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The original documents are located in Box 17, folder "10/1-2/76 - Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Texas (1)" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NA FORM 1429 (1-98)
Carolyn
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 17, 1976
MEMORANDUM TO:
PETER SORUM
R.
FROM:
SUSAN PORTER
SEPARA
FORD
SUBJECT:
Action Memo
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Mrs. Ford has accepted the following out-of-town invitation:
EVENT: Tour of the new facilities at The Children's Museum
in Indianapolis, Indiana
DATE: Friday, October 1, 1976
TIME: To Be Determined
PLACE: The Children's Museum
30th and Meridian Streets
Indianapolis, Indiana
CONTACT: Polly Jontz
Director of Development and Public Relations
317-924-5431
COMMENTS: This will be the second stop this day for Mrs. Ford;
the first, as of this writing, is yet to be determined.
The dedication of the beautiful new facilities at The
Children's Museum in Indianapolis is an invitation to
Mrs. Ford which has been "high on the list" ever since
learning about it. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis,
this year celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, is the
third oldest children's museum in the country and is a
pioneer in the field of museum education through its
varied collections. Museums for children are an
American phenomenon; The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
will be the largest museum for children in the world.
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Because of Mrs. Ford's participation in the cancer center dedication
in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, she will not be able to attend the
formal museum dedication also on Saturday. She will, however, tour
The Children's Museum on Friday late afternoon or evening and
participate in the time set aside for an open house for the
neighborhood. Brett Schneider, the first grader who drew the
winning illustration (a big green dinosaur) for the museum grand
opening poster would like to present Mrs. Ford a poster he has
autographed for her.
Mrs. Ford will overnight in Indianapolis before traveling to Houston
on Saturday. The file is attached.
Thank you.
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
c: BF Staff
Red Cavaney
Max Friedersdorf
Steve McConahey
William Nicholson
Jerry Jones
Terry O'Donnell
James Cavanaugh
James Connor
Jim Field
Jim Baker
Stu Spencer
Elly Peterson
William Greener III
Jud Summer
Rex Scouten
Staircase
30 The Children's Museum
30th & Meridian Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 317 924-5431
to
August 25, 1976
Miss Susan Porter
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Miss Porter:
Now that the Republican convention has ended I am
sure there are many decisions being made in The
White House concerning Mrs. Ford's fall schedule.
We at The Children's Museum want to reiterate our
invitation to Mrs. Ford to participate in the
dedication of the museum at 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
October 2. As you may remember, this museum will
be, upon its opening that day, the largest of its
kind in the world.
R.
SEALD
FORD
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I need not repeat the plans for that morning for
Any
they were included in my last letter to you, but
only want to say they are progressing well and the
opening will be as scheduled. We do think the
museum's public dedication, which should attract
attention nationwide as well as in Indianapolis and
Indiana, would provide an excellent setting for an
Indianapolis appearance of our First Lady. Of
course, we would want her to make the major
dedicatory remarks.
As you may remember, the cutting of the ribbon
opening the new museum will be by a charming young
man, Brett Schneider, who will enter first grade
this fall. He won the honor when his illustration
of a big green dinosaur was chosen to be used on
the museum's grand opening poster and on billboards
throughout the city. He has signed a poster
especially for Mrs. Ford, and I am sending it in
care of you. Brett was thrilled to think she might
see his poster, and delighted to autograph one just
for her.
Please keep us informed as to the progress of Mrs.
Ford's plans. We hope she is well and rested from
the convention.
Sincerely,
Polly Jontz, Director
Development and Public Relations
BF Pending to Consider
Indianapolis, IN
October 1 or 2, 1976
Children's Museum Dedication
August 30, 1976
MEMORANDUM TO: MAX FRIEDERSDORF
FROM:
SUSAN PORTER
Thank you for your memo of August 25th
regarding the dedication of the Children's
Museum in Indianapolis. This is an event we
have had on our books for several months with
the hope that Mrs. Ford would be able to
participate. Your endorsement is appreciated.
Again, thank you.
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
c: BF Pending to Consider (Indianapolis, October 1,2, 1976)
Jack Marsh
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 25, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUSAN PORTER
FROM:
MAX FRIEDERSDORF in m.b.
SUBJECT:
Invitation for the First Lady
As you are aware, indianapolis will dedicate the world's
largest Children's Museum on the morning of October 2.
The First Lady is being invited to cut the ribbon for the
event and I wish to add my recommendation that this
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invitation be accepted if possible.
The facility cost $7 million and all the money was raised
privately.
Contact is: Polly Jontz AC 317/924-5431.
CC: Jack Marsh
Sheila Weidenfeld
Bill Nicholson
BF PENDING TO CONSIDER
October 2, Indianapolis
The Children's Museum
May 10, 1976
Dear Ms. Jontz,
Your thoughtful letter telling of plans
for the dedication of The Children's Museum
is greatly appreciated. Although the official
schedule is planned only a few weeks in advance,
we have noted these dates OA Mrs. Ford's calendar
with the hope she might have the pleasure of
attending. we will be in communication with
you closer to the date when Hrs. Ford's plans
are more fully determined.
with warmest regards,
Sincerely,
Susan Porter
Appointments Secretary
FORD 2. GERALD LIBRARY
for Mrs. Ford
TXX
Ms. Polly Jontz
Director, Development and
Public Relations
The Children's Museum
30th and Meridian
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
SP/sr
C: BF Pending to Consider (October 2, 1976, Indianapolis)
ENCLOSED MATERIAL SENT TO MRS. FORD'S FILES
The Children's Museum 30th & Meridian Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 317 924-5431
April 26, 1976
Miss Susan Porter
R.
The White House
DEPARTMENT
FORD
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20006
LIBRA
Dear Miss Porter:
Last August Frances B. Julian, trustee of this museum and chairman of
the grand opening of the new museum, wrote to Mrs. Ford asking her to
participate in our gala opening this fall. At the same time we wrote
to Warren S. Rustand and Mrs. Melvin R. Laird reiterating our invitation
to Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Laird is from Indianapolis and is familiar with The
Children's Museum.
Last Friday when President Ford was in Indianapolis some representatives
from the White House previewed our museum at the invitation of Dr. Landrum
Bolling, president of Lilly Endowment. The opinion expressed at the
conclusion of the tour was that a visit from Mrs. Ford might be very
appropriate at the time of our opening. So it is our hope that she might
be responsive to a reminder of the invitation to participate in this
important cultural event.
Originally we invited Mrs. Ford to the dinner for 400 persons who gave
generously to the museum's funding campaign making the fabulous new
facilities possible. That dinner is September 29, and of course we would
be honored were she to attend. Meanwhile, however, the plans have
expanded and we would like to extend our invitation to the public dedication
to be at 9:30 a.m. October 2, 1976, where her attendance might be of
greatest benefit to each of us. An alternative date might be the opening
for 5,000 members on Thursday, September 30. The public dedication is open
to everyone and will climax the week of festivities. We are expecting
excellent news coverage which would, of course, be heightened were Mrs.
Ford to participate.
The Children's Museum 3uth & Meridian indianapolis, Indiana 46208 317 924-5431
Although plans are still being formulated for the ceremony, the ribbon
will be cut by a kindergartener. An article concerning him is in the
enclosed material. A time capsule of children's art, poetry, essays
and music may be presented to the museum for safekeeping by the Indianapolis
Public Schools at that event. Representatives Andrew Jacobs, Elwood Hillis
and David Evans will be in attendance and Governor Otis Bowen and Mayor
William Hudnut also have accepted invitations to be present.
R.
