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The original documents are located in Box 48, folder "President - Messages and Letters
(2)" of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 48 of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
CLEARANCE FORM FOR PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH MATERIAL
TO:
THE PRESIDENT
VIA:
ROBERT HARTMANN
FROM:
PAUL A. THEIS
SUBJECT:
Statement for Martin Luther King's Day
TIME, DATE AND PLACE OF PRESIDENTIAL USE:
To be released Monday, January 13, 1975
SPEECHWRITER:
Pullen
EDITED BY:
Theis/Casserly
BASIC RESEARCH/SPEECH MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY:
Stan Scott's office and Research office
CLEARED BY (Please initial):
(X) OPERATIONS (Rumsfeld)
(x) CONGRESSIONAL/PUBLIC LIAISON (Marsh)
(X) PRESS (Nessen)
(X) LEGAL (Buchen) T.W.B.
( ) ECONOMIC POLICY BOARD (Seidman)
( ) OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (Lynn)
( ) DOMESTIC COUNCIL (Cole)
( ) NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (Scowcroft)
(X) RESEARCH (Waldron)
(X) OTHER Geoff Shepard
(X) Eliska Hasek
(X) Stan Scott
FORD LIBRARY
(Pullen)JC/PT
January 13, 1975
SECOND DRAFT
STATEMENT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING'S DAY, WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 15, 1975
On the 46th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
it is appropriate to review the progress of this nation in securing civil
rights for all our citizens.
Many of the social and political changes Dr. King envisioned as
a civil rights leader are now taken for granted. But progress is not
counted by past success.
We must continually renew our commitment to the cause of
justice and equality.
Dr. King helped lead the way to passage of the Voting Rights
theoripinolActandits
Act of 1965, which I supported, along with a five-year extension in 1970.
helped to.
This law has h opened our political processes to full black participation --
and we must safeguard these gains through another five-year extension
of the Act.
FORD : GERALD LIBRARY
- 2 -
Later this week, I will forward to Congress details for such an
extension. I believe the right to vote is the function of political freedom
in this country. It must be protected.
During his lifetime, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize
and numerous other awards. But shortly before his death seven years
ago, he said he preferred to be remembered not for those honors, but
for service to his fellow man.
Dr. King is remembered as he wished -- and his memory continues
to inspire hopes for America. His work did not die with him -- and
that is the highest tribute of all.
# # #
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
Massages
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 22, 1975
Dear Bob:
I regret the delay in responding to your request to use the Seal
of the President in connection with the report of the President's
Committee on Mental Retardation on The Mentally Retarded
Citizen and the Law.
As you stated in your letter, use of the Seal is limited by statute
and Executive Order. I have enclosed the Seal; however, it
should be used only on the same page of the text that contains
the President's dedication. I know you will understand.
I also look forward to getting together with you again. With
best wishes.
Sincerely,
Thil
Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
Mr. Robert A. Collier
Collier, Shannon, Rill & Edwards
1666 - K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
FORD : GERALD LIBRARY
Collier
Collier, Shannon, Rill and Edwards
Attorneys at Law
1666 K Street, N. W.
Robert A. Collier
Thomas F. Shannon
Washington, D. C. 20006
James F. Rill
Max N. Edwards
December 20, 1974
William W. Scott
Telephone
Philip C. Olsson
(202) 785-1777
Cable Address
Donald E. de Kieffer
Colshan-Washington
Barton J. Menitove
Ronald K. Kolins
Of Counsel:
Richard E. Schwartz
Stanley R. Rader
John H. Young
J. Stephen Street
David F. Zoll
The Honorable Phillip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Phil:
The publisher of the report by the President's Committee
on Mental Retardation entitled "The Mentally Retarded Citizen and the
Law" has requested permission to reproduce the Presidential Seal in
conjunction with the dedication signed by President Ford.
I believe that this publication of the Presidential Seal would
comply with the executive order controling its use. I would appreciate
it if you would look into this matter and if approval is granted, forward
to me a color reproduction of the Seal which I will furnish to the
MacMillan Publishing Company, Inc.
Sorry we haven't seen each other lately. Have a fine, and
I hope, restful holiday season.
Kindest personal regards.
Sincerely, Br
ROBERT A. COLLIER
FORD : LIBRARY GERALD
November 1, 1976
Dear Mr. Collier:
Enclosed please find the original dedication signed by President
Ford, and to be used in The Mentally Retarded Citizen and the
Law.
It was a pleasure to be of assistance to you in this matter.
Sincerely,
Jay T. French
Assistant Counsel
Mr. Robert A. Collier
Collier, Shannon, Rill and Edwards
Attorneys at Law
1666 K Street, N. W.
Washington, D. c. 20006
JF:em
FORD : LIBRARY BERALD
Collier, Shannon, Rill and Edwards
Attorneys at Law
1666 K Street, N. W.
Robert A. Collier
Washington, D. C. 20006
Thomas F. Shannon
James F: Rill
Max N. Edwards
October 9, 1974
William W. Scott
Telephone
(202) 785-1777
Philip C. Olsson
Cable Address
Donald E. de Kieffer
Colshan-Washington
Barton J. Menitove
Ronald K. Kolins
Of Counsel:
Richard E. Schwartz
Stanley R. Rader
John H. Young
J. Stephen Street
David F. Zoll
The Honorable Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Phil:
The Presidential dedication for The Mentally Retarded
Citizen and the Law, which was revised by you, is entirely satisfactory
to us and I am most appreciative of everything you have done to help us
finalize this dedication.
As I told Jay French in your office today, the procedure for
the dedication is that it be signed by the President on White House
stationery just as you would want it to appear in the printed volume.
When that is complete, Mr. French will advise me and I will have it
picked up and will then transmit it to the editor of the MacMillan
Publishing Company. In that manner, we will make certain that it is
properly handled at that end. Attached is a Xerox copy of the draft as
rewritten by you.
Thanks again. Kindest Br personal regards
Sincerely,
ROBERT A. COLLIER
Enclosure
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Opportunity for every individual to develop his
full potential has long been an American ideal.
We judge our success or failure as a Nation by
the norms of justice and equality under the law.
