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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "Lincoln's Birthday Message, 1976" of
the Eliska Hasek Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Lincoln's Birthday, 1976
Greetings on this one hundred and sixty-seventh
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The goals
and values of Abraham Lincoln continue to be our
inspiration.
Abraham Lincoln was devoted to equal justice for all
and the freedom of the individual -- goals for which
Americans have worked and fought since the founding
of our Nation.
Abraham Lincoln sought a proper balance between
the rights of the individual and the powers of the gov-
ernment -- a quest which we have continued to this
hour.
Abraham Lincoln suffered and shared the agony of a
nation then divided. Today we recognize the need
for unity in diversity -- unity of national purpose and
unity of national ideals.
It is fitting that we rededicate ourselves in this his-
toric Bicentennial year to the moral and spiritual
values that guided President Lincoln. Today, as
before, our great Republic moves toward a more
perfect union where government serves and the peo-
ple rule. Like the Americans of Lincoln's day, we
continue to seek "a just and lasting peace among our-
selves and with all nations. 11
Herold R. Ford
FORD & LIBRARY