DEPALD
FORD
As we said in our original letter to Mrs. Ford, upon its opening this
museum will be the largest museum for children in the world. We have
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just celebrated the museum's fiftieth anniversary, marking a half century
of education through museum interpretation, and count as our public
"anyone who is or ever was a child." Because museums for children are
an American phenomenon, it would be particularly appropriate if Mrs.
Ford, representing our nation and committed as she is to cultural life,
could participate in the public dedication of this wonderful new museum.
I am enclosing a compilation of background materials which will inform
you and Mrs. Ford of this untque institution. We would hope that you
will be as enthusiastic as we and will allow us to share with Mrs. Ford
this most important moment.
We look forward to hearing from you. Please let us know if we can provide
additional information.
Sincerely,
they Jonty Polly Jontz, Director
Development and Public Relations
CC: Dr. Landrum Bolling
enc.
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3010 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, BOX 88207, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46208, PHONE 317-925-9263 / Director: Mildred S. Compton;
of Trustees: David H. Kenny, President, Jack R. Shaw, 1st Vice President, Mrs. Richard D. Wood, 2nd Vice President, Mrs. J. William Julian, Recording Secretary, Mrs. Alex M. Clark,
sponding Secretary, Jerome C. Steketee, Treasurer, Frederic D. Anderson, Alex S. Carroll, Robert P. Cronin, Charles R. Davis, William L. Elder, Omer H. Foust, Mrs. Edward Gallahue, 7
A. Heidenreich, John J. Heidt, Jr., Robert E. Heine, Mrs. John P. Holton, Philip S. Kappes, Merle F. Kuhlman, Luke D. Lanford, Thomas R. Lugar, Frank E. McKinney, Jr., Robert H. Mcl
Mrs. Walter Myers, Jr., John D. Pittman, George H. Rawls, Harley W. Rhodehamel, Mrs. Joseph A. Rothbard, Raymond G. Sweeney, Martha L. McCardle, School Board Representative; Hi
Trustees: Reily G. Adams, Mrs. Walter C. Hiser, A. Malcolm McVie, Mrs. Wilson Mothershead, Henry J. Peirce, John G. Rauch, Jr., Mrs. Frederic W. Taylor, George L. Varnes; Guild Pre
Mrs. Frank E. McKinney, Jr.
August 19, 1975
Mrs. Gerald Ford
The White House
Children's
Washington D.C.
Museum
Dear Mrs. Ford:
of Indianapolis
R.
One of the most exciting occasions in the arts,
DEPART
FOR
the dedication of the new Children's Museum, will
take place in Indianapolis September 29, 1976.
The Children's Museum will be, on completion, the
largest of its kind in the world.
The Trustees cordially invite you to a formal
dinner in the museum that night to honor those very
important persons who gave so generously to make the
fabulous new building possible. Other significant
people in the museum and cultural field will be
included to make this a truly memorable event.
Following dinner the theater will be dedicated to
the late Mrs. Eli Lilly with a brief entertainment.
Mrs. Lilly was a museum patron and trustee for many years.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, this year
celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, is the third
oldest children's museum in the country and is a pioneer
in the field of museum education through its varied
collections. Museums for children are an American
phenomenon. It would be particularly appropriate if you,
representing our nation and committed as you are to our
cultural life, could participate in the grand opening of
this wonderful new museum.
I am sending to Mr. Rustand a compilation of pertinent
background materials concerning the museum which will
inform him of this unique institution and will demonstrate
the appropriateness of your participation. We
hope you will talk with Mr. Rustand concerning
the background materials, that you will be as
enthusiastic as we about the Children's Museum,
and will allow us to share with you this most
important moment.
Sincerely,
Prances B. Julian
Mrs. J. William Julian, Chairman
Grand Opening Committee
6917 North Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
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FORD 2. GREATO LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 21, 1975
NOTE FOR SUSAN PORTER
Susan -
Since Warren is away (in Arizona)
and this is an invitation to Mrs. Ford,
may I leave with you for response?
Many thanks.
mail
Mary Rawlins
3010 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, BOX 88207, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46208, PHONE 317-925-9263 / Director: Mildred S. Compt
of Trustees: David H. Kenny, President, Jack R. Shaw, 1st Vice President, Mrs. Richard D. Wood, 2nd Vice President, Mrs. J. William Julian, Recording Secretary, Mrs. Alex M. Cli
sponding. Secretary, Jerome C. Steketee, Treasurer, Frederic D. Anderson, Alex S. Carroll, Robert P. Cronin, Charles R. Davis, William L. Elder, Omer H. Foust, Mrs. Edward Gallahu
A. Heidenreich, John J. Heidt, Jr., Robert E. Heine, Mrs. John P. Holton, Philip S. Kappes, Merle F. Kuhlman, Luke D. Lanford, Thomas R. Lugar, Frank E. McKinney, Jr., Robert H. I
Mrs. Walter Myers, Jr., John D. Pittman, George H. Rawls, Harley W. Rhodehamel, Mrs. Joseph A. Rothbard, Raymond G. Sweeney, Martha L. McCardle, School Board Representative
Trustees: Reily G. Adams, Mrs. Walter C. Hiser, A. Malcolm McVie, Mrs. Wilson Mothershead, Henry J. Peirce, John G. Rauch, Jr., Mrs. Frederic W. Taylor, George L. Varnes; Guild
Mrs. Frank E. McKinney, Jr.
ACTION
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SCHEDU E BD.
DATE RECEIVED
August 19, 1975
AUG 21 19/5
MESSAGE
SPEAKERS BUREAU
OTHER
Mr. Warren S. Rustand
Director of Scheduling
APPOINTMENT OFFICE
The White House
Children's
GERALD
FORD
Washington D.C.
Museum
of Indianapolis
Dear Mr. Rustand:
TRANSIT
A series of events beginning with a formal dinner
September 29, 1976, will celebrate the grand opening
of the new facilities of the Children's Museum of
Indianapolis. The dinner will honor those very
important persons who gave generously to the $9 million
fund raising effort, making possible the building of the
largest museum for children in the world. In addition
to dinner that evening, the museum's theater will be
dedicated to the late Mrs. Eli Lilly, long a trustee and
patron of the Children's Museum. Other special guests
will be national dignitaries and it is to this event
we are inviting Mrs. Ford.
Enclosed is a compilation of pertinent background
materials concerning the museum and a copy of the
letter I am sending her. After you have glanced
through this material we hope you will share our
enthusiasm about this special place devoted to the
education and enjoyment of children of all ages.
We hope Mrs. Ford will want to participate in this
memorable occasion as our very special guest. It
would seem fitting that Mrs. Ford should represent our
country as the Children's Museum, with its new
facilities, continues its 50 years of leadership in
education for children through museum objects and
museum-related activities.
We look forward to hearing from you or Mrs. Ford
concerning her participation, and will be happy
to provide you, or her, with any additional
information that may be needed, and to develop the
plans that would be necessary for her appearance here.
Sincerely,
Grances B. Sulian
Mrs. J. William Julian, Chairman
Grand Opening Committee
6917 North Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
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To SERIOUSLY
9-13
CONSIDER
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 11, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUSAN PORTER
FROM:
WILLIAM NICHOLSON
SUBJECT:
Invitation to participate in the dedication
of a new cancer center at the University
of Texas Medical Center, October 2 in
Houston.
I met with Dr. Lee Clark and regretted this invitation for the President.
R.
FORM
He will be in touch with you next week about Mrs. Ford's participation.