The treatment we have accorded mentally
retarded and other handicapped members of our
society tests our success and challenges our
ideals. Only recently have we sought to assure
the right of mentally retarded citizens to develop
their full potential, to share in the bounty of our
land and to receive equal justice under the law.
The President's Committee on Mental Retardation
has stood for nearly a decade as the symbol of
Presidential dedication to securing these rights
to mentally retarded Americans. This volume,
sponsored by the President's Committee, is a
further step toward the achievement of that goal.
The lawyers, scholars, social scientists, and
parents who have produced this remarkable col-
lection of papers and comments challenge each
of us -- executive, legislator, judge, citizen --
to make our goals of justice, equality, and
opportunity a reality for the mentally retarded
citizens among us.
Harld R. Ford
FORD & LIBRARY 0.E.ALD
September 27, 1974
Dear Bob:
Thank you so very Inuch for your letter of
September einth, enclosing your proposed
draft of a Presidential dedication for The
Mentally Retarded Clitnen and the Law.
I have made a dew revisions and had the
dedication retyped. It is enclosed for your
review and comments.
Please don't hesitate to contact me If I can
be of farther assistance to you.
Most sincerely yours,
Philip W. Buches
Counsel to the President
Mr. Robert A. Collier
Collier, Shannon, Rull and Edwards
1666 K Street, NW.
Washington, D. C. 20006
FORD : LIBRARY 0ERALD
DRAFT
PRESIDENTIAL DEDICATION
FOR
THE MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZEN AND THE LAW
A collection of papers and reaction comments spbasored
by the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and
to be published by The Free Press a division of
Macmillan Publishing Co.
Opportunity for every individual to develop his full potential
has long been an American ideal. We judge our success or failure
as a nation by the norms of justice and equality under the law.
The treatment we have accorded mentally retarded and other
handicapped members of our society tests our success and
challenges our Micals. Only recently have we sought to assure
the right of mentally retarded citizens to develop their full
potential, to share in the bounty of our land, and to receive
equal justice under the law.
The President's Committee on Mental Retardation has stood
for more than a decade as the symbol of Presidential dedication to
securing these rights to mentally retarded Americans. This volume,
sponsored by the President's Committee, is a further step toward
the achievement of that goal. The lawyers, scholars, social
scientists, and parents who have produced this remarkable
collection of papers and comments challenge each of us --
executive, legislator, judge, citizen -- to make our goals of
justice, equality, and opportunity a reality for the mentally
retarded citizens among us.
Gerald R. Ford
President
The United States of America
FORD & 0ERALD LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
3:50
Robert Collier
called re his letter of
12/20
Hes not rec'd
reply
check with
Barry, Dudley ?
LIBRATA CERALD R. FORD
Tuesday 9/25/74
10:30 Bob Collier called to say hello to you -- and to remind
785-1777
that he wrote to you on September 6 requesting your
assistance concerning a proposed Presidential dedication
of a report of the President's Committee on Mental
Retardation entitled "The Mentally Retarded Citizen and
the Law. If
On 9/17/74 - Jay sent it to Dudley Chapman -- after
discussing it on the phone.
Read
see attached
FORD i LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 24, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JAY FRENCH
FROM:
DUDLEY CHAPMAN
use
SUBJECT:
Bob Collier's Request
If revised as suggested, I would have no objection to authorizing
this statement. The reason for the omissions and word substitutions
I have suggested is that the omitted language tends to commit the
President to a value judgment on views of which we are all ignorant.
As originally drafted, the statement would imply an endorsement
of any number of criticisms, conclusions and proposals that could
later become embarrassments.
LIBRARY GERALD P. FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
9/17/74
To: Dudley Chapman
From: Jay French
As discussed. Thanks.
LIBRARY GERALD P. FORD
Collier, Shannon, Rill and Edwards
Attorneys at Law
Robert A. Collier
1666 K Street, N. W.
Thomas F. Shannon
Washington, D. C. 20006
James F. Rill
Max N. Edwards
William W. Scott
September 6, 1974
Telephone
Philip C. Olsson
(202) 785-1777
Cable Address
Donald E.de Kieffer
Barton J. Menitove
Colshan-Washington
Ronald K. Kolins
Of Counsel:
Richard E. Schwartz
Stanley R. Rader
John H. Young
J. Stephen Street
David F. Zoll
The Honorable Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Phil:
Appropo our conversation today, I am attaching hereto a copy of
a letter together with enclosures from Lawrence Kane relating to the proposed
Presidential dedication of a report of the President's Committee on Mental
Retardation entitled "THE MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZEN AND THE LAW."
I have the honor to serve as a member of the President's Committee
on Mental Retardation and have been active in focusing the attention of the
President's Committee on this long neglected area of due process and legal
rights for the mentally retarded. This publication is a culmination of months
of effort and has been a major undertaking by the President's Committee. The
attached contains a draft of a proposed dedication by the President to which
I have made a contribution. Believe me Phil there is no pride of authorship
and the wording of the dedication can and should be changed to most fully
express the President's wishes.
I firmly believe that this will serve as an excellent means for the
President to publically dedicate a major work by the President's Committee
and will identify the President in an area that is of major concern to over 20
million citizens of our country.
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
Counsel to the President
September 6, 1974
Page Two
I urge that every consideration be given by the President to this
dedication. As pointed out, because of the printing schedule an early decision
would be appreciated.
Kindest Sr. personal regards,
ROBERT A. COLLIER
Enclosures
GERALD .....
dinsmore, SHOHL, COATES & DEUPREE
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LAWRENCE A. KANE, JR.
MARK SILBERSACK
JOHN W. BEATTY
GERALD .WEIGLE,JR.
JEROME H. KEARNS
.NEAL GARDNER
CLIFFORD A. ROE, JR.
