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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day Message,\n1976\" of the Eliska Hasek 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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the\nUnited States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives\ncollections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in\nthe public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are\npresumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject\nto a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nThaddeus Kosciuszko Day, 1976\nMrs. Ford and I send our warmest greetings to all\nour fellow Americans of Polish ancestry as you\ncelebrate the anniversary of the birth of Thaddeus\nKosciuszko.\nAttracted by the ideals of the American colonists in\ntheir quest for independence, this gallant Polish-\nborn patriot arrived in Philadelphia in 1776 and was\nengaged by the Philadelphia Defense Committee to\nassist in the fortification of the Delaware River.\nCommissioned as a Colonel in the Continental Army,\nhe became associated with several major campaigns\nof the Revolution. He designed the military defenses\nat West Point, and his name has proudly been linked\nwith the earliest beginnings of our U.S. Military\nAcademy.\nTwo hundred years later, a grateful nation remem-\nbers and salutes his valor, vision and determination\nas a champion of freedom and of the rights of man.\nHerold R. Ford\nFORD is LIBRARY\n2/6/76\nMr. Parker:\n50 copies of the attached message\nto be delivered to Eliska Hasek first thing\nMonday morning. Many thanks.\nFORD 2 LIBRARY\nC. Finley\nMr. Linder's Office"
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