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9/15/76
Spoke w/
Borbara Wise
great Texas per
spoke to Pete Rousell
(Lakers deputy,
from Houston)
gives it the
highest marks-
should do- 10
times better than
Lefa Stae Fair
cc: Jim Baker - fyi
event.
good non-partisan
appeal, dealing
w/ high caliber
appeal, friendly
newspaper
didnt really do
Houston before
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COMMENTS: Mrs. Ford will participate in the dedication of the
expanded facilities of the University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, which is the key
unit of the University of Texas System Cancer Center.
The expanded facilities will consist of a 330-bed
hospital pavilion, new outpatient clinics capable of
handling 1,200 outpatients a day, an expanded radiotherapy
center, two additional floors of research space
(100,000 square feet), and a chapel--the first chapel
the institution has ever had. The construction will
have doubled M. D. Anderson's size, making it the
largest building in the world devoted solely to
cancer research and treatment. An excellent background
sheet from HEW is included in the attached file. The
PFC is delighted Mrs. Ford will have an opportunity to
participate in the dedication of this excellent project.
The file is attached.
Thank you.
FORD & LIBRARY GERATO
C: BF Staff
Red Cavaney
William Nicholson
Jerry Jones
Terry O'Donnell
Max Friedersdorf
Steve McConahey
James Connor
James Cavanaugh
Sarah Massengale
Jim Field
Jim Baker
Stu Spencer
Elly Peterson
William Greener III
Jud Summer
Rex Scouten
Staircase
CANCER CENTER
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas 77030
MOR INSTITUTE INSTITE
ACTION
EST
Mail
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
T/D
President
April 30, 1976
SCHEDULE BD.
DATE RECEIVED
MAY 3 1976
Mr. William W. Nicholson
Director, Scheduling Office
MESSAGE
SPEAKERS BUREAU
The White House
OTHER Few
Washington, D.C. 20500
APPOINTMENT OFFICE
Dear Mr. Nicholson:
Thank you for relaying President and Mrs. Ford's message regarding their
consideration of our invitation to participate in the dedication of our
$72 million new facilities on October 2, 1976.
Last week, a member of the President's staff phoned us to ask how much of
our institution the President might see in 15 minutes during his tour of
Texas this week. We later learned that the President would be unable to
visit us during his trip to Texas this month.
Nevertheless, we are all hopeful that since the President has indicated
an interest in visiting us that he will be able to be the honored speaker
at our forthcoming dedication. We are planning a special "Sunday Supple-
R.
ment" for October 3, after our dedication on Saturday, October 2, to be
placed in 11 major city papers in Texas with a combined circulation of
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FORM
2,101,000. It would be our privilege to have a picture of President Ford
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(with Dr. Rauscher, Director of the NCI, Mr. Robert Mosbacher, Chairman
of our Board of Visitors, and me, if desired) run in this Sunday Magazine.
The purpose of this Sunday dedication publication is to report to the
citizens of Texas and the Southwest, the great addition to their medical
armamentarium for the cancer research program.
Again, please deliver our message to the President and Mrs. Ford.
Sincerely,
Rhee Hark
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
IN TEXAS:
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EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS DIVISION Oncology Council-Biomedical Institutions Collaborative Studies
Addition
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institute
Honorary Chairman
Max M. Fisher
Robert Mosbacher
Chairman
Chairman
President Ford Committee
Barney Barnett
Max M. Fisher
Co-Chairman
Loren M. Berry
Winton M. Blount
STATE FINANCE
OFFICE OF THE FINANCE CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMEN
Mrs. George C Bro
ACTION
William P. Acker, III
1828 L STREET, N.W., SUITE 250, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 (202)
O. C. Carmichael
FitzGerald Bamiss
Albert L. Cofe
SCHEDULE BD.
Edwin D. Dodd
Jack Black
March 2, 1976
DATE RECEIVED
William T. Blackburn
Eugene Kerik Carl
Miss Louise Gore
Tom Bolack
MAR 17 1976
C. Douglas Cairns
Harry J. Haskeli, Jr.
Edward W. Carter
Donald M. Kendali
MESSAGE
Hung Wai Ching
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BILL NICHOLSON
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Raymond Kravis
Trammell Crow
OTHER
Bernard J. Lasker
Mrs. Lloyd Cutler
Gustave L. Levy
FROM:
BOB MOSBACHER
Donald C. Dayton
APPOINTMENT OFFICE
William C. Messing
Guilford Dudley, Jr.
Mrs. Harvey M. Me:
SUBJECT:
M.D. Anderson Hospital
John W. Fisher
Robert Mosbacher
William H. G. FitzGerald
David Packard
Gaylord Freeman
Thomas A. Pappas
Charles O. Glover
Taft Schreiber
M.D. Anderson Hospital is one of the preeminent
Alan Green, Jr.
William W. Scrantor
cancer centers of the world. Lee Clark, it's
Robert B Hansberger
Richard B. Sellars
Harry J. Haskell, Jr.
president, is one of three men appointed by the
W. Clement Stone
President to head the cancer crusade.
Stanley K. Hathaway
John Swearingen
Harold H. Helm
Alfred Taubman
Mrs. Elsie Hillman
I have the honor of serving as Chairman of the
David K Wilson
Crawford C. Hubbell
Board for this hospital.
Gordon Zacks
Ira C. Keller
Elwood E. Leonard, Jr.
I would appreciate your giving this invitation
most serious consideration.
&
FORD
Julian LeC:aw
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Wayne E. Legg
Gustave L. Levy
Thank you for your consideration.
Archie R. McCardell
Harold M. McClure, Jr.
Hugh McCoil
William K McWilliams, Jr.
William C. Messinger
Attachment
Dean Phillips
Jaime Pieras, Jr.
Chestey R. Pruet
Edward B. Rasmuson
Richard B. Sellars
Gilbert L. Shelton
William J. Staten
Vi Stoia
CC:
Dick Cheney
David Tews
Hall Thompson
Lloyd Waring
Louis A. Well is.
C. Howard Wilking
Mrs. Anne Witherby
John S. Weld
Don L. Weifsberger
Kimon S. Zachos
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Mont
Treasurer
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April 12, 1976
Dear Dr. Clark:
On behalf of the President, I wish to acknowledge
and thank you for your kind letter inviting him and
Mrs. Ford to participate in the dedication of the
new facilities at The University of Texas System
Cancer Center in Houston on October 2.
The President wants you to know that he and Mrs. Ford
are most appreciative of your thoughtfulness in asking
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them to take part in this important ceremony and that,
while their calendar for next Fall cannot be projected
BEPALD
FORD
this far in advance, careful consideration will be
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given to your invitation as their schedule for next
October is being worked out. Certainly, I will be
back in touch with you again just as soon as it is
possible.
With our best wishes.
Sincerely,
William W. Nicholson
Director
Scheduling Office
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
The University of Texas System
Cancer Center
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas 77025
ec and incmg to Mary Widner for Oct. 2 cal. cons.
cc: 2 cys Nancy Gemmell
WWN:MHR:rg
MR- pls acknowledger A
say we will carry
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forward for Conse deralion
in the Tresedent is October
THE WHITE HOUSE schedule
WASHINGTON cc.
April 7, 1976
for file actober
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BILL NICHOLSON
FROM:
SARAH MASSENGALE SM
I recommend that the President and/or Mrs. Ford attend
this dedication if they wish. The invitation is from a
member of the President's Cancer Panel and President of the
University of Texas System Cancer Center.
See the attached memorandum from HEW for additional information.