September 3, 1974
MICHAEL W. HAWKINS
BARBARA W. SCHWARTZ
FRANK C.WOODSIDE,II
G. FRANKLIN MILLER
MARK A.VANDER LAAN
GREGORY L. HELLRUNG
STEPHEN S. EBERLY
WILLIAM M. FREEDMAN
Mr. Robert A. Collier
Collier, Shannon, Rill & Edwards
Attorneys at Law
1625 Eye Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Dear Bob:
Pursuant to our telephone conversation of last week
I am enclosing some draft language that might be used by
the President for a dedication of THE MENTALLY RETARDED
CITIZEN AND THE LAW. The President and his staff may want
to use other language; this is only one possibility. It
is important for us to try to secure an early decision,
however, on the question of whether or not the President
will be willing to provide a short dedication for the
volume. Needless to say, I feel that mentally retarded
citizens, and the President's Committee on Mental Retard-
ation, would be greatly benefited by such an introduction.
THE MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZEN AND THE LAW is a landmark
volume in our efforts to insure that the legal system benefits,
rather than discriminates against, mentally retarded citizens.
The volume contains 22 major scholarly papers on various aspects
of law and mental retardation, and over 35 reaction comments
to the papers. It will probably run 800 pages. The contribu-
tors and editors of the volume are outstanding attorneys, scho-
lars, social scientists, and consumers. The topics in the
volume include many in which legal frontiers are being explored
here for the first time. I am enclosing a copy of the table
of contents of the volume for your use.
&
FORD
GERALD
LISAARY
Mr. Robert Collier
September 3, 1974
Page 2
A major focus of attention of the President's Committee
has long been in the area of law and mental retardation. The
predecessor of the President's Committee, the President's Panel
on Mental Retardation, issued a special Task Force report on
Mental Retardation and the Law. They set forth some basic prin-
ciples and called for increased scholarly attention to this long
neglected area. This effort has been pursued by the Law and
Ethics Committee of the current President's Committee. The
President's Committee decided in 1971 to pursue this goal
through a conference and publication to be sponsored by the
Committee. With the assistance of then-Secretary Elliot
Richardson, Mr. John Twiname, and Mr. James Garrett, funding
was obtained and the project begun. THE MENTALLY RETARDED
CITIZEN AND THE LAW is thus the culmination of 12 years of
efforts of the President's Committee and the President's
Panel, and has been a major focus of efforts for the President's
Committee over the past three years.
I will appreciate your bringing to the President's attention,
if you have an opportunity to do so, this question of whether he
would be willing to provide a dedication, or some other appro-
priate introductory statement for THE MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZEN
AND THE LAW.
Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting in
October.
Warm regards.
Log Yours very truly,
Lawrence A. Kane, Jr.
LAK, Jr/wg
Encs: 1/ Draft dedication statement of President Ford
2/ Table of Contents for volume "The Mentally
Retarded Citizen and the Law
LISA GERALD R. FORD
dinsmore, SHOHL, COATES & DEUPREE
DRAFT
PRESIDENTIAL DEDICATION
FOR
THE MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZEN AND THE LAW
A collection of papers and reaction comments sponsored
by the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and
to be published by The Free Press a division of
Macmillan Publishing Co.
Opportunity for every individual to develop his full potential has
long been an American ideal. We judge our success or failure as a
nation by the norms of justice and equality under the law. The treat-
ment we have accorded mentally retarded and other handicapped members
of our society tests our success and challenges our ideals. Only
recently have we sought to assure the right of mentally retarded
citizens to develop their full potential, to share in the bounty of
our land, and to receive equal justice under the law.
The President's Committee on Mental Retardation has stood for more
than a decade as the symbol of Presidential dedication to securing these
rights to mentally retarded Americans. This volume, sponsored by the
President S Committee, is a Targe step toward the achievement of that
goal. It pierces the shadows of injustice and deprivation that have too
long excluded mentally retarded individuals from their rightful place as
full citizens of our great nation. It explores legal doctrines long
used to restrict mentally retarded individuals and demonstrates the
proper place of the law as guarantor of justice and equality The
lawyers, scholars, social scientists, and parents who have isined to
gether! to produce this remarkable collection of papers and comments
challenge each of us-executive, legislator, judge, citizen-to make
our goals of justice, equality, and opportunity a reality for the
mentally retarded citizens among us.
Gerald R. Ford
President
The United States of America
2.
GERALD
FORD
LIBERT
THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON MENTAL RETARDATION
THE MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZEN AND THE LAW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
Lawrence A. Kane, Jr., Chairman, Law and Ethics Work Group
President's Committee on Mental Retardation
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS
INTRODUCTION
Michael Kindred and Julius Cohen
PART I
PERSONAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZENS
CHAPTER 1
BASIC PERSONAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS
Patricia M. Wald
Reactions
Philip Roos
Dennis Haggerty
CHAPTER 2
THE RIGHT NOT TO BE MENTALLY RETARDED
John R. Kramer
Reaction
Louis Z. Cooper
CHAPTER 3
GUARDIANSHIP AND LIMITATIONS UPON
CAPACITY
Michael Kindred
Reaction
Eleanor Elkin
CHAPTER 4
NONCONSENSUAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES
AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY
Monroe E. Price and
Robert A. Burt
Reaction
Karen Lebacqz
CHAPTER 5
TRUSTS AND ESTATE PLANNING
Richard W. Effland
Reaction
Melvin D. Heckt
CHAPTER 6
INSURANCE
Joseph F. Follman, Jr.
Reactions
R.
