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Remarks of the President at the Presentation of Collection of Prayer Proclamations from Religious Leaders [Ford Speech or Statement]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 21, 1975
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AT THE
PRESENTATION OF COLLECTION OF PRAYER
PROCLAMATIONS FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS
THE OVAL OFFICE
12:55 P.M. EDT
Let me first welcome you, Mr. Stewart, and
all of you representing different faiths and creeds and
beliefs. I thank you very, very much for this collection,
which will be a significant part of the White House
memorabilia.
I did not realize until I talked to you and read
some material on it, but there have been proclamations
issued either by a Congress or the Congress and by the
President since June 12, 1775.
I was delighted, of course, to issue the
proclamation for July 24, 1975. The point that I think
significant is the following: Our forefathers for almost
200 years have prayed regardless of their beliefs or
their faith, and this has helped them, and they are
doing it today as they have in the past.
But, equally significant, it has been the
prayers of our forefathers, as it is the prayers of our
fellow countrymen today, that have made America strong
and I am convinced, as we move ahead, individual prayer
will help not only the persons but the country, and
prayer today means as much to Americans as it did on
June 12, 1775.
I thank you very much for this beautiful
collection. This is a beautiful collection,
and I thank you on behalf of the Presidency and thank
you again, all the people who are here representing the
various faiths in America.
END
(AT 12:57 P.M. EDT)