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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box B81, folder \"Reagan, Ronald (1)\" of the\nPresident Ford Committee Campaign Records at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nSome items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted\nmaterials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to\nthese materials.\nReagan\nSeptember 23, 1976\nMrs. Julie D. Donish\nPost Office Box 4423\nSan Francisco, California 94101\nDear Mrs. Donish:\nThank you for your recent letter and copies of the\nCounterfeit Candidate which you sent to President Ford.\nI have been asked to respond to you on behalf of the\nPresident Ford Committee.\nAs you know, the Convention is over and President Ford is\nvery pleased to have received the Republican Party's\nnomination. He looks forward to a vigorous and active\ncampaign in the weeks ahead. The President will be work-\ning with all segments of the Republican Party to ensure\nvictory in the November election.\nWe appreciate your concern and thank you for sending us\ncopies of the book by Mr. Steffgen. I will forward the\nbook to the people whom you have intended them to be sent.\nBoth President Ford and Senator Dole want tothankk you for\nyour support, and hope that they can count on your con-\ntinued support in the weeks ahead.\nSincerely,\nR\nGERALD\n1\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nReagan\n9/13/76\nMr.S Jalie D. Donish\nPO. Box 4423\nSan Francisco, CA 94101\nDear Mrs. Donish,\nletterand copies of Counterfeit\nThank your for your recent\nA have been askes to respond to you on\nCandidate which you sent to PresidentFord.\nbehalf of the President Ford Committee.\nis over, and President Ford. is very pleased to\nas you know, the Comention\nto have received the Repablician Party's\nnomination. He looks forward to a\nurgorous shed. and active campaigning the\nmonths ahead. President\nwill be working with all requests of the\nRepublican Party to ensure mictory in\nthe November election.\nbook My Mr. steffaershim willforword\nthank you for sending copies they\nWe appreciate your concerning and\nthe them books tobe to sent. the people you have intended\nBoth President Ford and Senator\nand will and hope that you they can count\nDole want to then Hhank you for your support,\nahead. on your the weh weeks\nSincerely,\nBN: IS\nBarlara D. Narris\nDirector of Correspondence\nDept 37d 1976\nMr Jonen Baker\nChainnon Compaign\nFor Prus. J. ford Agr.\nbash DC,\nDear Mr Boker\nIn more than a bit\nat return of\neveryoad pkg. Regisher\n2 2 sumper error only indicates mad. restrully\nbock of interestif duty\nPlease other to arronge\nPHon Deleary great to confirmation she Pres in\nyour program\nπ\nI Could write pagts- -\nthe fest results to Then\nIn converting and Jasting\nDecemocrate vate to Pres. ford.\nThe enclosed Book I\nhose- and all steee excellating,\nThis explonatory treas\n8 Bosh is sesson\nfords Vectory I Would\nlike to Dearh all 50 states\nto accomplesh the greatest\nfor The Esse Roor and\nVictory D did Do muck\nbe must do Do ford,\nDo you think you could\nDo arrange could a meeting Letter with BERF relate me\nmuch morthable formation\nIII\nDeel you plase let me\nknow of The Pres. and Securitor\nDole seed Cres. Elet Re'd\nthe mail from I 'Reat\nto Them. also why I\nsuggested what ) did\n2 Gm working on very\ncomportant Propects foul\nrestore Economy\nPlease here all in your\nstoff, relate reasons and\naccomplisherety ustring,\nprotecting Responsibility\nand dutes of Pres. falt.\nMy Reid regards\nNishis to Pres, \"Hard- to\nyou - with appearation\nSeaserely\nand John In her\nHere head from Biddle\nJile pargo\nPresident Gerald R. Ford\nAnti-Ford\nc/o The President Ford Committee\nP.O. Box 300\nWashington, D.C. 20036\nDear Mr. President:\nYes, I want to be a part of your campaign effort. I believe as you do that 1976\nwill be a critical election year for America, and I want to see you elected so that you\nmay carry on the programs and policies outlined in your letter.\nEnclosed is my contribution for:\n$15\n$25\n$50\n$100\n$250\n$500\n$1,000\nEASTERDAY\nName (Please print)\nSignature of Contributor\nAddress\nCity\nState\nZip Code\nOccupation\nPlace of Business\nPlease make checks payable to: THE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE.\nOnly personal checks may be accepted-corporate contributions are prohibited\nby law.\nThe President Ford Committee is the only organization, under law, which may\nraise and spend money in behalf of President Ford's campaign.\nIndividuals are limited to contributions of $1,000-spouses and children over\n18 years of age may also contribute up to $1,000. The individual contributor must\nsign the check or this contribution form.