GERALD
FORD
Franklin C. Smith
Herschel H. Friday
LIBRARY
Page 2
PART II
RIGHTS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZENS WITHIN
COMMUNITY SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 7
THE RIGHT TO COMMUNITY SERVICES
Thomas K. Gilhool
Reactions
Hugh J. Scott
Monroe E. Price
CHAPTER 8
LABELING AND CLASSIFICATION
Michael S. Sorgen
Reaction
Virginia Davis Nordin
Louis A. Bransford
CHAPTER 9
THE RIGHT TO AN APPROPRIATE FREE
PUBLIC EDUCATION
Stanley Herr
Reactions
Percy Bates
Leopold Lippman
CHAPTER 10
THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE INCOME
AND EMPLOYMENT
Merton C. Bernstein
Reactions
Milton W. Ferris
David L. Chambers
CHAPTER 11
ZONING RESTRICTIONS AND THE RIGHT
TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
Jo Ann Chandler and
Sterling Ross
Reactions
John Deutch
Peter Simmons
CHAPTER 12 QUALITY CONTROL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
Elizabeth M. Boggs
Reactions
Philip Caper
Franklin D. Chu
PART III
INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND THE RIGHTS OF MENTALLY
RETARDED CITIZENS
CHAPTER 13
THE RIGHT TO HABILITATION
Charles R. Halpern
Reactions
David J. Rothman
Kenneth D. Gaver
LIBRARY GERALD P. FORD
CHAPTER 14
BEYOND THE RIGHT TO HABILITATION
Robert A. Burt
Reactions
James D. Clements
CHAPTER 15
DUE PROCESS IN CIVIL COMMITMENT
AND ELSEWHERE
Peter L. Strauss
Reactions
Bruce J. Ennis
Robert A. Sprecher
CHAPTER 16
THE RIGHT TO THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE
ALTERNATIVE
David Chambers
Reactions
Linda Glenn
Alan Abeson
Leopold Lippman
Dolores Norley
CHAPTER 17
JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPETENCE IN SETTING INSTITUTIONAL
STANDARDS
Robert Johnson
Reactions
Charles Acuff
Floyd Dennis
CHAPTER 18
PEONAGE AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE
Paul Friedman
Reactions
Linda Z. Tarr
David Rosen
CHAPTER 19 ADVOCACY
Fred Cohen
Reactions
Marcia Pearce Burgdorf
Wolf Wolfensberger
PART IV
THE MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZEN AND THE CRIMINAL AND
CORRECTIONAL PROCESS
CHAPTER 20
THE CRIMINAL REFORM MOVEMENT
Sanford J. Fox
Reactions
Richard C. Allen
Robert J. Golten
CHAPTER 21 CORRECTIONS
Beverly A. Rowan
Reactions
Herman Schwartz
H. Carl Haywood
R.
BERALD
FUND
CHAPTER 22
SPECIAL DOCTRINAL TREATMENT IN
CRIMINAL LAW
Norval Morris
THE
Reaction
Vincent J. Ziccardi
President
memage
Monday 2/3/75
10:45 Called Margaret Bozak -- Greetings Section of
2852
Roland Elliott's office -- she will prepare a birthday
greeting from the President.
Called Thomas Fox's home to ask where
(203) 966-8235
the party would be and what time for
Mrs. Clarenee S. Dexter.
A babysitter (Mrs. Aylward)
answered and gave me two numbers to reach
Mr. Fox in Grand Rapids -- neither of which answered. (616) 949-3938
or
949-3937
Mr. and Mrs. Dockery
361 Manhattan Rd., S.E.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter
I then called the University Club and talked with
(616) 456-8623
Mrs. Hansen; she said she'd be glad to see that
the message was delivered in time for the dinner
which will be held at 7:30 p.m.
at the University Club, #1 Vandenberg Center,
1025 Old Kent Bank Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49502
2:45 Called Florence Brown and dictated the attached message
and she will type it up and take it to Mrs. Hansen.
LIBRARY GERALD r FORD
February 3, 1975
Message dictated by Margaret Bozak in Roland Elliott's office --
to be phoned to Florence Brown for delivery to the University
Club in Grand Rapids -- to Mrs. Hansen:
Dear Mrs. Dexter:
Mrs. Ford and I were delighted to learn [from Phil Buchen] that
you are celebrating the grand occasion of your ninetieth birthday,
and we want to be sure to be included among those expressing
congratulations to you at this happy time. Surely this is a special
day for all of your friends and family. May the richest blessings
of health and happiness be yours today and throughout the years.
With our congratulations and warmest birthday wishes.
Sincerely,
Gerald R. Ford
Mrs. Clarence S. Dexter
University Club
#1 Vandenberg Center
LIBRARY GERALD ? FORD
1025 Old Kent Bank Building
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49502
Monday 2/3/75
10:30 It is routine to send birthday cards from the President
to "senior citizens" over 80.
However, in view of who it is and the shortness of time,
I thought I'd better check how you want me to handle this
one?
Memo?
Phone call from me?
Phone call from you?
Check with Mildred Leonard?
LIBRARY GERALD ? FORD
January 30, 1975
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Mr. President:
At the University Club at Grand Rapids, Michigan on
Monday night, February 3 my wife's grandmother, Mrs. Clarence S.
Dexter will be celebrating her 90th birthday.
As I am sure you are aware Mrs. Dexter has spent, I
believe, her entire life in Grand Rapids and with pride I think
it is safe to say she has truly been one of the outstanding
citizens of that community.
I know she is especially proud of having you and your
wife in the White House and I know it would mean a lot to her
if you could in some way extend your greetings to her on this
occasion.
With many thanks,
Sincerely yours
Thomas H. Fox
cc: Mr. Phillip Buchen
Counsel to the President of
the United States
P.S. Mr. Buchen:
I have never done anything like this before in my
life but I know my uncle-in-law, Joe Dockery, would have
thought to do the same were he alive.
1
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
Prosident
THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
February 17, 1975
MEMORANDUM TO: PHIL BUCHEN
FROM:
JACK MARSH Jom
Phil, I have no problem with the substance of the attached
proposed letter from the President to the American Society
of Association Executives.
I simply want to clear with you before going ahead with the
sending of such a letter.
Since time is a factor, I would appreciate an early response.
Thanks.
OK.
T.W. B.
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Dear Mr. Taylor:
The Bicentennial Year offers a unique opportunity to strengthen
relationships between the United States and other nations. This
commemoration, among other things, will highlight our historic, cultural
and economic ties to the rest of the world, therefore, we hope that the
observance of this nation's 200th anniversary will be recognized
throughout the international community.
I am aware that the American Society of Association Executives
has been working with our State Department to build a better educational
and cultural bridge through associations to the rest of the world. With
this in mind, on the occasion of your next annual meeting to be held
in Paris and Montreux, I wish to urge your members to encourage
associations of other nations to bring their groups to the United States
during our Bicentennial and in future years.
Your members can also use this occasion to build stronger trade
and cultural ties to their counterpart associations, not only to enhance
better understanding but also to contribute to the exchange of goods and
services between nations.