BEFERE R. FORD LIBRARY
Attachment
2-76
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
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CANCER CENTER
CENTER
Texas Medical Center Houston. Texas 77025
<< INSURED THE
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R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
February 13, 1976
ACTION
T/D
SCHEDULE or
DATE REC
FEB 10 1976
MESSAGE
The President
SPEAKERS BUREAU
The White House
OTHER
Washington, D.C. 20500
APPOINTMENT OFFICE
Dear Mr. President:
This letter is an invitation to you and Mrs. Ford to participate in the
dedication of our new cancer facilities at this institution on October 2,
1976. We are more than doubling all of our present facilities at a cost
of $72 million, all but $10 million of which came from non-federal
sources. At that moment of dedication, we will be a comprehensive
cancer center equal to any in the world in cancer research, education,
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and health service (see Appendix for details). We do hope that you will GEAL
FORD
find this to be an appropriate time for you to manifest your personal
and presidential interest and dedication to the solution of health
problems through research. With your participation as our honored
speaker, the event would be a fitting and lasting tribute to the Texas
Medical Center, our institution, and the people of the Southwest during
this Bicentennial year.
As a member of your President's Cancer Panel, I am dedicated to the
solution of the cancer problem at the earliest possible date. Your
interest and support are of inestimable help and are essential to the
attainment of this goal.
Thank you for your consideration of this invitation.
Sincerely,
R. thank
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
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cc: The Honorable John Tower
The Honorable Allan Shivers
Chairman, Board of Regents
The University of Texas System
M.D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL AND TUMOR INSTITUTE
Annex and Rehabilitation Center
HEALTH
of SEPTEM
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201
MAR 25 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE SARAH MASSENGALE
This is in response to your request of March 8 requesting an
assessment of the University of Texas System Cancer Center. The
President and Mrs. Ford have been invited to participate in the
dedication of the new cancer facilities on October 2. The invitation
was issued by R. Lee Clark, M. D., President of The University of
Texas System Cancer Center, and an original (and continuing) member
of the President's Cancer Panel.
The University of Texas System Cancer Center is one of the 17
Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States and one of the
leading cancer centers in the world. When the National Cancer Act of
1971 was passed, authorizing the establishment of 15 new centers for
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clinical research, training, and demonstration of advanced diagnosti PERIOD
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and treatment methods relating to cancer, the University of Texas
System Cancer Center was recognized as already meeting the standards
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of excellence for such centers.
The President and Mrs. Ford have been invited to participate in the
dedication of the expanded facilities of the University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, which is the key unit of the
University of Texas System Cancer Center. The expanded facilities
will consist of a 330-bed hospital pavilion, new outpatient clinics
capable of handling 1,200 outpatients a day, an expanded radiotherapy
center, 2 additional floors of research space (100,000 square feet),
and a chapel--the first chapel the institution has ever had. When
construction of these five projects is complete, M. D. Anderson's
size will have doubled, and it may then be the largest building in
the world devoted solely to cancer research and treatment.
The work of M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute is almost
equally divided between basic research and patient care. Outstanding
accomplishments have been achieved in both fields of activity. For
example, physicians and scientists at M. D. Anderson Hospital and
Tumor Institute designed and perfected the cobalt-60 radiotherapy
unit, which is in use today in more than 1,000 hospitals. They
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perfected mammography, a technique for early detection of breast
cancer. They were among the first to develop immunotherapy programs
and have the largest program in the United States today using the
immunotherapeutic agent BCG in the treatment of melanoma, adult
leukemia, breast and colon cancers. M. D. Anderson's medical staff
is now pioneering in the use of other extracts for immunotherapy.
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute established the first
rehabilitation center in the country devoted to the cancer patient.
This is a separate 110-bed facility which opened in 1972. Always
conscious of the psychological impact of cancer on patient and family,
M. D. Anderson was one of the first hospitals in the country to
encourage a parent to stay overnight with a child. Now virtually
every youngster treated at M. D. Anderson has a parent with him at
all times. M. D. Anderson scientists were among the first in the
United States to verify the effectiveness of adriamycin, one of the
most effective anticancer drugs yet developed. They also developed
new combination chemotherapy for osteogenic sarcoma which has now
produced and sustained remissions in 67 percent of patients who have
now been followed for two years.
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M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute employs a total of more
than 3,100 people. There are more than 280 physicians and scientists
on its staff as well as approximately 225 residents and fellows. Since
patient care began at M. D. Anderson in 1944, the hospital has treated
nearly 120,000 patients--from all 254 Texas counties, from all 50
American States, and from numerous foreign nations. Approximately
one-third of the patients have been medically indigent Texans receiving
free care. At any one time, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
has research grants and contracts from all sources totalling approxi-
mately $20 million. Current National Cancer Institute support for the
University of Texas Cancer Center, in research grants, training awards,
and contracts, totals $15,712,067.
Executive Secretary
to the Department
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M.D. Anderson and Tumor Institute of The University of Texas System
Cancer Center is nearing completion of a $72 million expansion program
begun in 1973 which more than doubles our space and permits a marked
increase in all aspects of our operation.
- A new 340 bed hospital, enlarging our bed capacity to 600
- A new clinic which will accommodate 1200 patients a day, twice
as many as are presently seen daily
- An additional 100,000 square feet of research space
- A Radiation Therapy addition, doubling current space
The new facilities also will better equip us to participate in teaching
medical students who rotate through our institution for a portion of
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residents in clinical medical specialties.
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This institution, established in 1941 by the Texas Legislature, has been
a leader in providing the best in cancer treatment, research, and education
that our present knowledge can provide. Recognized by the National
Cancer Institute as one of the three largest of the nation's 17 compre-
hensive cancer centers, it has also been a major force in implementing
the National Cancer Act of 1971 for the Conquest of Cancer. As many
cancer patients are seen yearly at our institution as at any other
hospital in the United States. Since the beginning of our therapeutic
program, private physicians from every Texas county, 49 states, and 27
foreign countries have referred to us more than 112,000 of their patients
for consultation, diagnosis and treatment. Much needed rehabilitative
treatment is extended to many cancer patients through services of our separate
cancer rehabilitation hospital, opened in 1972. This hospital is the
nation's first center devoted exclusively to rehabilitation of the
cancer patient.
Education and research are two of our major thrusts. Approximately 2600
predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows, clinical residents and fellows in
specialty programs have received training here. Our staff and trainees
worked with 466 research programs and projects during the last fiscal
year. Research animals are bred at our Environmental Science Park and
distributed to the various medical units of The University of Texas
System. It is planned to conduct numerous research projects on environ-
mental carcinogens at this facility which was initiated in 1967.
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GENERAL BACKGROUND
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hos-
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pital and Tumor Institute is devoted to the diag-
nosis, treatment, study and pre-
vention of cancer. Basic research,
as well as clinical investigation, is
conducted primarily for use in im-
proved patient care.
In late 1972, M. D. Anderson be-
functions
came the flagship for the newly
created University of Texas System Cancer Center. An Extramural Programs Division was estab-
lished as part of the Center to coordinate cancer research at all UT biomedical components
across the State. The Division also maintains the UT Environmental Science Park near Smith-
ville.
Over 110,000 patients have been admitted since the hospital opened. Patients have come from
all 254 Texas counties, 49 American states and numerous nations. Approximately one-third of
them have been medically indigent Texans receiving free care. M. D. Anderson ranks as one of
the three major comprehensive cancer research and treatment centers in the Western Hemi-
sphere.