\nPlease return your contribution in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.\nFORD\nTHE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE. Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman, Robert Mosbacher, National Finance Chairman, Robert\nMoot, Treasurer. A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal\nElection Commission. Washington, D.C. 20463.\nIf you are a Federal employee or if you have a matter pending before a Federal regulatory commission or a Federal agency,\nplease disregard this appeal.\nno I camit Note for you since\nyou hurt the farmers so much\nlast scemmer and the disty lick\nthat was played an Rmald Reggan in\nCalif. calling him a was manger\n2 will vote Republican regardless\nwhether you all Regean but noud\nfavor mr Reagan\n1066\nYes, Mr. President,\nyou can count on me.\nGERALD R. FORD\nWASHINGTON\nJune 14, 1976\nMrs. Beulah I. Easterday\nApt. 6\nWheatridge Manor\nAtwood, Kansas 67730\nDear Mrs. Easterday:\nI am writing to ask for your help once again.\nin the past and those\nFiletto REAGAN\nPresident Gerald R. Ford\nc/o The President Ford\nP.O. Box 300\nWashington, D.C. 20036\nCommittee have I done think well\nDear Mr. President:\nYes, I want to be a part of your campaign effort. I believe as you do that 1976\nwill be a critical election year for America, and I want to see you elected so that you\nmay carry on the programs and policies outlined in your letter.\nEnclosed is my contribution for:\n$15\n$25\n$50\n$100\n$250\n$500\n$1,000\nName Signature (Please of Contributor print) Morma Smith\nAddress\n709 W Trumen\nJteacher\nCity\nreliud Place of Business\n64050\nbidy Ms.\nState\nZip Code\nOccupation\nPlease make checks payable to: THE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE.\nOnly personal checks may be accepted-corporate contributions are prohibited\nby law.\nThe President Ford Committee is the only organization, under law, which may\nraise and spend money in behalf of President Ford's campaign.\nIndividuals are limited to contributions of $1,000-spouses and children over\n18 years of age may also contribute up to $1,000. The individual contributor must\nsign the check or this contribution form.\nPlease return your 'contribution in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.\nSSKD is\nTHE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE. Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman, Robert Mosbacher, National Finance Chairman, Robert C.\nMoot, Treasurer. A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal\nElection Commission, Washington, D.C. 20463.\nIf you are a Federal employee or if you have a matter pending before a Federal regulatory commission or a Federal agency,\nplease disregard this appeal.\n1066\nYes, Mr. President,\nyou can count on me.\nPresident Gerald R. Ford\nc/o The President Ford Committee\nP.O. Box 300\nWashington, D.C. 20036\nDear Mr. President:\nYes, I want to be a part of your campaign effort. I believe as you do that 1976\nwill be a critical election year for America, and I want to see you elected so that you\nmay carry on the programs and policies outlined in your letter.\nEnclosed is my contribution for:\n$15\n$25\n$50\n$100\n$250\n$500\n$1,000\nName (Please print)\nSignature of Contributor\nAddress\nCity\nState\nZip Code\nOccupation\nPlace of Business\nPlease make checks payable to: THE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE.\nOnly personal checks may be accepted-corporate contributions are prohibited\nby law.\nThe President Ford Committee is the only organization, under law, which may\nraise and spend money in behalf of President Ford's campaign.\nIndividuals are limited to contributions of $1,000-spouses and children over\n18 years of age may also contribute up to $1,000. The individual contributor must\nsign the check or this contribution form.\nPlease return your 'contribution in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.\nTHE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE, Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman, Robert Mosbacher, National Finance Chairman, Robert C.\nMoot, Treasurer. A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal\nElection Commission, Washington, D.C. 20463.\nIf you are a Federal employee or if you have a matter pending before a Federal regulatory commission or a Federal agency,\nplease disregard this appeal.