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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 1976
It is a noteworthy coincidence that our Bicentennial
year of independence also marks the one hundredth
anniversary of the invention of the telephone. Few
events in the course of our history have had a more
far-reaching and fundamental impact on the lives of
our people. Even Alexander Graham Bell, with all
his foresight, could scarcely have imagined the per-
vasive effect that his achievement would have on
social change and on shaping a modern world of in-
stant communications.
In the century that has passed since the first tele-
phone message was transmitted inside a Boston labo-
ratory, we have witnessed a technological revolution
in the development of electronic communications.
We can look back with pride on the creative genius of
generations of Americans as we trace the transition
from wire to cable, to microwave and satellites and
now even to optical fibers which promise transmission
capacities undreamed of a few years ago.
If we are to realize a second century of communica-
tions advances, it is important that we have the kind
of national communications policy that will foster and
promote the American ingenuity and resolve which
have served our nation so admirably in the past. It
is also vital that we express our ready willingness to
exchange information, engage in productive dialogue
and communicate freely and often with all the peoples
of the world.
On this milestone, I welcome the opportunity to applaud
our communications industry and to look forward with
all Americans to future generations of progress and
harmony through better communications for all man-
kind.
Herald R. Ford
FORD & LIBRARY 03.04.0
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