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
A state cancer hospital was authorized in 1941 by the act of the 47th Texas legislature and placed
under the jurisdiction of The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
Houston's M. D. Anderson Foundation donated temporary housing and matching funds to the
new cancer hospital and research center in memory of Monroe D. Anderson, a prominent cotton
broker whose will established the foundation. The Anderson Foundation has generously partici-
pated in the funding of expanded facilities through the years. However, the cancer center is one
of many institutions to which the foundation has contributed and its resources are now heavily
committed in many other areas.
Patient care began in 1944 with utilization of converted Army barracks located on an old estate
near downtown Houston and 28 leased beds in a local hospital.
In 1946, Dr. R. Lee Clark was named the hospital's first full-time director and surgeon-in-chief.
He was designated Anderson's first president in 1968, a post he held until he assumed the presi-
dency of the UT System Cancer Center in 1972. Dr. Clark also serves on the three-member Presi-
dent's Cancer Panel, which is responsible for overseeing implementation of the National Cancer
Act of 1971.
The initial Anderson facility in the Texas Medical Center was begun in 1950 and opened in
March 1954. The seventh floor on the hospital wing of the main building was expanded in
1958.
Another major expansion, the Gimbel Building and Research Institute, was dedicated in 1969,
giving the Anderson complex a total of 580,000 square feet.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM CANCER CENTER
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL EVENTS
A few outstanding events in the medical history of M. D. Anderson Hospital include:
Anderson physicians and scientists designed and perfected the use of the cobalt-60 radio-
therapy unit in the United States. Today cobalt-60 teletherapy units, based on this original
design, are in use at approximately 1,000 U.S. hospitals.
A 25-million electron volt linear accelerator began operation at Anderson in 1971. Because
of the high energy of the accelerator's photon beam, radiation penetrates more deeply, but
produces fewer superficial side effects, for the same end result in treating deep-seated
tumors.
Anderson began a joint cancer treatment program with Texas A & M University's Cyclotron
Center in late 1972. Research indicates that "fast neutron" therapy with the cyclotron should
be more effective than other types of radiation treatments in treating malignant tumors de-
ficient in oxygen. Preliminary results are promising in more than 300 patients treated with
"fast neutron" therapy.
Virus-like particles were first seen by an Anderson scientist in tissues of patients with leukemia.
Subsequently, a team of Anderson virologists succeeded in isolating what is believed to be
a cancer virus from human tissue for the first time in 1971. The Type C virus particles were
originally obtained from a patient with Burkitt's lymphoma, then grown in a tissue culture.
An Anderson physician was among the first clinicians in the United States to use tissue
adhesives in surgery for non-suture repair of body tissues.
Anderson scientists perfected mammography, a technique for soft tissue roentgenography of
the breast, which is now used routinely at Anderson. Thermography, a technique that measures
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heat emanating from hidden tumors, is now being used in conjunction with physical examina-
tions and xeromammography, a recent development in breast image recording. These three
techniques are used to survey patients for breast cancer at the Breast Cancer Detection Center
at St. Joseph's Hospital.
In mid-1971, molecular biologists and geneticists on the staffs of M. D. Anderson and the UT
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences developed staining procedures that allow precise
identification of human chromosomes according to specific banding patterns. These techniques,
which enable scientists to recognize and differentiate chromosomes, have allowed investiga-
tors to identify chromosomal abnormalities in cancer cells and prove that each type of cancer
has its own chromosomal abnormality. The techniques, which are now used worldwide, also
are used by scientists to pinpoint the causes of many birth defects.
In 1969, a group of Anderson scientists was one of the first in the United States to test
the effectiveness of adriamycin in treating certain cancers. Since that time, the researchers
have found that when this anti-cancer drug is used in combination with other drugs, it achieves
even better results in containing breast, bone, lung and stomach cancer, soft tissue sarcoma
and leukemia.
Significant progress recently has been made by Anderson physicians in the treatment of osteo-
genic sarcoma or bone cancer. In recent studies using intensive combination chemotherapy
regimens, as many as 67 percent of patients with osteogenic sarcoma are free of disease after
two years. Most physicians feel that patients with osteogenic sarcoma who are free of recurrent
disease for this length of time have excellent prospects for being considered cured.
Treatment with potent anti-cancer drugs frequently reduces a patient's ability to ward off
even common infections. Studies conducted by Anderson physicians have shown that patients
with certain types of cancer who are placed in sterile environments have a reduced risk of
life-threatening infections while they are receiving chemotherapy. It also has been shown that
leukemia patients who stay in sterile environments have improved remission rates and longer
durations of survival.
Anderson physicians were among the first to develop immunotherapy programs for treating
cancer. They are studying materials such as BCG, a vaccine developed for prevention of tuber-
culosis, which retards the spread of cancer by increasing the body's immune response. AI-
though BCG has proved to be highly successful against melanoma, adult leukemia, breast
cancer and colon cancer, now Anderson physicians also are exploring additional immuno-
therapy modalities with extracts such as thymus hormones and bacterial vaccines to in-
crease immunity.
FACILITIES
M. D. Anderson is a 300-bed hospital with outpatient clinics where more than 600 persons are
treated daily.
Radiation therapy facilities administer over 200 treatments daily. Radiotherapy equipment in-
cludes a 25 MEV linear accelerator, two betatron units (18-million and 25-million electron volts),
five cobalt-60 units and a 250-kilovolt unit.
Ten operating rooms are equipped with monitors that transmit data on vital life signs during
critical periods of anesthesia and surgery.
Anderson utilizes six laminar airflow rooms and two clear plastic bubbles in which beds are en-
closed. Both are types of sterile environments used to protect patients whose treatment for can-
cer weakens their immunity to common infections, which could result in serious complications.
The Warren S. Bellows Memorial Laboratory, dedicated in 1969, houses the Xenon-133 System,
which is used for measuring the human lung's ability to function.
The Robertson Memorial Clinical Laboratories, dedicated in 1972, contain automated equip-
ment for performing a wide variety of biochemical and hematological tests. At the heart of
the million-dollar system is a series of computers, which analyze test results, then sort them for
use in research studies.
M. D. Anderson's Rehabilitation Center - the first of its kind in the United States - offers
complete physical, psychological, social and vocational services to recovering cancer patients. The
110-bed facility is housed in the former Southern Pacific Railway hospital, donated to the
University in 1968. Following a $2,000,000 renovation, the center opened in 1972.
The Anderson Mayfair, located across Holcombe Boulevard from the hospital, is a patient-care
apartment hotel operated by Anderson Hospital. Guests may register there for admission to the
Anderson clinic and many of their initial diagnostic tests can be given at the hotel.
A $60,000,000 expansion project is currently under way which will more than double the size
of existing Anderson facilities. When it is completed in late 1976, the complex will include:
The 14-floor Lutheran Hospital Pavilion providing 330 additional beds. Nine floors each con-
tain 32 private rooms which surround triangular nursing stations to allow constant monitoring
of every patient by the nursing staff. A newly engineered Enviro-Care unit surrounds the
forward section of every patient's bed. The unit, specially designed for Anderson Hospital and
since used by other institutions, makes special light adjustments possible and includes a swing-
away bedside cabinet that lets the patient communicate with the nursing staff and operate
the radio and television from his bed. The two top floors will house the Clinical Research Cen-
ter. This area serves as the institution's main facility for observation and testing of new findings
important to better patient care. The center includes 20 individual laminar airflow rooms,
where patients who may be especially susceptible to infections during treatment can be
housed in a protected sterile environment.