\n6-23-76\nDear Mr, President:- TRO-Reagan an\nI am an\nI walked my present for him\nardent worker for Governos Reagan\nHe is minova time strong and\nconsistent in follow though\nHe is Man \"Cimerica First, mon;\nsafety through strength and\npersistance and corristence\nnice but being a President, neel gry\nyou work bard at being a\nis not guy; enough to be Mr\nyou are a fall guy for the\nsubtle pressure types like Vistenger\nWe want man who is his rennan\nYes, Mr. President,\n1999\nAND\nyou can count on me.\npolitically\nnot\n/\nRespectfully,\nTiemto th\n5540 Lady bird Lane\nLoo Tollo CA 92037\nFile Ao- Readom\nPresident Gerald R. Ford\nas I have stated\nc/o The President Ford Committee\nP.O. Box 300\nbefore d am sup.\nWashington, D.C. 20036\nposting Ronald Reagan\nDear Mr. President:\nand his Campaign as\nYes, I want to be a part your as you\nof d share campaign effort. I his believe do that 1976\nwill be a critical election year for America, and I want to see you elected so that you\nmay carry on the programs and policies outlined in your letter. particularly,\nEnclosed is my contribution for:\nhis stand Communism against\n$15\n$25\n$50\n$100\n$250\n$500\n$1,000 (which we\nRomilda M. Vail\ndesperatelyneed\nName (Please print)\nSignature of Contributor\n515 ExeteR Rd., F7\nAddress\nSan Antonio TX State 78209\nCivil City Service Retired -\nZip Code\nOccupation\nPlace of Business\nPlease make checks payable to: THE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE.\nOnly personal checks may be accepted-corporate contributions are prohibited\nby law.\nThe President Ford Committee is the only organization, under law, which may\nraise and spend money in behalf of President Ford's campaign.\nIndividuals are limited to contributions of $1,000-spouses and children over\n18 years of age may also contribute up to $1,000. The individual contributor must\nsign the check or this contribution form.\nas\nPlease return your 'contribution in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.\nFORD\nTHE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE, Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman, Robert Mosbacher, National Finance Chairman, Robert C.\nMoot, Treasurer. A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal\nLIBRARY\nElection Commission, Washington, D.C. 20463.\nIf you are a Federal employee or if you have a matter pending before a Federal regulatory commission or a Federal agency,\nplease disregard this appeal.\n1966\nYes, Mr. President,\nyou can count on me.\nComment.\nAugust 12, 1976\nReagan\nMrs. Wallace Lyle\n1921 Myrtle Street\nErie, Pennsylvania 16502\nDear Mrs. Lyle:\nThank you very much for forwarding us a 1968 copy of\nThe Erie Churchman. I found the article on Governor Reagan\nto be of particular interest. Thank you for sharing it\nwiththhese of us at the President Ford Committee.\nMuch has been accomplished during the two years of the\nFord Administration. The economy is steadily improving,\nmore and more people are returning to work, no American\ntroops are engaged in combat anywhere in the world, and the\nconfidence in government, so lacking just two short years\nago, is gradually being restored.\nAlthough much has been accomplished, much remains to\nbe done. The President looks to the future optimistically\nand stands ready to face all challenges which might arise.\nThanks again for the article. I hope President Ford\ncan count on your support in the months ahead.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nR.\nGEORTS\nFORD\nTRUNTY\nAugust 12, 1976\nPro anti Reason\nMrs. C. A. Christopherson\n809 Ridge Road\nSioux Falls, South Dakota 57105\nDear Mrs. Christopherson:\nThank you very much for your recent letter about the delegate\nselection process in South Dakota. I am sorry that you are not\nsuppotting President Ford at the present time, but you are correct\nthat this letter from the Committee will be a plea for party unity.\nBut first, let me tell you that the type of delegate selection\nprocess which went on in South Dakota has occurred all across the\ncountry and the practice of limiting the opponent's delegates to\nthe minimum, despite the outcome of a primary, has been practiced\nby both sides.\nIn North Carolina, for instance, Governor James Holshouser,\nthat state's first Republican Governor in 72 years, was prohibited\na delegate seat at the Republican State Convention because he was a\nFord supporter. Th is same phenomenon has occurred throughout the\ncountry as each side battled, sometimes bitterly, for every last\ndelegate.\nIt is extremely important, however, that all loyal Republicans\nkeep this battle in perspective and remember who the real enemy is.\nAfter the Kansas City Convention, the Party must heal its wounds\nand unite together to defeat the liberal team of Carter=Mondale. If\nloyal Republicans become alienated by the Convention, then the nomina-\ntion will not be worth anything to President Ford or Governor Reggan.