The 1975 annual meeting of the American Society of Association
Executives can be of great benefit to the United States and the family
of nations. The participation of your members holds a promise of
significant accomplishments toward greater international cooperation
and understanding.
Sincerely,
Gerald Ford
President
Mr. R. William Taylor, CAE
President
LIBRARY GERALD P. FORD
American Society of Association Executives
1101 16th Street, NW
Washington, D. C. 20036
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Presidental
Proclamations
February 22, 1975
Dear Ed:
Thank you for your courtesy in sharing with us
the letter you received from Mr. Peter Z.
Ingerman, who states his opposition to the use
of the phrase "in the year of our Lord" in the
recitation concluding Presidential proclamations
and executive orders.
Please assure Mr. Ingerman that his views have
been fully noted.
With kindest regards,
Sincerely,
Vern
Vernon C. Loen
Deputy Assistant
to the President
The Honorable Edwin B. Forsythe
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
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EDWIN B. FORSYTHE
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MEMBER:
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
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Congress of the United States
MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
February 17, 1975
Congressional Liaison
MP
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Sirs:
I am contacting you on behalf of my constituent Mr. Peter Z.
Ingerman of 40 Needlepoint Lane, Willingboro, New Jersey 08046.
As you will note from the attached letter, Mr. Ingerman
believes that the wording used in Executive Orders and Procla-
mations (i.e., in the year of our Lord) constitutes a form of
religious discrimination.
Your assistance in responding to Mr. Ingerman's comments
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and
attention to this request.
Sincerely,
PAE Edwin B. Forsythe
Member of Congress
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Enclosure
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40 needlepoint LANE
WILLINGBORO, N.J. 08046
1975 February 6
Congressman Edwin 8. Forsythe
331 Cannon House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
Dear Congressman Forsythe:
Thank you very much for your thoughtful letter of February 4,
addressing the problem that I raised of discrimination on the
basis of religion on the part of the government.
As you may have anticipated, none of the information you were
kind enough to send addresses my specific problem. That is,
undoubtably, my fault for not having stated the problem clearly
in the first place -- and I herewith remedy that fact.
On June 19, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive
Order 11030 "Preparation, Presentation, Filing, and Publication
of Executive Orders and Proclamations". That Executive Order
was modified on May 23, 1967, by Executive Order 11354, signed
by President Lyndon 8. Johnson, that added a section:
(g) Proclamations issued by the President shall
conclude with the following-described recitation ------
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand this
day of
, in the year
of our Lord
, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the
It is this paragraph, now appearing as 1 CFR 19.1(g), that I
feel discriminates on the basis of religion.
While I recognize that the plurality
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and, perhaps the
majority --- of the citizens of this country profess some
form of Christianity, there is a significant portion of the
population that does not.
I would not in any way wish to abridge the right of any citizen
of the United States the right to the religion of choice, and
in particular would not wish to question the right of a President
of the United States to be religious. But I do believe that
I can question whether the office of the President of the
United States should promulgate the espousal of a particular
religious orientation ------------------------- Christianity ---- together with the
promulgation of Proclamations.
Please note that my objection is not to the arbitrary assumption
of a starting point for the counting of years; the starting point
is arbitrary, and it might as well be 1975 years ago, FMY objection
phrase "of our Lord".
is specifically to the religious orientation inherent in DELIBRARY the
Sincerely yours,
Peter Zilahy Ingerman
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President
messages
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
3/13/75
Mr. Buchen:
Do you want me to
give this information
to Eliska's office now?
Eva
Yes
GERALD LIBRARY ? runo
March 13, 1975
Mr. Conable called. He sendshis regards to Mr. Buchen and the President.
Donald T. Nichols
Retirement Dinner - March 21
born February 1913, Grand Rapids
Graduated Grand Rapids Central High School 1931
Graduated University of Michigan 1936
Hired by General Motors June 22, 1936
Has 39 years of service
Served with US Navy 1943-46 - Retired with rank of Lieutenant
Resident Controller, Fisher Body Plant, Pittsburgh, Penna.
and then Kalamazoo, Mich.
Roommate of President Ford at University of Michigan
Letter should be sent to:
Mr. M. J. Hanley, Jr.
Plant Manager
GM Corp.
Kalamazoo Fisher Body Division
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001
(Mr. Hanley wrote a letter to the President inviting him
to Mr. Nichols' retirement dinner.)
JANE
LIBRARY GERALD : FORD
Connable
March 12, 1975
afred
Mr. Buchen:
Mr. Conable's Secretary called
and left the following message:
Mr. Conable is collecting the
information you wanted and he
will call Thursday. He should
have the information by then.
Jane
BERALD R. FORD DILIBRAN
3/11/75
Shirley:
Alfred Connable will be calling
Mr. Buchen tomorrow.
And then we can let Shirley in
Eliska Hasek's office know.
Eva
Amen
FORD i LIBRARY QENALD
Monday 3/10/75
4:20
Whenever you want to call Al Connable in
Kalamazoo, there are the two following:
Alfred Connable
(616) 382-5800
Office Insurance
120 American National Bank Building
and
Alfred B. Connable
(616) 375-1422
3810 Greenleaf Circle
LIBRARY GERALD P. FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Shirley Rack
called x2185
re: Donald Michols
Dairl she talked
him. the about
"Wrgent
LIBRATY GERALD R. FORD
who would
you want
to call ?
LIBRAGA GERALD : FORD
Thursday 3/6/75
5:20 Eliska Hasek is doing a Presidential Message for
Donald T. Nichols, who is retiring as Plant Comptroller
in the Fisher Body, GM Corp. in Kalamazoo -- and is
being honored on March 21.
They would like to know if he was a roomate of President Ford.
Shirley
2185
GM corp. hadwritten to invote
the President to the reterement
party - and they (Hask's offer)
if the President Breed him extremely well.
thought theyd prepare a massage
hoursed 3/21
fores Donald Message T. Nichols
Retin Comptrates
Planters
Feaher Body Kalam
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President
messages
March 14, 1975
Dear Johns
I sajoyed talking with you recently about year personal in-
volvement la the forthcoming Bicentranial Commemeration.
The four points of the Bicentennial Declaration are indeed
fundamental to building a firm foundation for the fature.
