal regards.\nsenteopy to T. marrs\nSincerely,\nLIGRARY DERALD to FORD\nR\nvery\nNm\nDonald L. Miller\nVice President\nCultural Laureate Fdn.\nvery brief Adc\nDONALD L. MILLER\n309 GREEN STREET\nALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22314\nJanuary 27, 1975\nThe Honorable\nJohn W. Warner\nAdministrator\nAmerican Revolution Bicentennial Administration\n736 Jackson Place N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20276\nDear Mr. Warner:\nSince I carried the burden of the presentations\non the Cultural Laureate program, I want to thank\nyou, especially, for your ready willingness to\nlisten to us, and for the ultimate fairness of\nyour judgment.\nARBA's mission of encouraging whatever cele-\nbrates the USA, recalls its past, projects its\nfuture, and improves its environment ( intellectual\nas well as material, I would hope) is fulfilled in\nthe decision on the Laureate.\nOn our part we pledge mutual cooperation toward\nmaking this a meaningful Bicentennial.\nAs a personal note, I was pleased to note that\nyou are about to become an honored member of our\nFriendship Veterans Fire Engine Company.\nSincerely,\nDonald L. Miller\nVice President\nCultural Laureate Foundation\nCC: Hon. John O. Marsh, Jr.\nARBB-15\nRESOLUTION\nWHEREAS, The Cultural Laureate Foundation, Inc., a non-profit\ncorporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia,\nhas applied to the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration\nfor official recognition for a nationwide program of Cultural Laureate\nawards for excellence in various fields; and\nWHEREAS, The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration\ncannot by policy accord official recognition to programs which are\nprimarily award-granting programs.\nNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the American Revolution\nBicentennial Board commends the individual initiatives which developed\nthe concept of the Cultural Laureate program. The Board feels it is\nin the spirit of the national commemoration and encourages the further\ndevelopment of the program as having the potential for making a mean-\ningful contribution to the Bicentennial and to the nation as it enters\nits third century.\nThe Resolution was moved, seconded and passed at a meeting of the\nBoard on January 22, 1975.\nEdward W. Brooke\nChairman, Pro Tem\n:\nFORD\nEngine Eugene J. Skora\nSecretary"
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