\nThank you again for your letter, Mrs. Christopherson, and I hope\nPresident Ford will be able to count on your support this fall.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nR\nDirector of Correspondence BERAL\nFORD\nTHE\nOUT:- (pro Reage\nsiting delegate-syptem,\nRegist\nJune 27,1976\nRogers C.B. morton\nChrm. Ford for President Committee\nWashington, D.C.\nDeat Sir:-\nthe fact that I have beer been a staunch Republican\nI want to begin this communication with\nwould very much like to continue able to doso;\nfor long as I have eligible to he to vate and\nbut, I very chagring and dis qust & of the\nway this Primary campaign has been cand ncted!!\nready to nate in the Fall; but when activities\nof the primanies a Unite 2 Republican Party,\nyou keep saying you want - at the close\nno less, of one d deligate vote was givented to\nInlegate meeting this past week, when a \"concession\ngo and in the way they were at the Minnesata\nLovor President- or should D say Card Date\nReagan and the sules and regulations to\nseem to end up with - Dirty D alitics. that\nFord ih certainly looks to sny like, as sundalways\nthink the Republicans have had endug R of\nkind of stench to\nas can no assestain, I am a\nin Presidency! However, I do not\nsher -Lle and want to see any Party at\nFord can defeat Carter and I want\nto go to the polls and has vate for One who Can win\"-\nas President Ford saids; so, Sets be Lais let's\nand above board at least the are\ngetting United -- why not the Republicans by\nwith both their pre- convention candi dates.\nbeing creditable, hanest and sincere !?\nof stereaty then and letters, of Party\nI imagine, if'd do get a reply, ih will be one\nis on, be fair all that gaes with it.\nUnity -- alright honesh. be fair and Convent in\nVery\nRepublican\nMrs. C.A. Christophersen\nP.S. I have wanked an\n809 Ridge Road\nSloux 115, S.D.-57105\nmany campaigns- phones,\nThe so own sure. contributions, etc.\nDemo Reagan for ford.\nAugust 16, 1976\nMiss Lucille Parker\n1207 Watts Street\nDurham, N.C. 27701\nDear Miss Parker:\nThank you for your recent letter expressing interest in\nPresident Ford. We appreciate your support as the concern\nof Americans everywhere is an invaluable contribution to\nour efforts here at the President Ford Committee. And it\nis also reassuring to learn that Democrats like yourself\nhave decided to support President Ford in this year's\ndeection.\nIn answer to your questions pertaining to Mr. Reagan, I\nam sorry but we donnot have any information on him at this\ntime. But you may wish to contact his headquarters at\n1730 K Street, Washington, D.C. 20036.\nTabnk you once agåme for your support and I hope that\nPresident Ford can count on your support in the fall.\nSincerely,\nBN7fe\nBarbara Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nLIBRARY GERALD ? FORM\nA\nResgon\nTo the FORD FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE:\nWhat is Ronald Reagan's real name, who are, or\nwere, his parents, where was he born - in other\nwords, what is his background?\nWhy have these questions not been asked, or\nanswered? They seem vital in the case of a man\nwho aspires to the highest office in our land.\nIs it too late to bring out the answers?\nIt is my great hope that Mr. Ford be nominated,\nAND ELECTED.\nA concerned citizen -\nLucille Parker\nMiss Lucille Parker\n1207 Watts Street\nDurham, N. C. 27701\nIf you are interested in statistics - I am a\nw-a-s-p, 76 years old, a registered Democrat,\nbut since 1948 (when I was registered Republican\nin Buffalo, NY), I have voted as a complete\nIndependent.\n8.\nBERALD\nFORD\nPROCLAIM LIBERTY\nPOST) TAL 12 -PM SERVICE AUG NC\nTROUGHOUT Elvsn* OUGHOUT\n275\n1976\nALLTHE LAND ALLTHE LAND\nThe FORD FOR PRESIDENT Committee\nWashington, D. C.\n84\n071830 LIBRAR,\nReagan\nJuly 15, 1976\nCommonts\nMr. Virgil F. Myers\n501 West Maple Avenue\n2nd\nNorth Liberty, Indiana 46554\nDear Mr. Myers:\nThank you for your recent letter expressing support for\nPresident Ford. The concern and dedication of many Americans\nlike yourself is an invaluable contribution to the campaign.\nThe President is glad to know that he can count on you as he\ncontinues his efforts toward the election in November.\nPresident Ford took office in very troubled times and his\nfirm leadership and sound policies have done much to overcome\nthe many problems facing our nation. It is our sincere belief\nthat President Ford will receive the nomination and go on to\nlead a united Republican Party to victory in November.