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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"Ford/Carter Debates\" of the Benton\nL. Becker Papers 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. Benton Becker donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 1 of the Benton Becker Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n\\\nQuestion\nFord\nCarter\n\"Mr Carter\n**\n- R+Ib funds\na.d not endorce\n- private committent sector\nHH B.U\n)\n-20% uneuployment\nNot any more specilic\nin construction\nC.C.C typezrogram\nexpend the private\n- paying pat of\nsector,\nLqt look-g\nthe oxlang of\nemployed pro.\nWAGE &\n- tent meentive to\nz\nPrice Control\nbusiness\nexposity 73% of production\n- work + learns\nTAXes\n=\nmust hold the\ncuts. t\nbal budyets\n(looking at reported)\nlid of fed expendation\nsounds reading at if has\n2\n3\nResen Hax\nTAX Bill\n& Cong should added\nstructure of\n3\nwelfare for rich.\npersonal expenstion\n- cites %5\n750 to 1000\n1 Cong added 17 bill\nfirst attack\nto our budget\non Pres record\nI\nGERATO FORD LIBRARY\n*\nV first spoker on subject\nof\nFord\nCAS Fer\nHow balance\n4\nbudget\n- if theres 10mg\nby reducing unem-\nplayment to 42%\nto be a 60 Bill\nextra; dont pufin\nbelieves in belance\n,Sew programs return\nbudget, if\nof to the American\nmenate, S slowly\ntext\nphose new programs\nCongressional\n= So answer\ncommittee\ntap Sance\ndisagrees\nLew based budget\nb\nParkins\nv©\noppertunity to earn\nfor GRF\nof back\nto viet\nto explain 2. Must\nRN Parkon -\nwaders\nbetween RN Pardon\nbatred, look control\nand weders\".\nof respect their goo.\n- Sow is time to had\nPleading New for\nGRE time\n- Cheap shot allosion\nto Agmew\nOverhaol\n- GA expenderes\n6\nWhat he 29\nup 50% 70-74\nCov. of Fed\n- NOS. of of employees\n- ox- expanded WH\nGA-\n- Medicade program\nup 40%\n- reduction staff w agency\nin GA in shambles - consolidation of\nGERALD LIBRAMA R FORD\n- -We have reduced\nBrangy\nfederal employes\nfree gestures\n11,000\nNOS of\nQuestion again\nB\nFord\nCarter\n- can't say for sure\n-shiff from administra-\ntive to suvires\nHow PAY\n4\n88 mill working taday\n- Typical program\nfor Sew\n- economy is expected to\n*\nRep. supponses\nINICIATIVES\nmoderate improve manuel\n- begining beg to re elex\nattempting to be Quite\nspecific in caspond of\ncall him\nthe Questions\n\"Mr Ford\"\nlyt eye blinking\n3rd time phase\nJemo platton 100Bill\nUse Nuclear of\n- JAN 1975 we\n1111 8 Suchem engureer\nsectorni Hed program\npowerplants\nto Cangress\nSo Setwood policy. energey\n\"fur' for \"for\n-35 hears of of left\nin the world\nCAlled him\n- solar energy\n\"Coi Conter\n- etamic Rower as a\nlast resort\nMandatory\nconsupation\nwould advocate\nefforts\nit,\nGERALD LISHARY R FORD\n(appears more\nrelaxed)\nGRF not seen tak-notes\nI\nFord\nCarter\nvita of unem-\nV@\ndopative stimuleto\n\"Mr Ford\nPlayment\neconomy MAD New, then\ncites engloyment\nb.ll\nem employment will follow\nfame.\n\"hald the It - repeated\n- personalizes\ntwice\n(-closer camera anglue\nthis responses,\nNote contrast\nbelow two, them Carter)\nm\nof atylo\nSew bills jobs\n- will cost $ 4,6,11\n- make work temporary\naccuses GRF of\njobs -\n\"our people\"\n\"lak \"insensibility\" of leadership\"\n- \"told the liel cagin\n1\nConter would\n10\nCutting\nIngraee full tax\nTaxes\nraise the mekium\nsystem\nhow?