1 was pleased to learn of the close working relationship
which you have verablished with John Warner, of the
American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, and
of your joint siferts to bring the Declaration effectively
to the American public.
May I express again my warm thanks to you for your con-
tribution to the Bicentennial and the nation.
Sincerely,
Mr. John D. Reckefeller 3rd
30 Rockefeller Plasa
New York, New York 10020
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Revoluter
3/7/75
Bicenten
To: Dick Lukstat
From: Eva Daughtrey
Mr. Buchen asked me to
send you this -- as a result
of your phone conversation
with him yesterday.
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
Friday 2/28/75
9:50 Eliska mentioned yesterday that the President had cut a
tape on this bicentennial package. I told her we had
received a letter from John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, with
a draft letter for the President's signature -- so she
suggested calling Dick Lukstadt. Mr. Lukstad said
2800
he got in on all this ex post facto -- he would have
recommended to the President not to even do the taping
if he had been in on it earlier.
It is a very fine program
but
----- these things could be interpreted as an endorsement
by the President ---- and then all the groups everywhere
would expect theirs to be endorsed also.
Feels it might be wise to talk with you about the whole
thing -- so you could decide what to do with the Rockefeller letter.
(Dick has talked with John Marsh about all this too)
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Room 5600
CIrcle 7-3700
February 19, 1975
Dear Mr. Buchen:
It was good to see you again at the dinner
for the Vice President last week.
My warmest thanks to you for your help in
connection with our Bicentennial Declaration. You
indicated that it was not practical for the President
to sign the Declaration personally but that you felt
sure he would be glad instead to sign a personal letter
in support of our efforts.
Attached is a draft of such a letter which
from our point of view would be helpful.
With warm best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
ge John D. Rockefeller Il 3rd
Mr. Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
DRAFT LETTER FROM PRESIDENT FORD
2/19/75
Dear Mr. Rockefeller:
I appreciated the opportunity of talking with you recently
about the forthcoming Bicentennial.
Particularly, I was interested in the Bicentennial Declara-
tion which you brought to my attention believing that the four point:
which it makes are fundamental in this critical period of our history
You have my wholehearted support in your efforts to bring the Declar
tion effectively to the American public. [As you know, I was pleased
to tape a statement for the closed circuit program concerning the
Declaration.
Recognizing the magnitude of the communications problem in-
volved, I was gratified to learn of the close working relationship
which you have established with Mr. Warner and the American Revolu-
tionary Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) [as well as the support
which you have been receiving in the private sector, particularly
from the mass media and major business corporations.
In closing, may I express again my warm thanks to you for
efforts
the leadership which you are Making on behalf of the Bicentennial.
The hour is late and efforts such as yours are important to the final
result.
Yours sincerely,
LIBRARY GERALD P. FORD
malorial
Tuesday 2/13/75
9:55 Russ Rourks wanted you to see this -- feels you will
undoubtedly be asked about this at the dinner this
evening in New York ------ by John D. Rockefeller, 3rd.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 14, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PAUL THEIS
FROM:
PHILIP BUCHEN
T.W.B.
Attached is a copy of a Bicentennial declaration
prepared under the auspicies of John D. Rockefeller, III
and signed in the original form by persons whose names
appear at the end of the declaration, along with a copy
of a letter from Mr. Rockefeller to the President.
Mr. Rockefeller has urged the President to become an
additional signer of the declaration on the theory that
he would be doing so as a citizen and not in an official
capacity. I did talk to Mr. Rockefeller on February 13
and explained to him that it is not advisable as a
practical matter to have the President separate himself
from his official role on a matter of this sort. I also
pointed out that although Presidents have traditionally
endorsed worthy causes or proposals initiated by people
in the private sector, I would not think it appropriate
for any President to do so by joining with others in
signing a particular document.
I would suggest, however, that it would be appropriate
for the President to write a letter to Mr. Rockefeller
commending him on the declaration and expressing his
appreciation for the theme of the document. Accordingly,
I would appreciate having someone in your office draft
for my preliminary review a proposed letter from the
President.
Attachment
CC: Jack Marsh
Don Rumsfeld
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This great country of ours stands at a crucial turning point
of Prite fore
in its history. We face new and serious problems and uncertainty as
to the future.
Two hundred years ago, our founding fathers stood at a
for P
similar crossroads. Beset then by grave doubts, they ultimately
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resolved to stake everything on a handful of ideas and ideals.
Mains
They forged those ideas and ideals into founding principles
and then fought to uphold them. The American Revolution brought
forth a new system of government based on freedom, justice, and
individual rights.
Today we are called upon to maintain and improve that system
and to fulfill those principles. We are called upon to resolve our problems
in such areas as the economy, equal opportunity, the quality of life in our
cities and rural areas, education, the environment, and many others.
We, the undersigned, believe - and we feel confident we reflect
the sense of the American people - that we have reached the point in our
history when 2 second American Revolution is called for, a revolution
not of violence, but of fulfillment, of fresh purposes, and of new
directions,
We believe that the Bicentennial of our founding offers just such
an opportunity. To realize this potential, we believe the Bicentennial
must be based on four fundamentals.
DOINT I
Let us be inspired by our origins,
and by the challenges we face.
If we are not today an inspired people, we need to be reminded
that we once were, and must be again. There is high inspiration to be
found in the great ideals that created our country. The phrases that have
been worn smooth by use have fresh and urgent meaning for us today -
"government by consent of the governed, " "the blessings of liberty, " "all
men are created equal, 11 "a nation of laws. " The Bicentennial can and
must become a time to celebrate those ideals, not just in a festive sense,
but in the more profound sense of renewal and rededication.
LIBRARY GERALD B. FORD
Let us make the Bicentennial a great period of
POINT
ąchievement, nationally and in every community.
What our forebears did 200 years ago had never been done before.
What we must do today is equally unprecedented. At every level in our
society, there is an urgent need for achievement - in education, housing,
transportation, the arts, communications, new ways of solving social
problems, new methods of setting goals for the fature, increased citizen
participation in government. We believe that dedicating the Bicentennial
to achievement is the way to put the sense of alienation and powerlessness
behind us, to become once again the masters of our own destiny.