\nOnce again, thank you for your interest and for your\ncontinued support of President Ford in the months ahead.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nBDN/fh\nas\nGERALE\n0807\nJuly 9,1976\nto Whom It May concern\n& am writting in regard to\nthe nomination of Ronald Reagon as\ncandidate on our, Republican Teckel, for\nPresident\nI am a disabled Veteran of WWII\nl should think the Republicant should\nremember the defeat we took at the hands\nof 7.D.R. in 1940, when we nominated\nan if democrah for our party.\nHendell Helpie had backed\nF.D.R. for two terms, but broke with\nthe party later on\nto me this about what we\naddmission has said he was BERALE democrah\nare doing now Reagon by his own FORD\nat one time\nthe Dems. but I do think we have\nI have nothing personalagainst\nplanty of good qualified men of women\nto consider\nI've noted Republican all my life,\nI'm 56 years old. I do hope I will not\nloose my vote this time\nThank you\nVergil 7. Myere\n50lw. Maple are\nNorth 46554 Liberty drd.\nReagan\n/\nJuly 6, 1976\nMr. Robert L. Tiffany\n2171 Gulf Shore Boulevard, North\nNaples, Florida 33940\nDear Mr. Tiffany:\nMr. Morton has read your letter and has\nasked me to thank you for taking the time\nto write to us.\nWe appreciate your comments and sincerely\nhope we can count on your support of\nPresident Ford in the upcoming months.\nYours sincerely,\nG. KENT KAHLE\nAssistant to the Chairman\nFORD & DERALT LIBRARY\nMay 26, 1976.\nHonorable Rogers C.B. Morton\nChairman Ford Campaign Committee\nWhiteHouse\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mr. Morton:\nIn my opinion the best reason thatanyone has for\nnot thinking that Mr. Reagan would be acceptable\nas President of The United States is because of his\ninability to solve his own problems that caused\nhis divorce.\nIf he cannot handle his own problems what gives him\nthe impression that he could handle the problems\nof the United States.\nVerytrly yours,\nRobert\nRobert L. Tiffany L. affairy\n2171 Gulf Shore Blvd. North\nNaples, Florida 33940\nFORD in LIBRARY GERALD\n/\nReagan\nJuly 6, 1976\nMs. Eunice E. Tenny\nP.O. Box 36\nDel Mar, California 92014\nDear Ms. Tenny:\nThank you very much for your recent letter to Mr. Morton.\nYour illustration of the fallacy in Mr. Reagan's campaign\ncommercials is very helpful.\nMuch has been accomplished during the 22 months of the\nFord Administration, though much remains to be done. The\nPresident looks to the future optimistically and stands ready\nto face all challenges which might arise.\nThanks again for your letter. Hopefully we can stop\npersons from believing such misleading statements in other\nstates. I hope President Ford can count on your continued\nsupport in the months ahead.\nSincerely,\nBarbara Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nLIQUARY GERALS ? TOTAL\nComment\nJune 13,1976\nRogers Morton,\nPresidential Campaign Committee,\nc/o The White House,\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Morton: Re: Campaign commercials.\nAs time is flying toward convention time, I am\nwriting you directly.\nDuring the past week, I watched a Ronald Reagan\ncampaign commercial in which when discussing tax\nreform, he stated thet he \"would like to accomplish\non a national basis what we did in California with\nProposition I.\"\nThis statement left the impression that some\ntax reforms were indeed accomplished. Governor\nReagan's Proposition I was put before the California\nelectorate in November 1973 as an initiative in a\nspecial election, and it was overwhelmingly defeated.\nI worked with the coalition as a League of Women\nVoters member which helped defeat Proposition I.\nIn the interest of fair campaign practice, such\nmisleading statements should be corrected, so that\ndelegates in other states may have a truer picture\nof the facts.\nI hope this information is helpful.\nYours sincerely,\nEncire Eunice E. E Tenny Jeuny\nP.O.Box 36,\nDel Mar, Ca. 92014\nLIBRARY GERALD ? OFF\nReagan\nJuly 2, 1976\nMr. George Toll\n3632 Rose Avenue\nLong Beach, California 90807\nDear Mr. Toll:\nThank you for your recent letter expressing interest\nin President Ford's campaign. We appreciate your kind\nmessage of support, as the concern of millions of Americans\nlike yourself is an invaluable contribution to the campaign.\nThe President took office in very troubled times and\nhas done much to overcome the many problems facing our\nnation. His firm leadership and sound policies have re-\nsulted in an increase in employment, a decrease in inflation,\na restoration of American prestige abroad as well as a greater\nsense of national integrity and pride. It is the firm be-\nlief of all of us here at the President Ford Committee that\nour efforts will lead to not only a victory in Kansas City\nbut also in November's general election.