\nINcome\neites CORP tax\nwould encrease\n50% of workers\nloopholies\nGoo show played fast\nJ.Hr answer\nAP aweekago\nof Joose\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nb\nFund\nCarta\nTunning\nitk\nAnt. Washington feelng\nPate forth program\nagainst which\nis misplaced-\nas aPR.R. stand\nDo. Shore\n^ should be Focused on\nSenScott\nBillion Congsess dollar Carquess\n(appeared smert &\naleek(i)\n(No personal tiel (f)\nGE the not accome\n*\nplish one program\nCan GRF\n- we will have\nget alane\ndifferent ratio\nn \"big sumile\"\nwith a Hemo\n- healthy checks\nCongrass\n+ balances\n13\n- -Preserve Indepentees *\nApposed to Arther\nof Cho a FRB\nBurNs\nX and\n-\nControl\n13\nsounddied,\n{FBI\nRealined community the\naudio\nletting tised)\n27 mins mins\nSon't need New lows\n(lack chainm) generally of\n\"too secretary much gou\nLIBRARY GERALD P. FORD\nS\nCarlon\nCarteo close:\nKs time to U to the foture\nCaw must cooperate with paple\nClooks into cameral\nRo Lundership\nlost vision\nI don't laSow all the onswered\nGRF close\n- Never promise morethaw he can\nLelvever\n- Asemo plate- more spending\nmore & more program\nfirst the bit\n\"mmt mother + father\"\nGERALD FORD CIBRARY\n10/6/26\nJebate Toreign. #2 m. Policy & Aveluense\nQuestion\nFord\nCarter\nSixon/Ford Mave\nRep administration\nall style, So Reader.\nship: So longer strange.\nPoreign policy\nweak Idefense\nsecrecy in\npay Hem medicat\n22 not answer Question.\nof world\nKissengues .. real President\nb\nbroad generalitiesties Carter is:\nCarter previous sta lement on\ncutting budget Personalized\nhis first answer\nP\n2\nQuick answer, but believe\nCommunist\nwewill go back to cold was.\nexpension\ncites examples: Porgul\nMiddle Foot (Russia weak)\nJustners A rica ustack\nINICIATIVE U.S. istrusta\n(fregord use of hand\ngestures) XATO No\ncommunist government.\n(26) Swa advocated communios\ndeckout!\nfor Italy. \"deliedorate\ndistrotion\nwe went into S. Africa late.\nGERALD LIBRARY FORD\n1\n3 what is\nFord\nCarter\nyour concept of\nSational interest\n(3) Give foreen offair\noffairs Get the American\nSecrety in foreign\npeop people ft etc moolved in foreign\noffairs. Ford speaks from\na position of secreecy.\nignoring human rights.\nHave \"fire side chates.\n(3b) Carew contridiets teimas 4,\n\"would Hold unpoblised meetiness\nthe Russian.\" Cites openmess\nof His of this commentration! Henry\nK, K so appearances before\ncongress\n4\nOwn relationship\nwith Russia.\n4\nWe have menociation with Twisiew\nfrom positions a strength. ICBM\n2400 limit. Grain sales\nhave been\nArgriguture. povides American\nfarmer capacity. with for IL production\nHa Jerrey theme suppected\nHellsing agreement not wform\nNo press conference lay GRE in\n30 days. Refused to see\nHex Salchen KiN. Arab\nbegcott.\nGERALD FORD\neven\n3\nFord\nCarter\n5) Would you\nriskan Qoil\n(2) Not food. If kinbs\nembargo?\nboycotted us for o.l, \"I\nwould not ship then Nothing\".\nGuT marchats 1 world of\nand them cappeated. More\nutopons to And, then to\nIsreef. Blame defense weak-\nmess ON domestic Froblems.