POINT
Let us commit ourselves to a Bicentennial Era, to at least
the same time span required for the founding of our nation.
III
The first American Revolution neither started nor ended on the
Fourth of July, 1776. Thirteen difficult years elapsed between the signing
of the Declaration of Independence and the creation of an enduring system
of government based on the Constitution. Many of the problems of today
are different from those of 200 years ago, but they are at least as grave.
Therefore, the second American Revolution will require at least a
comparable period of time to grow strong and firm roots. We endorse the
concept of a Bicentennial Era from 1976 to 1989, not as a prolonged festival,
but as a realistic period for tough-minded planning and accomplishment.
DOINT
Let us put our trust once again in individual initiative,
IV
in the commitment and participation of each individual citizen.
Our great experiment in democracy will surely erode unless the
Bicentennial Era becomes a time when we once again assert the primacy of
individual initiative in moving our country forward. Governmental units at
all levels must play their part in a vigorous, open, and supportive way.
But the primary responsibility lies with the people, not with government.
Let each of us, acting alone and in groups, take our own initiatives. There
is work for all - for each individual - in every part of the country, of every
color, creed, age, and ethnic background. That work must begin now.
For our part, we, the undersigned, pledge ourselves to spread
this message throughout the land, and to undertake our own individual
initiatives. We earnestly invite our fellow citizens, all those who share
our vision of what the Bicentennial Era can mean and accomplish to lend
their time, their energy, and their spirit to the work that Mes ahead. DELIBRAST
GERAL
SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION
CHARLES E. ADAMS, Chairman, Raytheon Company,
Lexington, Massachusetts
EDDIE ALBERT, Actor, Los Angeles
MANUEL ARAGON, Deputy Mayor, City of Los Angeles
MONSIGNOR GENO BARONI, President, National Center
for Urban Ethnic Affairs, Washington, D.C.
BENNY RAY BAILIE, Administrator, East Kentucky
Health Services Center, Inc., Hindman, Kentucky
CLIFFORD M. CLARKE, Executive Director, Bicentennial
Council for the Thirteen Original States, Atlanta, Georgia
A. W. CLAUSEN, President, The Bank of America,
San Francisco, California
JOAN GANZ COONEY, President, Children's Television
Workshop, New York City
WALTER CRONKITE, CBS News, New York City
VINCENT A. DE FOREST, Chairman, Afro-American
Bicentennial Corp., Washington, D.C.
WILLIAM C. FRIDAY, President, University of
North Carolina
JOHN W. GARDNER, Chairman, Common Cause,
Washington, D.C.
LADONNA HARRIS, President, Americans for Indian
Opportunity, Washington, D.C.
REVEREND THEODORE M. HESBURGH, President,
Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana
LADY BIRD JOHNSON, Stonewall, Texas
ERIK JONSSON, Chairman, Texas Instruments, Dallas,
Texas
LIBRATY GERALD B. FORD
VERNON E. JORDAN, JR., Executive Director, National
Urban League, Inc., New York City
BILLE JEAN KING, U.S. Open Tennis Champion, Los Angeles
California
ROBERT S, MC NAMARA, President, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, Washington, D.C.
DR. MARGARET MEAD, Anthropologist, American Museum
of Natural History, New York City
GEORGE MEANY, President, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
RUBEN F. METTLER, President, TRW, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
ARJAY MILLER, Dean, Stanford Business School, Stanford,
California
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Chairman, Commission on
Human Rights, New York City
JOSEPH PAPP, Producer, New York Shakespeare Festival
ESTHER PETERSON, Consumer Advisor, Giant Food, Inc.,
Washington, D.C.
MERRILL D. PETERSON, Professor of History, University
of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
ELLIOT L. RICHARDSON, former Attorney General of the U.S.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER 3RD, New York City
DR. JONAS E. SALK, Director, The Salk Institute,
La Jolla, California
DR. FRANK STANTON, Chairman, The American National
Red Cross, Washington, D.C.
ISAAC STERN, New York City
CYRUS VANCE, President, Association of the Bar of the
City of New York
R.
GERALD
FORD
LIBERTY
GEORGE H. WEYERHAEUSER, President, Weyerhaeuser
Company, Tacoma, Washington
DOLORES WHARTON, Vice Chairperson, Michigan Bicentennial
COMMISSION
ROY WILKINS, Executive Director, National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People, New York City
DR. HELEN WISE, Chairperson, National Education Association
Bicentennial Committee, Washington, D.C.
LEONARD WOODCOCK, President, United Auto Workers,
Detroit, Michigan
WALTER A. HAAS, JR., Chairman of the Board, Levi Strauss
& Company
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SPEAKING BUREAU
OTHER
REPORTMENT OFFICE
Dear Mr. President:
HOW thoughtful of you to write me concerning the
Rockefeller Public Service Awards Luncheon on December
fourth. It meant so very much to us and to the occasion
to have you present. Your gracious comments about my part
in the program were deeply appreciated.
Early last week, I met with your associate, John
Marsh, to talk about the Bicentennial. For sometime now I
have been concerned that people are thinking of the Bicen-
tennial almost entirely as a birthday party. To me it must
not only be based on the inspirational, going back to the
spirit of our forebears, but it must focus on achievement--
the overcoming of the problems which face us today. And
underlying it all must be the recognition of the importance
of individual initiative.
By now Mr. Marsh, I am sure, will have shown you
the Bicentennial Declaration which we discussed. If the
occasion is to have the meaning and the depth, which I be-
lieve it can and must have, we need your participation in
the presentation of the Declaration to the public. I hope
so much that we can meet briefly sometime at your convenience
before too long.
With warm best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
3l
John D. Rockefeller 3rd
The President
The White House
R.
Washington, D. C.
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callys, 12/31 3/1/20
Dear Mr. Marsh:
I appreciated the opportunity to talk with you
earlier in the week. When I telephoned you asking for the
appointment, I had not realized the full extent of your
own knowledge about the Bicentennial as well as your in-
terest in it. It is most gratifying.
As you realize, time is running in relation to
the Bicentennial. If it is to be accepted by the public
as more than a birthday party, it is essential that we move
promotly with a communications program such as we outlined
to you. Key to this approach would be President Ford's
interest and participation.