\nThank you again for sending us your thoughtful comments.\nI hope that President Ford can count on your support in the\nmonths ahead.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nLISAARY GERALD R. FORD)\ncomments\nmr. Robert H. march\nDeputy charrman for administration may 12-1976\nPres. ford Committee\n1828 L at smoke 250\nWashington De 20036\nSurely by now you must be convinced\nthat the campargn policy of emulating\nvetra-conservation Reagan, is not working\n& haven't heard a word about the\nbillion dollar man\", or about the record\nof Reagan in California you must\nadmit that of this nothing candidate\ncan heat Ford then surely any Democrat\nCould win in november\nReagan hasn't come forth as yet with\nany positive program all he has done\nis to put Ford on the defensive and\nto out \" Enkervative\" Reagan, the\nFord, falling reght into his trap, has tried\ncampaign committee doesn't plene to realize\nthat this is Reogans weshest point\ncertainly not his strongect.\nweakness of the 50 billion dollar man\nIf ford doesn't very quickly, attack the\nthen the present trend will continue.\nGeorge Tall\n3632 Rose ave\nGERALD : FORD\nLory Beach Caly\n90807\nLorements\nIssue- Reagen\nJune 24, 1976\nMrs. Carl W. Adkins\n6165 8th Avenue, North\nSt. Petersburg, Florida 33710\nDear Mrs. Adkins:\nMr. Morton has seen your noted attached to the form letter\nsent you from Mr. Reagan's headquarters. We appreciate\nyour concern and thank you for keeping us aletted.\nYour support is very important to the President and its\ngood to know he can count on you in the months ahead.\nThanks again for writing.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nBDN/dm\nFORD is 038419 LIBRARY\nREAGAN CALIFORNIA FUND\nVIC\nto mr Ford November\nProject\nThis letter was\noung America's Campaign Committee\nsent\nto\nMrs\nCarl\nAdkins, 6165.8thare\nDear Friend:\nMrs.\nWe did it!\nmr morton: I'expect you have this information\nbut I'm for mr Ford and dontlike this Rud aflitionative\nRonald Reagan won an verwhelming victory in Cali-\nby R no. St Petersburg Fla 33710\nmrs\nfornia a victory which in no small measure was a result\nof your faithful support.\nfrom the young ameuca's Campaign Comm. fornia. contruced below, of:\nWe said we needed $25,000 by May 25, 1976, to place\nspot radio ads by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., throughout Cali-\nAnd you responded. Generously. We met our deadline,\nand our goal. (I ded not)\nOne thousand six hundred and fourteen radio spots\nfor Ronald Reagan were broadcast over 75 different radio\nstations during the week before the California Primary.\nPolitical analysts said these were one of the most\neffective radio ads ever broadcast during an election\ncampaign. And they were right.\nThe ads contributed to Ronald Reagan's huge margin\nof victory. There is no doubt about that. You can be proud\nthat you played a major part in his victory.\nThe ads were placed on radio stations from Los Angeles\nto San Francisco, from Sacramento to Palm Springs, from\nPasadena to Long Beach.\nYou can see from the enclosed summary sheet exactly\nthe kind of effective coverage throughout the state we\nachieved with these radio spots.\nYou should know that the ads were so successful that\nthey were also used in Arkansas and Texas.\nIt is no coincidence that those states, as well as\nI this doesn't mean that all young american\nFreldom suppose that I donate occasionally to to are for as I'm Regan\nhis most impressive victories.\nfor but thought I'd send this information you Vote will\nnot interested in Reagan my Adkins\nCalifornia, are the ones in which Ronald Reagan scored\nThe 167 delegates Ronald Reagan won in California\nwere critical and will now enable him the final surge\ntoward victory that is necessary for a first ballot victory\nat the convention.\nGERAL\nContinued\nLIBRARY\n919-18th Street, N.W.\nSuite 800\nWashington, D. C. 20006\n-2-\nThat is why I am writing to you today. I need your\nhelp again. And I need it right away so that the Committee\ncan keep going.\nHaving seen what we did in California, having seen what\nimpact your contribution had on the primary there, you know\nthat your money was not squandered or wasted. You know\nthat with your help we did what we said we were going to\ndo- help Ronald Reagan win the California primary.\nWe have tried always to meet our obligations, from\nfulfilling our promises to paying our bills. That is why\nI am asking for your continued support and contribution.