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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 25, \"3/13/76 - Public Rally at North Carolina\nShopping Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina\" of the President's Speeches and\nStatements: Reading Copies 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 25 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nNot used\nfor reading\nPUBLIC RALLY AT NORTH CAROLINA SHOPPING CENTER\nWINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA\nSATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1976\n-1-\nI WELCOME THIS CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU THIS\nAFTERNOON, AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING\nVERY DEAR TO ME -- THIS GREAT NATION OF OURS.\n-2-\nI BELIEVE IN AMERICA\nI HAVE FAITH IN THE\nUNITED STATES\nAS I'M SURE YOU DO\nAND I THINK THE\nEXPERIENCE OF THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF SHOWS JUST HOW\nWELL-FOUNDED THAT FAITH IS\n-3-\nLAST MARCH THERE WERE PLENTY OF VOICES CRYING\nTHAT OUR ECONOMY WAS HEADING TOWARD ANOTHER GREAT\nDEPRESSION\nTHERE WAS DOUBLE-DIGIT INFLATION\nCLIMBING UNEMPLOYMENT\nAND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE WAS\nSERIOUSLY SHAKEN\n-4-\nBUT WE SORTED THE SITUATION OUT\nTOOK DECISIVE\nACTION.\nAND WE'RE ON THE ROAD AGAIN TO AN EVEN\nGREATER AMERICA\n-5-\nWE DID IT WITH HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION,\nJUST AS AMERICA HAS ALWAYS DONE IT\n-6-\nWE'RE SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS,\nAND WHILE SOME MAY\nCALL IT LUCK,\nI HAVE FOUND THAT THE HARDER I WORK\nTHE LUCKIER I GET\nAND MOST AMERICANS ARE FAMILIAR\nWITH THIS KIND OF LUCK\n-7-\nIT IS THE KIND OF LUCK WHICH OUR FOREFATHERS\nFOUND 200 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY HAMMERED OUT THE\nPRECEPTS OF THIS GREAT DEMOCRACY.\n-8-\nBY SETTING A COMMON SENSE COURSE DURING THE\nWORST RECESSION OF THIS NATION IN THE PAST 30 YEARS,\nLET ME TELL YOU HOW LUCKY WE ALL GOT\n-9-\nINFLATION HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF\nEMPLOYMENT\nHAS RISEN BY 2.2 MILLION SINCE LAST MARCH, GIVING US\nBACK ALL THE JOBS WE LOST TO THE RECESSION\nTHE INDEX\nOF LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS JUST RELEASED REGISTERED\nTHE SHARPEST RISE IN SIX MONTHS\n-10-\nINVESTMENTS FROM ABROAD IN AMERICAN STOCKS AND BONDS\nHAVE GROWN DRAMATICALLY\nWE WOUND UP 1975 WITH THE\nSTRONGEST BALANCE OF TRADE IN HISTORY\nAND AMERICAN\nfar\nBUSINESSMEN AND FARMERS EXPORTED MORE THAN WE IMPORTED\nFROM ABROAD\n-11-\nTHERE ARE NO GIMMICKS FOR A STABLE ECONOMY,\nJUST AS THERE ARE NO GIMMICKS FOR A LASTING PEACE\nTHEY ARE BOTH BUILT WITH SOUND AND HONEST WORK\n-12-\nI BELIEVE IN THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM\nI REJECTED BIGGER SPENDING,\nBIGGER DEFICITS,\nBIGGER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION\n-13-\nINSTEAD I INITIATED TAX CUTS FOR INDIVIDUALS\nTAX\nINCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS EXPANSION AND JOB PRODUCTION,\nAND EXTENDED INCOME CUSHIONS FOR THOSE AMERICANS OUT\nOF WORK\nAND AMERICA WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF THE\nRECESSION\n-14-\nI INTEND TO KEEP ON WORKING IN WASHINGTON,\nTO KEEP ON MAKING SURE THAT YOUR FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS\nARE USED WISELY AND WELL\n-15-\nI'M GOING TO KEEP UP MY PRESSURE ON THE\nBUDGET-BUSTERS\nIF WE CONTINUE OUR SOUND AND\nSENSIBLE APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT SPENDING, WE CAN\nHAVE A BALANCED BUDGET BY 1979\n-16-\nTHAT WOULD MEAN FURTHER MAJOR TAX REDUCTIONS\nPUTTING\nMORE MONEY BACK INTO YOUR HANDS -- BECAUSE THAT'S\nWHERE IT BELONGS\nYOU HAVE AS MANY\nIF NOT MORE\nGOOD USES FOR THAT MONEY THAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT\nDOES\n-17-\nBALANCING OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO BE A BIG JOB\nAND NO ONE CAN HONESTLY SAY IT'S A JOB THAT CAN BE DONE\nOVERNIGHT\nBUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING\nCAREFULLY AND STEADFASTLY TOWARD THAT GOAL -- AND WE\nARE GOING TO ACHIEVE IT\n-18-\nWE ARE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED\nBUDGET AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE\nIF THERE'S ONE THING HISTORY HAS TAUGHT US IN THE\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IT'S THAT WE CAN REMAIN AT\nPEACE ONLY IF WE REMAIN STRONG\n-19-\nTHROUGHOUT MY 27 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE\nIN THE CONGRESS AND IN THE WHITE HOUSE, I HAVE ALWAYS\n& voted\nSPOKEN OUT FOR A STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE\n-20-\nI BELIEVE OUR MILITARY MIGHT\nA\nWHICH IS\nSECOND TO NONE IN THE WORLD\n1\nREPRESENTS A VERY\nWISE INVESTMENT\n-21-\nIT ENSURES THAT NO ENEMY WILL BE TEMPTED.\nAND NO ALLY OF OURS WILL BE INSECURE.\nIT REPRESENTS\nOUR COMMITMENT TO PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH\n-22-\nA STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE SHOWS THE WORLD THAT AMERICA\nSTANDS READY TO DEFEND THE FREEDOM WHICH AMERICA\nSTANDS FOR\n-23-\nAMERICA STILL CHERISHES THE OLD VALUES\nWHICH HAVE MADE IT GREAT\nAND WE ARE MOVING AGAIN,\nMOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION\n-24-\nWITH YOUR HELP AND GUIDANCE, WE WILL BUILD\nAN EVEN GREATER AMERICA, AN AMERICA IN WHICH OUR\nBRIGHTEST DREAMS STILL COME TRUE\nEND OF TEXT"
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