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The original documents are located in Box 6, folder "2/25/75 - Women's Forum of National
Security" of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 6 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE PRESTMENT HAS seeds
TALKING POINTS:
WOMEN'S FORUM OF NATIONAL SECURITY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1975
- 1 -
IT IS A PLEASURE AND A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE HERE
THIS MORNING BEFORE THIS DISTINGUISHED GROUP.
WE SHARE THE
SAME VISION FOR AMERICA -- A FREE, THRIVING DEMOCRACY.
AND WE ALSO SHARE THE AWARENESS THAT ONLY A STRONG AMERICA
CAN STAY FREE.
THE THEME OF YOUR GATHERING -- PEACE -- A COMMON
PURPOSE -- IS A LINK THAT BINDS US TOGETHER -- KEEPING AMERICA
STRONG AND PREPARED IN ORDER TO KEEP THE PEACE.
- 2 -
LET ME EXPRESS MY THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR PAST EFFORTS
TO BOLSTER TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY.
I RECALL MEETING WITH
MANY OF YOU BEFORE AND AM DELIGHTED TO BE WITH so MANY FRIENDS
TODAY.
YOU, AND THE TWO AND A HALF MILLION WOMEN IN ALL OF
THE FIFTY STATES, THE PHILIPINES, PUERTO RICO AND PANAMA WHICH
YOU REPRESENT, ARE ONE OF THE MOST POTENT, EFFECTIVE GRASS ROOTS
LOBBIES WE HAVE FOR A PEACEFUL, SECURE AMERICA.
YOU ARE
DOING A GREAT JOB.
YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT.
AND YOU ALSO
HAVE MY GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR WHAT YOU ARE
DOING FOR AMERICA.
- 3 -
I KNOW YOU WILL KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
FOR MY PART,
I PROMISE NOT TO WAVER FROM MY PERSONAL COMMITMENT
TO THE CONVICTION THAT PEACE DEPENDS UPON A STRONG DEFENSE.
THE NEW DEFENSE BUDGET I HAVE REQUESTED FOR 1976 IS NO MORE --
AND NO LESS -- THAN WHAT AMERICA NEEDS TO MAINTAIN A CREDIBLE
POSTURE OF SELF-DEFENSE AND TO CONTINUE LEADERSHIP OF THE FREE
WORLD.
TO SLASH THAT BUDGET IS TO GAMBLE WITH OUR FUTURE
SECURITY, OUR FREEDOM, AND -- IF I MAY BORROW YOUR THEME --
TO WEAKEN THE CHANCES FOR OUR COMMON GOAL OF PEACE.
- 4 -
IN MY YEARS AS A CONGRESSMAN, I LEARNED VERY EARLY
THAT THERE ARE FEW LOBBIES IN THE WORLD MORE EFFECTIVE THAN
MOTIVATED, INFORMED AMERICAN WOMEN.
YOU KNOW THE FACTS.
YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS ISSUE IS TO AMERICA.
I DEPEND
ON YOU TO HELP ME STATE THE CASE -- AND WIN THE SUPPORT --
FOR A LASTING PEACE BASED ON A STRONG AND STABLE AMERICA.
- 5 -
YOUR EFFORTS WILL HELP TO ASSURE THAT NEVER AGAIN WILL
ANY AMERICAN WOMAN RECEIVE A TELEGRAM FROM THE GOVERNMENT AT
A TIME WHEN A LOVED ONE IS SERVING IN COMBAT OVERSEAS.
ENOUGH TEARS HAVE BEEN SHED.
- 6 -
THE TIME HAS COME TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMON BELIEF THAT
THE GREATEST THREAT TO PEACE IS A UNILATERAL COP-OUT FROM OUR
DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITIES.
I KNOW THAT AMERICA CAN COUNT
ON YOU TO CONVEY THAT MESSAGE.
AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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