\nWith a check of $15 or $20 or even $50 or $100 from\neach of our faithful friends, we can immediately pay our\ndebts and continue to pursue the conservative programs we\nall support:\n* A lobbying effort among uncommitted delegates\nto put Ronald Reagan over the top in Kansas City\n* The election of a Congress Ronald Reagan can work\nwith\n* The election of conservatives to state legisla-\ntures where political careers begin\nPlease help us continue the good fight against Liberal\ndomination wherever it occurs in government.\nHelp us so that the struggle in which you and I have\nparticipated--the election of Ronald Reagan and the restora-\ntion of conservative principles--can continue with its vigor\nthrough his inauguration January, 1977, and beyond.\nSincerely,\nRon Robinson\nNational Chairman\nabut it may shed some light there were md.\nof courrethes is all over now to the -\nSUMMARY OF REAGAN RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY THE REAGAN\nFord committee. Certainlythere ltrs that event\nCALIFORNIA FUND OF THE YOUNG AMERICA'S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE\npeople, I didn't\nto by the Reagan\nSTATION\nCITY\nNUMBER OF RADIO SPOTS receive any\nKGBS\nLos Angeles\n24\nKNX\nLos Angeles\nComu - het 9\nfrom the Food\n62\nKFI\nLos Angeles\n12\ncan't donate - 9\nKOST\nLos Angeles\n24\nKFWB\nLos Angeles\n19\nKFAC\nLos Angeles\n48\ndid give somethig\nKMPC\nLos Angeles\n5\nKJOI\nLos Angeles\n12\nXTRA\nLos Angeles\n25\nreport. on my\nKSDO\nSan Diego\n24\nKFMB\nSan Diego\n20\nKSON\nSan Diego\n36\nKYXY\nSan Diego\n20\nKITT\nSan Diego\n20\nKUBA\nYuba City\n20\nKRAY\nChico\n20\nKIDD\nMonterey\n4\nKWAV\nMonterey\n20\nKKHI\nSan Francisco\n30\nKGO\nSan Francisco\n18\nKNBR\nSan Francisco\n24\nKARM\nFresno\n28\nKBIF\nFresno\n16\nKMJ\nFresno\n12\nKKNV\nFresno\n15\nKROP\nBrawley\n24\nKRLA\nPasadena\n30\nKMAX\nArcadia\n20\nKCHV\nIndio\n20\nKHSJ\nHemet\n20\nKWXY\nPalm Springs\n20\nKFBK\nSacramento\n28\nKRAK\nSacramento\n38\nKGMS\nSacramento\n20\nKCTC\nSacramento\n21\nKPMC\nBakersfield\n20\nKGEE\nBakersfield\n20\nB.\nKLYD\nBakersfiled\n20\n100\nKVCV\nRedding\n20\nKQMS\nRedding\n30\nGERALD\nKEGL\nSanta Clara\n11\nKARA\nSanta Clara\n15\nKEGL\nSanta Clara\n11\nKSOM\nOntario\n24\nKGIL\nSan Fernando\n24\nKTIM\nSan Rafael\n12\nKDB\nSanta Barbara\n50\nKNJO\nThousand Oaks\n30\nKCHJ\nDelano\n20\nKRDU\nDinuba\n15\nKKIS\nWalnut Creek\n12\nKDUO\nSan Bernardino\n24\nKBON\nSan Bernardino\n24\nKPEN\nMountain View\n30\nKYMS\nSanta Ana\n12\nKRKC\nKing City\n20\nKFMR\nFremont\n20\nKVEN\nVentura\n20\nKVEC\nSan Luis Obispo\n28\nKATY\nSan Luis Obispo\n30\nKBEE\nModesto\n30\nKTRB\nModesto\n20\nKOTE\nLancaster\n12\nKEZY\nAnaheim\n18\nKGER\nLong Beach\n13\nKPRO\nRiverside\n20\nKBAY\nSan Jose\n6\nKKOP\nRedondo Beach\n21\nKPLS\nSanta Rosa\n21\nKIEV\nGlendale\n24\nKWUN\nConcord\n25\nKREL\nCorona\n9\nKCVR\nLodi\n21\nKTYM\nInglewood\n15\nKDON\nSalinas\n18\nTOTALS:\n75 Stations\n1614 Radio Spots\nReagan\nJune 8, 1976\nMr. Jamie Reich\nEagle Nest\nBox 6663, Turley Station\nTulsa, Oklahoma 74156\nDear Mr. Reich:\nMr. Nessen has forwarded your letter of May 21sh\nalong with your inclosures. We at the President Ford\nCommittee appreciate your concern and your forwarding\nthem for our information.\nThey have been routed to the proper people and we want\nto thank you again for your alertness. Its good to\nknow the President has your confidence and support.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nBDN/dm\nGERATE R. FORD LIBRANT\nmay 17,1976 PFC\nmr Ron Nessen\nM\nMAY 1976\nPress Secretary White Home\nDear Six,\nd they it purhage the might be of interest to\nyou! lt is being seailed wit rever of clicker I know\nor the \"walk avoid of the election law spite\nif you Green of or had seen The inclosed clan pitch\nof the problems of late, & expect the President to\nhead the tichet in the fall 1976 election:\nwith good misled -\n1\nJamie Theich\nLIBRARY GERALD R. 0864\nREAGAN CALIFORNIA FUND\nA Project of:\nYoung America's Campaign Committee\nDear Friend:\nYour assistance on a most urgent project could mean the difference between\nvictory and defeat for Ronald Reagan in the June 8th primary in California--\nthe most important primary of the campaign.\nThat is why I am writing to you today.\nGerald Ford and Ronald Reagan are in a virtual dead heat for convention\ndelegates coming into the California primary. The winner of the California\nprimary will take an extra 167 delegates to the convention.\nThese 167 delegates will mean the margin of victory for the Republican\npresidential nominee. More delegates are at stake in California than New\nHampshire, Florida, Vermont, and North Carolina combined!