A -12-floor Clinic Building which will house outpatient areas capable of accommodating 1,200
persons daily. Facilities are being provided for diagnostic procedures, outpatient surgery,
nuclear medicine, pediatrics and clinical chemistry. Also included are specialty areas organized
according to the site of disease, such as maxillofacial therapy, orthopedics, neurology and
gynecology. For the first time conference and class rooms will provide adequate space for
medical and dental education.
Expanded radiation therapy facilities that will add 23,500 square feet to Anderson's Radio-
therapy Center. New equipment will include two simulators, used to reproduce the treatment
field, as well as two additional 6 MEV linear accelerators.
The 6th and 7th floors which will be added to the existing Research Institute, Gimbel wing
and center core area of the hospital. Research and laboratory space will be provided for
areas such as pediatric research, biochemistry, developmental therapeutics, virology and
immunology. The two floors will add 100,000 square feet to the present Anderson facilities.
A non-denominational chapel where counseling will be available to patients and their families.
The chapel will house Anderson's Department of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education. Within
the chapel building are a small sanctuary designed around a center altar, a meditation area, six
chaplain's offices, conference areas for family counseling, and workroom and offices for vol-
unteers.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Some 220 residents and pre- and postdoctoral fellows are currently in training at M. D. Anderson.
The hospital offers a variety of medical, dental and college student traineeships and a summer
program in biomedical sciences for high school students.
Allied health professional training! is conducted in blood bank technology, medical technology,
exfoliative cytology, histology, inhalation therapy, x-ray technology, pharmacy, nursing, medical
social service, dietetic services and cancer record registry.
The Research Medical Library subscribes to more than 1,021 periodicals and contains some 55,661
volumes, including departmental collections, in basic sciences and on diagnosis and treatment
of neoplastic disease. The library also houses the Leland Clayton Barbee History of Cancer
Collection.
The Department of Medical Communication aids educational programs and surgical and clinical
documentation with still photography, television, motion pictures and art. Approximately
600,000 items are catalogued in the audio-visual library.
Two annual education programs sponsored by Anderson Hospital have gained international
prominence: the Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research, established in 1946 to help
scientists exchange information and discuss common problems in cancer research, and the Clini-
cal Conference, begun in 1956 to provide physicians with current information on cancer of a
specific type or site.
With the National Academy of Sciences, M. D. Anderson hosted the 10th International Cancer
Congress of the International Union Against Cancer. More than 6,000 physicians and scientists
from 72 nations gathered in Houston for the week-long session in May, 1970.
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Pittsburgh
Politics
Mrs. John Heinz, wife of the GOP Senatorial
candidate, will probably be with you in Pittsburgh.
Heinz had represented the 18th, the Pittsburgh
suburban district since 1971. He is running against
Democratic Rep. William Green of Philadelphia. The
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race for Sen. Hugh Scott's seat is reportedly tight.
Attached is a brief description of Mrs. Heinz from
Myra MacPherson's Book, "The Power Lowers."
Democratic incumbents are expected to win in
14th and 20th. The 14th is represented by liberal
Democrat William Moorhead. His GOP candidate is
John Bradley, who will be at the luncheon with you.
The RCC's pessimism is reflected in the fact they
don't have any biographical information either on
Bradley or John Kostelac, who is running against
Rep. Joseph Gaydos in the 20th. Bradley, ayoung
lawyer, may be preparing for a future race.
In Heinz' 18th District, the GOP hopes to hold
on to that seat with candidate Bob Casey, a 53-year-old
public affairs consultant. Married with three children,
Casey's opponent is Doug Walgren, who has made
unsucessful attempts against Heinz.
The Mayor of Pittsburgh, Peter Flaherty, ran
an unsucessful race against Sen. Richard Schweiker of
"recent fame.' =
The City
Pittsburgh, the state's second largest city,
is located where the Allegheny and Monogahela Rivers
meet to form the Ohio. Geography helped push the
city's growth, but in recent years, Pittsburgh has
been having problems. Despite downtown renewal and
a fairly successful campaign against air pollution,
it was the only major metropolitan area to lose
population during the 1960s.
The city is the headquarters of several major
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corporations, including U.S. Steel, several other
steel companies, Westinghouse, H.J. Heinz and several
of the enterprises of the Mellons.
You will be working to register voters in the
South Side. The area is heavily Democratic in registration,
but conservative in outlook. The neighborhood is blue-collar,
mostly Eastern European background and Catholic. Carter's
abortion stand has hurt him in this area. Most of the
men are workers in the steel mills, but the social structure
is matriarchal with the women holding the purse strings.
There is busing in Pittsburgh and strong opposition
to it. The city has a population of 21 percent black, one
of the lowest of the major industrial centers. Twenty-five
percent of the population is of foreign stock.
After the voter registration work, you will lunch
in the Lithuanian Hall. The host is Connie Pukas. His
daughter danced for you at the Lithuanian Dance Festival
in Chicago; she will be in costume.
Football
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There is gloom in Pittsburgh, because the world
champion Steelers have lost two in a row. They have
a crucial game coming up with the Minnesota Vikings
this weekend.
The other two "local" teams are Penn State in
nearby State College, Pennsylvania, and Slippery Rock,
the college that always gets its scores reported because
of the name.
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quarrel most couples can-and do-have, and that the Luceys
with my time tha
are a happier couple than the always-loving political duo. But,
wears little make
once again, the publicity and political ramifications pointed up
tence for most
how much a public person's private life is subject to scrutiny.
Africa, and in E
When we talked two years later, Jean Lucey referred to the
herself in sever
night of the locked door as a "dumb little misunderstanding."
about issues, he
She would not discuss what happened, and elaborated only to
ences for not wo
the point of remarking, "We are living in a job with tremen-
women to "get o
dous pressures."
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them. I said, 'Yo
The Milwaukee Journal account of that mid-March night in
the mending of
1972 stated that, according to police, the governor's wife called
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for what you are
the Madison suburban police department of Maple Bluff at
thing." She als
11:09 P.M. Officer Hugh Morrison was quoted as saying, "Jean
apathetic who de
Lucey was upstairs kicking at a bedroom door and shouting
dictatorship." Sh
and swearing at her husband, who was inside. It appears that
cratic machine i
both Lucey and his wife had been drinking and had an argu-
some "damn dic
ment. She wanted the door open so she could get some of her
the homes didn't
things and go to their nearby residence." (The Luceys kept
can-and "I'm
their old home when they moved into the mansion.) Morrison
other wives say
said he "maintained the peace until Mrs. Lucey left." One
Heinz said befo
friend said, "I am convinced they have a good marriage. They
"playing it too Card
understand each other. She made it possible for him to have a
on she "didn't tr
political career. When he was traveling in the early years, she
either." Mrs. H
stayed back in Madison and ran the whole real estate business.
swearing is a go
Once I asked him to sum up her contribution to his life and Pat
marked contras
said, 'If it weren't for Jean there would have been no 1970 cam-
tive-style clothes
paign.' I asked her what she thought of that and she came back
While Mrs. I
with, 'Well, if it means I stayed home alone and took care of
screwed up" and
three children six days a week while he was gone-then he's
tolerable," her
right''
druthers, there
the striking con
Mrs. H. John Heinz III is the mîd-thirties wife of the young
and he openly
Pittsburgh Congressman and pickle, soup, and ketchup heir.
