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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 41, \"10/27/76 - Remarks in Philadelphia, PA\" of\nthe President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford\nPresidential 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nSY PLYMOUTH MEETING MALL\nA THANK You, CONG LARRY COUG HLiN\n= SeN. SCHWEICKER\n> YOUR NEXT U.S.SeN. /JOHN HEiNZ\n-\nDREW LEWIS\nDigitized from Box 41 of President's Speeches and Statements:\nReading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nAS\nOUTSIDE BANDS\nCENTRAL \"Bucks\" MArching\n=\nNorristown Marching\" \" EAgles\nSUN UAlley H.S. BAND\nINSIDE\nDurning STring BANd\nPlymouth BANd Whitemarsh\nFORD \\ i GERALD LIBRARY\n-1-\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nsy\nIT IS GOOD TO BE HIDING OUT IN THE WHITE HOUSE HERE\nIN PHILADELPHIA\nAS YOU KNOW, I SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS\nHIDING OUT IN THE WHITE HOUSE IN VIRGINIA, IN NORTH CAROLINA,\nIN SOUTH CAROLINA, IN CALIFORNIA, IN WASHINGTON STATE, IN\nOREGON, IN ILLINOIS, IN NEW JERSEY, AND NOW IN PENNSYLVANIA\n-2-\nIN THE COMING DAYS I WILL HIDE OUT IN SEVERAL MORE STATES,\nPLAYING HIDE AND SEEK\nWHAT I AM SEEKING IS THE CANDIDATE\nWHO USED TO RUN AROUND SAYING, \"I'LL NEVER LIE TO YOU\n-3-\nTHE DETROIT NEWS RECENTLY REPORTED -- AND I QUOTE --\n\"ANYBODY WHO EVER CHASED A BAR OF SOAP AROUND IN THE MURKY\nWATERS OF A BATHTUB KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO REPORT\nJIMMY CARTER'S POSITIONS ON PUBLIC ISSUES\nI MIGHT ADD\nTHAT ANY CANDIDATE WHO DOESN'T COME CLEAN WITH THE VOTERS\nWILL BE ALL WASHED UP ON NOVEMBER SECOND\n-4-\nTHE\nSINCE THE CONVENTION IN KANSAS CITY AND SINCE THE FIRST\nDEBATE HERE IN PHILADELPHIA, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY\nWE\nHAVE THE FACTS, WE HAVE THE ISSUES, WE HAVE THE MOMENTUM,\nAND WE HAVE ONLY SIX MORE DAYS TO WIN A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE\nAMERICAN PEOPLE\n-5-\nI SAID IN KANSAS CITY THAT WE WOULD NOT CONCEDE A SINGLE\nSTATE, WE WOULD NOT CONCEDE A SINGLE VOTE\nTHIS IS\nESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE GREAT KEYSTONE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA\nPENNSYLVANIA, WITH ITS 27 ELECTORAL VOTES, WILL BE THE\nKEYSTONE TO VICTORY NEXT TUESDAY\n-6-\nBEING A PIVOTAL STATE IS NOTHING NEW FOR PENNSYLVANIA\nIT HAS BEEN FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS\nPENNSYLVANIA HAS\nALWAYS PRODUCED GREAT LEADERS FOR THE REPUBLIC\nTONIGHT,\nI WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THREE: FIRST, MY GOOD FRIEND,\nHUGH SCOTT\n-7-\nAS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, AS THE LEADER OF OUR\nPARTY IN THE SENATE, AND AS A DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT\nFOR MANY YEARS, HUGH SCOTT WILL LEAVE A GREAT VOID IN\nWASHINGTON\nBUT WE ARE INDEED FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO\nGREAT REPUBLICANS WHO WILL HELP TO FILL THAT GAP\n-8-\nTHEY WILL BE THE DISTINGUISHED NEW SENIOR SENATOR FROM\nPENNSYLVANIA, DICK SCHWEIKER, AND A DYNAMIC NEW SENATOR\nYOU'RE GOING TO ELECT NEXT TUESDAY, JOHN HEINZ\nWE CAME BACK FROM KANSAS CITY TO THE PRIMARY\nOBJECTIVE OF ALL REPUBLICANS -- A GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY\nIN NOVEMBER\n-y-\nI KNOW, DICK, HOW HARD YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE\nFORD-DOLE TICKET, AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART\nLET THE WORD GO FORTH FROM THIS CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE,\nTHAT REPUBLICANS ARE UNITED IN A COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE\nAND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT AND TO VICTORY ON NOVEMBER SECOND\n-10-\nWE WILL WIN NOT ONLY THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE SENATE RACE\nBUT WE WILL REFILL THE FOUR OPEN REPUBLICAN HOUSE SEATS FROM\nPENNSYLVANIA WITH REPUBLICANS AND ADD EVEN MORE NEW MEMBERS\nTO THIS STATE' S REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION\n-11-\nWE WILL WIN BECAUSE WE STAND WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE\nFOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, RISING\nPROSPERITY, LOWER TAXES, MILITARY STRENGTH, AND PEACE IN\nTHE WORLD\n-12-\nYOU KNOW WHAT ! I WILL DO IN MY NEXT TERM BECAUSE YOU\nKNOW WHAT THE FORD ADMINISTRATION HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE\nLAST 26 MONTHS\nYOU KNOW WHERE WE WERE THEN AND\nWHERE WE ARE TODAY\n-13-\nWE ARE AT PEACE\nWE HAVE RESTORED CONFIDENCE IN\nTHE MORALITY AND SOUNDNESS OF OUR COUNTRY\nWE HAVE\nRECOVERED FROM RECESSION\nWE HAVE CUT INFLATION IN HALF\nWE HAVE PUT MORE AMERICANS TO WORK THAN EVER BEFORE IN\nAMERICAN HISTORY\n-14-\nWE NOW HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC NATION THAT ONCE AGAIN LOOKS TO\nTHE FUTURE WITH FAITH INSTEAD OF FEAR\nWE ARE PROUD TO BE\nAMERICANS\nWE HAVE DONE ALL THIS, WITH YOUR HELP, DESPITE THE\nPARTISAN OBSTRUCTION OF A CONGRESS STACKED TWO TO ONE AGAINST\nUS\n-15-\nWE HEARD IN RECENT YEARS THAT THE UNITED STATES OF\nAMERICA WAS FINISHED, THAT EVERYTHING WAS FALLING APART\nWE HEARD IN RECENT MONTHS THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS\nFATALLY STRICKEN\nNOW WE HEAR THAT APATHY HAS OVERTAKEN\nTHE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THAT THERE IS NO POINT IN MAKING A CHOICE\n-16-\nI SAY TO EVERY AMERICAN TONIGHT, IF YOU ARE UNDECIDED,\nNOW IS THE TIME TO DECIDE:\nIF YOU WANT YOUR TAXES RAISED\nOR IF YOU WANT YOUR TAXES REDUCED\nYOU MUST DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT MORE GOVERNMENT OR\nBETTER GOVERNMENT\n-1/-\nYOU MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN SLASHING OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE\nAND KEEPING AMERICA STRONG\nMAKE NO MISTAKE\nTHIS ELECTION WILL HELP DECIDE THE\nFATE OF AMERICA'S FUTURE\nMY OPPONENT'S PROPOSALS MAY BE\nCLOAKED IN CONFUSION AND CONTRADICTION, BUT THE OUTLINE IS\nPLAIN\n-18-\nHIS PATH POINTS TO MORE SPENDING, MORE TAXES, MORE\nCONFUSION, MORE CHAOS, AND MORE OF A BURDEN ON OUR ALREADY\nHARD-PRESSED LOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME CITIZENS\nI ASK AMERICA TO VOTE AGAINST INFLATION AND AGAINST\nBIG AND UNRESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT\n-19-\nI ASK AMERICA TO VOTE FOR INDIVIDUALISM, FOR JUSTICE, FOR\nSTABILITY, FOR COMMON SENSE, AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE\nAMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD, THE AMERICAN HOME, AND THE\nAMERICAN FAMILY\n-20-\nDO YOU WANT A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT TO COMB INE WITH\nA TWO TO ONE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ON A LIBERAL SPENDING SPREE\nAT YOUR PERSONAL EXPENSE?\nIF YOU DON'T, THERE IS A SPECIAL EFFORT I NOW ASK YOU\nTO UNDERTAKE IN THESE DAYS OF DECISION\n-21-\nBETWEEN NOW AND TUESDAY, I ASK EVERY REPUBLICAN TO WIN\nOVER ONE DEMOCRAT AND ONE INDEPENDENT TO VOTE THEIR REAL\nCONVICTION WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY LABEL\n-22-\nIF YOU DO THIS, PERSON TO PERSON, FRIEND TO FRIEND,\nWE WILL WIN A GREAT VICTORY NEXT WEEK FOR ALL AMERICANS\nI NEED YOUR HELP\nI WON'T LET YOU DOWN\nEND OF TEXT"
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