You stated that you would be glad to discuss
with the President the Bicentennial Declaration which we
left with you. What I would like to urge is that as soon
as possible a follow-up meeting with the President be ar-
ranged so that we could present more specifically alterna-
tive programs which would result in his effective support.
As I understand it, the President is off this
weekend for a week of skiing in Colorado. Might it be pos-
sible to get together sometime during the following week--
the week of the twenty-ninth? I might mention that I hope
to be away the week beginning on January fifth but will be
here right along otherwise.
I look forward to working with you in connection
with this important matter.
Sincerely,
The Honorable John Jane O. Marsh
D.
Rockefuller
R.
FORD
John D. Rockefeller 3rd
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P.S.
I am enclosing a copy of a letter which I have just
written to the President in reply to a warm and most
gracious letter from him about the Rockefeller Public
Service Awards luncheon on December 4th.
P.P.S. Because I read in the paper that the President had
talked with my brother Nelson about some involvement
in the Bicentennial, I talked with him over the
weekend about yours and my conversation on the
subject. He said would I please write him a memo
in regard to the matter so that he would be brought
up to date. This I am doing.
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am Society
International
March 24, 1975
Daw
Saymour
Rubin
To:
Eliska Hasek
4/24-26/75
From: Eva Daughtrey
Mr. Buchen asked me to
send this letter from
Seymour Rubin for your
consideration.
Thanks so much.
Attachment: Letter of 3/21
concerning message from the
President in connection with the
Sixty-ninth annual meeting of
the American Society of International
Law at the Statler Hilton April 24-26,
1975.
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL
Presidential Massager LAW
2223 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. N.W.
PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20008
RICHARD R. BAXTER
HONORARY PRESIDENT
(202) 265-4313
MYRES S. McDougal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SEYMOUR J. RUBIN
CABLES "AMINTLAW"
VICE PRESIDENTS
RICHARD A. FALK
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
JOHN LAWRENCE HARGROVE
RICHARD N. GARDNER
WALTER STERLING SURREY
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL
March 21, 1975
ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH PROJECT
SECRETARY
DAVID A. KAY
EDWARD DUMBAULD
SENIOR RESEARCH MANAGER
ROBERT E. STEIN
TREASURER
FRANZ M. OPPENHEIMER
The Honorable Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Buchen,
As I explained to your secretary yesterday afternoon,
The American Society of International Law is having its
Sixty-ninth Annual Meeting here in Washington at the Statler
Hilton Hotel April 24-26, 1975. I am sure that you know of
the Society and what I may immodestly suggest is its pre-
eminent position in the field of international law. For
purposes of the record, I enclose herewith a brochure des-
cribing the Society.
In past years, the Society has been favored with letters
of greetings from the President of the United States. In my
relatively new capacity (since January 1) at the Society, I
would hope that President Ford might find it possible to send
such a letter; my hopes are heightened by reason of the fact
that the President and I are classmates (Michigan '35) and
fellow M Club members, and that, in other days, I had consid-
erable and friendly relations with him. On the merits, I
would hope that such a letter would be considered appropriate.
It was suggested to me that a draft letter might be
appropriate, as a suggestion. Rather than presuming to antic-
ipate what the President might want to say, should he decide
to send a message, I enclose herewith a Xerox of the message
sent by President Nixon on April 22, 1972.
A message could be sent to the attention of either Presi-
dent R.R. Baxter of the Society or myself, at this address,
at any time prior to April 24.
My apologies for bothering you with this matter.
R.
GERALD
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Enclosures
ANNUAL DINNER
Saturday, April 29, 1972 at 7:30 p.m.
Chairman of the Committee on the Annual Meeting
BURNS H. WESTON
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 25, 1972
The Annual Dinner of the American Society of International Law pro-
vides a welcome forum for me to applaud your continuing contributions to
international understanding and to lasting peace.
It has been said that law is a pledge that the citizens of a state will do
justice to one another. By extension, international law then becomes a
pledge between individual nations to do justice to one another. In order
to render this pledge effective, it is imperative that a determined spirit
of goodwill be the keystone of all intercourse between the nations of the
world. You have helped to build a sturdy foundation for such a spirit
of goodwill that will benefit not only your fellow citizens, but men and
women everywhere.
I warmly commend your continuing efforts to promote the rule of law
and to achieve its universal acceptance.
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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY
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OFFICERS AND COUNCIL
OFFICERS AND COUNCIL
1974-1975
1974-1975
Executive Council
Honorary President Myres S. McDougal
President
Richard R. Baxter*
To Serve Until 1975 Richard J. Barnet
Goler T. Butcher
Honorary Vice-
Presidents
Thomas Ehrlich
William W. Bishop, Jr.
Herbert W. Briggs
Arghyrios A. Fatouros
Arthur H. Dean
F.V. Garcia-Amador
Hardy C. Dillard
Howard B. Hill
Leo Gross
W. Michael Reisman
John Hazard
Arthur Rovine
James N. Hyde
Philip C. Jessup
Harold D. Lasswell
To Serve Until 1976
Mary Ellen Caldwell*
Monroe Leigh
Carl Q. Christol
Brunson MacChesney
Charles E. Martin
Haliburton Fales II
William D. Rogers*
Clarence Clyde Ferguson
Oscar Schachter
Richard B. Lillich
John R. Stevenson
J. Gregory Lynch
Robert R. Wilson
Burns H. Weston
Vice-Presidents
Richard A. Faik*
Richard N. Gardner*
To Serve Until 1977
Kay Boals
Walter S. Surrey*
Charles N. Brower
Secretary
Edward Dumbauld
William Coplin
Robert H. Frick
Treasurer
Franz M. Oppenheimer
Allan E. Gotlieb
Robert MacCrate
Assistant Treasurer James C. Conner
Lester Nurick
Peter H. Rohn
Executive Director
Seymour J. Rubin
Director of Studies
John Lawrence
Hargrove
Director of Interna-
tional Organizations
Research Project
David A. Kay
Senior Research
Manager
Robert E. Stein
*Members of the Executive Committee
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