cause she draws
She's surprised that her husband, coming from his wealthy Re-
keep him free o
publican background, turned out so well. "When I think of
Teresa Heinz
what he could be, from his background," she says in wonder-
burg and the U
ment. "But he has it here [she touches her head] and he has it
studying history
here [she touches her heart]." When he ran as a political novice
ics. It was a life
in 1971 his wife agreed to campaign, but on her terms. "They
"just an Ameri
told me to be sweet, smile, pick up kids, and I felt that was a
working at a (
bloody waste of time, so I refused. I had something more to do
phone calls, lett
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with my time than that." A stunning brunette with freckles who
wears little makeup, Teresa lived an international, affluent exis-
tence for most of her life in her native Mozambique, East
Africa, and in Europe. Along the way, she learned to think for
herself in several languages. When campaigning she talked
about issues, her husband's capabilities, and bawled out audi-
ences for not working to change politics. In one speech she told
women to "get off their tails." She recalled, "I just socked it to
them. I said, 'You cannot dare to leave it to your husbands to do
the mending of politics. You're mothers and don't apologize
for what you are. Love yourselves, but for God's sake, do some-
thing." She also attacked the men and sounded off on the
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apathetic who don't vote. "I never voted in my life-I lived in a
dictatorship." She also attacked machine politics-"The Demo-
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cratic machine in this country is putrid." In one sector, because
some "damn dictator" dispensed so little money, she said, "Half
the homes didn't have running water." Not that she's a Republi-
can-and "I'm not going to be. I'm an independent." While
other wives say very little, ever about other politicians, Mrs.
Heinz said before the 1972 election that the Democrats were
"playing it too careful. I want to see somebody with balls." Nix-
on she "didn't trust" but she added, "Ted Kennedy I don't trust
either." Mrs. Heinz, who once had a bleeding ulcer, finds that
swearing is a good way to relieve tension. Her personality is in
marked contrast to her husband, who wears 1950s conserva-
tive-style.clothes.
While Mrs. Heinz will say the country's priorities are "all
screwed up" and decries tax loop holes for corporations as "in-
tolerable," her husband comments cautiously, "If I had my
druthers, there would be meaningful tax reform." No matter
the striking contrast, Heinz makes no attempt to curb his wife,
and he openly admires her. She can be herself, she says, be-
cause she draws a clear distinction: "I speak only for myself. I
keep him free of me."
Teresa Heinz was educated at the University of Johannes-
burg and the University of Geneva, learning five languages and
studying history, government, international relations, econom-
ics. It was a life filled with international friends and Heinz was
"just an American" she met on a tennis court when he was
working at a Geneva bank. There followed several years of
phone calls, letters, and meetings for ski weekends. Then Tere-
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to know my limitations-how much I can live without him, how
much the children can live without him. But I am not jealous of
them. They are people who have given up a lot to work for
him."
Mrs. Heinz makes no apologies for her financially free life,
one that most congressional wives do not have. "My husband is
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very demanding-the house has to look good, the food has to
look good, the conversation has to be good, so that is why I
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don't feel guilty about having help. I use what we have to help
make us happy, but I don't need a fancy house to be happy. To
know your identity and what you can do-that is important, not
being Mrs. Heinz. I'm me in spite of being Mrs. Heinz. As Mrs.
Heinz, it's much harder to be me. I was me until I was twenty-
seven and I like myself."
She laughs and says she'll never run for office herself. "I
couldn't put up with the bullshit. Or those stories written about
politicians, not based on fact, but innuendos. That would de-
stroy me, the kind of person I am. I get so angry, and I am
emotional. I savor too many things, even the time to do noth-
ing, to successfully play that role or to be ensnared by it. There
are too many things essential to my being me. I was myself a
long time before I was Mrs. John J. Heinz, and I like being my-
self. Fortunately, John understands and admires me for what I
am. But to be a politician? I'd go loony. There are so many bull-
shitters and, well-I know what price I had to pay just to be the
minor public figure that I am."
One Washington wife not married to an elected official, but
whose life was touched very directly by the elective process is
Cathy Douglas, the pretty young lawyer who in 1968 married a
man old enough to be her grandfather, the brilliant and con-
troversial Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. Because
of their marriage, one Senator suggested that her husband be
impeached. Many recall the time when Representative Gerald
Ford wanted to impeach Douglas for, among other things, his
writings that some construed as advocating dissent and that ap-
peared in such erotic magazines as Playboy and Evergreen Re-
view. Hardly anyone remembers that other impeachment
suggestion when he married Cathy, then a twenty-three-year-
old student. It was not so much his marriage but his long-stand-
ing defiance of social mores and his consistent choice of young
Background, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis opened in
December, 1975, the third museum for children in America.
The first was located in Brooklyn, the second in Boston.
A wealthy Indianpolis woman visited the Brooklyn museum,
and with three other women organized the Indianapolis
museum. It opened in a carriage house.
The Museum has had three directors, including
the current one, Ms. Mildred Compton. Chartered by
the state of Indiana, the Museum is owned, operated and
supported by the citizens of Indianapolis and surrounding
areas. A volunteer Board of Trustees formulates policy
and oversees the administration of the Museum.
Overcrowding and lack of exhibit space prompted
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planning for the new facility. A fund drive, which began
in late 1972, has raised almost $9 million. With a
challenge grant of $3.5 million from the Lilly Endowment
Inc. as an incentive, the museum raised the rest of the
money from the public. (91-year-old Eli Lilly may be
there during your visit. The late Mrs. Lilly was a long-time
trustee and patron of the Museum.)
The emphasis at the Museum on participation and
involvement of the visitors is described in the attached
article from The Christian Science Monitor.
A kindergarten student, Britt Schneider, drew the
picture which is being used on the poster announcing the
opening. He has sent you an autographed copy, and he
will be involved in the program in some way.
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materials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to
these materials.
Step up 10 d numsized model 01 a saus Rex or take a turn at the wheel 01 an antique fire truck at Indianapolis Children's Museum
Indianapolis museum is not just to look at
By Alice Taylor Reed
The curator invites you to pick up old bones,
40 observed during a several months' tryout
Special to
The one selected seemed best adapted to with-
The Christian Science Monitor
'ride' a fire engine, and walk into the past
standing the handling and noise of the visitors.
Other small cold-blooded animals live in a
Indianapolis
over mountains and waterfalls. And 10 more
tour conductors decipher this message and ex-
glass-enclosed space where they can be ob-
This museum is not just for looking. There
trains are parked on sidings, waiting for a sec-
plain the picture alphabet to those who come
served by school tours.
are real dinosaur bones you can pick up and
tion of track to clear SO they can go.
on school tours.
Highlight of the Natural Science gallery IS a
handle; a fire engine you can climb on, ring
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
The showpiece of the Americana gallery is
simulated limestone cave, cool and dark and
the bell, sound the siren, and turn the heavy
opens the doors of its brand-new building Oct.
the Hoosier Home diorama, an authentic fur-
damp. with 120 feet of passageways through
wheel that steers the truck. There's an Indy-
2. Built on the same corner in the central city
nished log cabin from the 1830s. It is flanked
typical cave formations.
500 race car you can hop in and sit in the
where it has been for 29 years, the new build-
by real trees, in a wilderness setting. Museum
The core of this gallery is the Discovery
driver's seat.
ing houses some of its long-time favorite exhib-
visitors enter the huge diorama and become
Desk, with more than 80 drawers of animal,
And there's a carousel with 42 hand-carved
its plus a host of exciting new ones.
part of it when they tour the cabin. On special
rock, and plant specimens. Students can check
wooden animals you can ride on, up and down
Thousands of Indianapolis children have first
occasions they can observe costumed pioneer
out a drawer for a learning experience from
and round and round to the music of a merry-
learned about Egyntian mummies from a trin
women cooking and spinning and making soap
chicate Same of the drown have
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Monday, September 27, 1976
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children
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WATER TOWERN
Step up to a full-sized model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex or take a turn at the wheel of an antique fire truck at Indianapolis Children's Museum
Indianapolis museum is not just to look at
By Alice Taylor Reed
The curator invites you to pick up old bones,
40 observed during a several months' tryout.