\n\"econSomic declaration of was\"\n(5a) We Have sold to Trad\n4 Billion in had ware. Our\ngood ally Isreal \"27Y\"s ID\nCSG 28 Yrs old) \"Goo Carter\nPage 2 G\n6 For mamolization of relation\nof China\nwith China settled by peacefull\n- full d.p relations means if relations with Tywan.\n- free China\nWe - will not forget our\nobligation to Twynam.\nNo policy to sell hardware\n(nonilitary) to any Corm mennst\ncountry.\n(ba) Respondo to GRF Sa Suggret\nlack of clear committment to\nIsreal. (hie)\nNo answer to b\nGERALD P. LIBRARY FORD\n41\nFord\n7) Whatworld\nCarter\nanniveryouthet\n7) U.S. no longer capital the\ndefense spending\nshould be cut?\nback to domastic somes, miletine\nemerployment etc.\nCrins and batter both\nHids't anywer Question. Quarting\nra) Carter How repatedly repeated ockford\nHospanse Budge & cuts. 15m, 5 mill\nPersonalized answered\nthe SALT\n2) Salt I expires Oct 77.\nQuiek answers, high on figures,\nstats etc Theoryies on Is Inslus\nmilitary made histoy.\nvery Presidential / statemarlike.\nNew weapons Saystan should be\nmelveled in Sew SALT negociations.\n'for\" for for\n8a) G.R.F. has teamed the expiration\nPlants. \"Mr\" not Tranday\nof SALT I. stop new\nFord. Naw have s mations\nwith etonnic Power.\n- fear issue\nGERALD FORD\n14\nFord\nGrten\nalous strong,\nis usimpate\na) We are as strong as any mation\nin the world. We will neverber\nstrong overseas \"I we are\nnot of hamme. Back to the domestic\n9a Repards to Carter Issues.\nat peace, unemployment ow durang\nDemocratic ddministrative but the\nfigures are for wastimme.\nwhat is more moral in foreign\npolicy Her Peace.\n10)\nMorahs: We\n10) Forrign policy must expects\ntell other Nations moral ty. S. Africa iniciative\nwhat to do\nYes if is a Sew (Ford)\ninternally?\nforeign iniciative. Camera shows\na worried Carter \"I have\"\nS. Korea.\nis Chile. 85% fall\nfood you peace went to military\ndistataship Misquotes out of\ncontext CArl Mark.\nAugola GRF tried to\nsturr up a New viet\nNm\nGERALD A. LISEARY FORD\n6\nFord\nCarter\n11) Who you\ngive it economic\n11) I would not give up the Pausua\ncontrol over the\nCamel Zane. would not\nPATMAMA CANEL\nLone?\n11a) We will manu man time own V\nwatimal secury in Faction\nP.C.Z. Goes back to\n(10a)\nancident. 12) Miganez\n12) Tull Permission given by w.H.\nin July ensurer\nGAO\nI get a call from Skipper of\nthe ship thank-g me foo my\nElecisive action. we make\nCambeclia every posible ourture to\ntit Lit date 9 LA I\nbut $ believe it. is occuate.\nJuggettee GRF world 18\nmonths to tell The truth.\n13 Hab boycoll\n13) Absolute disgrass. Sts\na matter of morality. GRF\nthe lation. block Passage of legis-\n13a) LA wod the fist Present\nto take affirmative actor. HAVE\ntaken anti trust agent such\ncompany. Dig_nothe tax bill\npresenting tax dedution by\naroperating companies\nFORD LIGHTS H GERALD\n7\nFord\nCarta\n14)\nwith N. Viet\n14) Prerequisite of disclosure\nNum; be\nof all MIA whereabouts\nMIA\n14a) Stauld appoint a cermission\nto go to S u.et to megociate\nOn U.et. C2\nClose\nCarter:\nFORD A LIBRARY OERATO"
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