Special to
The one selected seemed best adapted to with-
The Christian Science Monitor
'ride' a fire engine, and walk into the past
standing the handling and noise of the visitors.
Other small cold-blooded animals live in a
Indianapolis
over mountains and waterfalls. And 10 more
tour conductors decipher this message and ex-
glass-enclosed space where they can be ob-
This
musaum
is
not
inct
for
looking
There
trains are narked on cidings waiting for a sec.
Highlights:
--A reconstructed 19th century firehouse with a
horsedrawn steam pumper and hand pumper in the
Indiana Firefighters Galler
--A reconstructed Victorian railway station, home
of Reuben Wells, a wood-burning steam locomotive.
This was the most powerful railroad engine in the
world in 1868. It was named for its creator, a
master mechanic for the Jeffersonville, Madison and
Indianapolis Railroad.
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--A display of early Americana, including a log cabin
and a genuine Conestoga wagon.
--Galleries showing the history and life styles of the
American Indians, Eskimos and Latin Americans.
--A gallery showing the emergence of man, including
three reconstructed dinosaurs and two early mammals.
--An ancient Egypt gallery, featuring the mummy of a young
girl, a great favorite with the children.
--A natural science gallery and small arboretum to show
Indiana's plants, insects, birds and geology.
-A kaleidoscope room for children under seven to help
them develop their physical senses.
--A gallery featuring the cultures of Africa, Europe,
the South Seas ans Asia with concentration on Japan
and China.
--A theatre seating 360.
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Up-Date Indiana Politics
Polls show former Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar
with a substantial lead in his bid to unseat incumbent
Democratic Senator Vance Hartke. Lugar made an unsuccessful
effort in 1974 against Senator Birch Bayh.
Both Congressional races involving Indianapolis
are GOP potentials for unseating Democrats. The 11th,
which includes most of Indianapolis, is now represented
by Democrat Andrew Jacobs. (Jacobs is the one married
to Rep. Martha Keys of Kansas.) The GOP candidate is
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Larry Buell, a 42-year-old CPA. Buell is currently
GERALD
Marion County Treasurer, an elected position. An Army
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veteran, he is married and has three children.
The 6th District, which includes Indianapolis'
black sections, is currently represented by first-term
Democrat Dave Evans, 28. His GOP opponent is Dave
Crane, a doctor and a lawyer. Crane is Rep. Phil Crane's
brother. He is 39, married with three children. The
Republican Congressional Committee thinks both candidates
have good organizations and possibilities of winning.
The incumbent Republican Governor, Dr. Otis Bowen,
is seeking a second four-year term. Bowen is expected
to defeat his Democratic opponent, Secretary of State
Larry Conrad.
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THINGS
A cooperative venture of
The Children's Museum,
Indianapolis, Indiana
and the
American Red Ball
Transit Company, Inc.
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BALL
Compare a crawling snail to a lightning-
"ALL THINGS MOVE" WORD MAZE
quick cheetah, or the movement that takes
place within a plant from photosynthesis to
In this maze of letters are 50 hidden words. Some you
the growth of a seed into a giant tree.
saw inside or outside the "All Things Move" mobile
Consider the things people have made
museum. The words read forward, down, or diago-
nally toward the upper and lower right corners. No
that move: suits of armor, bicycles, jin-
words read backward, up, or diagonally to the left
rikishas, wristwatches, player pianos and
corners. The words are always in a straight line and
hot air balloons
then note how science
never skip letters. Some letters are used for more
affects their movement through gravity, ac-
than one word. All words appearing in the maze are
The new Children's Museum
tion and reaction.
listed below. The first word on the list is circled to
The Children's Museum and American
give you a start. How many words can you find?
All things move. Humans, animals,
Red Ball are bringing this "museum on the
plants, the elements, the earth. Some
move" to nearly 150 cities in the United
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movement is subtle, some is conspicuous.
States during the bicentennial year to share
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Without movement there is no progress;
the museum's treasures with people
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without progress there is no enrichment or
throughout the country.
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adventure. And with every move there is a
In Indianapolis, The Children's Museum
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new horizon and a new learning experi-
is in a brand new home as of October, 1976,
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ence.
and the welcome mat is out to visitors from
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The Children's Museum, Indianapolis,
all over the nation. When you plan your
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Indiana, and American Red Ball Transit
travels, include a visit to the largest chil-
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Company have joined hands in this bicen-
dren's museum in the world. And if you
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tennial year to bring you a mobile museum,
plan to move, let your American Red Ball
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"All Things Move," which presents a cap-
agent make yours the Great American
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sule view of how all things really do move.
Move.
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From 1776 to 1976 movement has been
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the basis of American progress. The long,
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hard voyages that began the settlement of
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North America, the westward movement
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into the wilderness by adventurous
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pioneers, and the move upward with in-
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genious technology have all characterized
the growth of the United States. And the
natural curiosity and never-ending aspira-
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FLOW
MOTION
SPLASH
ARROWS
FLUTTER
PACE
STAGGER
tions that lead Americans to pick up their
BELLS
FLY
PADDLE
STEP
BEND
FOLLOW
PUNCH
STRIDE
belongings and head for unexplored terri-
BICYCLE
FOOTPRINT
REACH
SWING
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
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tory has made the bicentennial possible.
CLIMB
GO
RED BALL
TRAIN
COME
HOP
RIDE
TUG
The "All Things Move" mobile museum
CREEP
HORSE
ROW
WALK
DART
JOG
SAIL
WANDER
looks at many types of movement and
DASH
JOURNEY
SHOE
WIGGLE
suggests even more. Think of the many
DRIFT
LIFT
SKATE
FALL
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ways people move, from blinking an eye to
shuttling through space. Consider the
For answers to the word maze, contact your local
movement of the elements from a gentle
The "All Things Move" mobile museum is powered
American Red Ball agent or Red Ball World Headquar-
summer breeze to a whirling tornado.
by a GMC Astro 95 tractor.
ters, P.O. Box 1127, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
this Fond,
Friday is the 1st day
of sume flu innoculations
in Indianapolis. Attached
is information.from the
President's briefing book-
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SWINE FLU PROGRAM
Q: Mr. President, there have been news reports
recently which indicate that because of delays
in getting the program started, it may not be
possible to inculate all Americans against swine
flu. In addition, polls taken in several states
indicate that part of the public does not intend
to be inoculated, while others are not certain
whether they will be or not. What actions are
you taking?
A:
First, let me say to all the American people:
On the basis of the data which I have seen, and
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discussions with my advisers and members of the
scientific community, I believe swine flu is a real
threat. Everyone --- I repeat, everyone - who can
be safely vaccinated should undergo vaccination.
Second, I am very concerned about these recent
reports, and my Administration is doing everything
it can to aid manufacturers in their efforts to
guarantee an adequate supply of vaccine and
necessary inoculation equipment.
Finally, I think the public should know where
to place the blame for the delays which have placed
this program in jeopardy. They should place it
squarely on the Democratic Conress, which had time
to pass legislation exempting its members from
Maryland State income tax while delaying action on the
insurance legislation needed to allow the swine- Blu
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program to proceed. I was stunned by this self-
serving action on the part of the Congress, and said
as much at the time. But it bears repeating SO that
if the program runs into further difficulties, it won't
happen again.
9/8/76