\nRonald Reagan's stunning defeat of Gerald Ford in the North Carolina\nprimary was a result of his aggressive media campaign in that state prior to\nthe voting.\nThat is why the Reagan California Fund has been established by the Young\nAmerica's Campaign Committee. We intend to place spot radio advertisements\nthroughout California a week prior to the primary.\nWe have entered into an agreement with the nation's top producer of radio\nadvertisements.\nFOR\nEfrem Zimbalist, Jr., the star of the television series The FBI, has agreed\nto do the narration for the ads.\nGE\nThey will be targeted in communities across California with the precision™\nthat was apparent in the media blitz that brought Ronald Reagan victory in\nNorth Carolina.\nProduction costs, distribution fees, etc., will be $25,000 and that amount\nis needed at once. Unless we receive that amount by May 25, 1976, the ads by\nEfrem Zimbalist, Jr., cannot be run.\nThese ads are the most economical and effective method for reaching the\nmillions of California voters. Ronald Reagan's chances of victory in California\nwill be severely set back without them. As a result, his chances for the\nRepublican nomination could be lost.\nThat is why it is vital that you send what you can today. Please send at\nleast $20 today. If you cannot send $20, we will be grateful for whatever you\ncan contribute. But we must have whatever your generous contribution by May 25.\n919-18th Street, N.W.\nSuite 800\nWashington, D. C. 20006\n-2-\nIt is important to consider what Ronald Reagan's defeat could mean for\nthe Republican Party.\nConsider the record of the Ford administration and the possibility of\nits continuing should Ronald Reagan lose the California primary:\n1. There would be more appointments of left-liberals into the\nadministration such as Charles Goodell and Nelson Rockefeller.\n2. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger would remain, throughout\nFord's term, continuing the policy of one-way-street detente.\n3. The United States would continue its second-rate military posture\nand perhaps slip to third rate or fourth rate.\n4. The United States would continue its policy of surrender of\nAmerican possessions such as the Panama Canal Zone.\n5. Deficit spending would continue unabated, without a voice of\nleadership coming from the White House.\nBefore you decide how much to give, I should explain that the Reagan\nCalifornia Fund is an independent organization, entirely separate from the\nCitizens for Reagan campaign committee.\nBecause it is an independent committee, the Reagan California Fund may\nsolicit funds from individuals beyond the $1000 limit. Thus, if you have al-\nready contributed the maximum $1000 to the official Citizens for Reagan cam-\npaign committee, you may contribute up to an additional $24,000 to the Reagan\nCalifornia Fund.\nIn addition, while the official Reagan effort in California is limited in\nwhat it can spend on behalf of Ronald Reagan, our committee can wage an all-out\neffort to win in California without government-enforced spending restrictions.\nIf any contribution could tip the scale for a Reagan victory, your contri-\nbution to the Reagan California Fund could be it. Please be generous, and soon.\nThank you.\nSincerely\nRon Robinson, National Chairman\nReagan California Fund\nYOUNG AMERICA'S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE\nAir Date\nRadio Spot Number\n#2\nTitle\n60 SECONDS\nNarrator\nEFREM ZIMBALIST, JR.\n60 SECOND RADIO SPOT\nI, LIKE YOU, AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY. I, LIKE\nYOU, HAD HOPED THAT AFTER WATERGATE GERALD FORD WOULD LEAD US AWAY\nFROM DEFICIT SPENDING, APPEASEMENT ABROAD, AND MILITARY WEAKNESS. I\nHAVE CONCLUDED HE HAS NOT DONE THIS. INSTEAD HE HAS FIRED A SECRETARY\nOF DEFENSE WHO DISAGREED WITH KISSINGER'S DETENTE, ACCEPTED AMERICA'S\nSTATUS AS THE SECOND STRONGEST NATION IN THE WORLD, IS ACQUIESCING IN\nTHE GIVE-AWAY OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE, AND HAS PRESIDED OVER $100\nBILLION IN DEFICITS IN JUST TWO YEARS. RONALD REAGAN IS MY CHOICE FOR\nPRESIDENT BECAUSE HE PROMISES A NEW SECRETARY OF STATE, THE RESTORATION\nOF AMERICAN MILITARY SUPERIORITY, NO GIVE-AWAYS OF AMERICAN TERRITORY\nSUCH AS THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE TO LEFTIST DICTATORS, AND, HE PROMISES\nA BALANCED BUDGET. IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO THAT STRONG LEADERSHIP IS\nNEEDED IN THE WHITE HOUSE AS WE ENTER OUR TWO-HUNDREDTH YEAR, THEN I\nURGE YOU TO VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY. THIS IS\nEFREM ZIMBALIST, JR. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.\nEND\nEND\nEND\nEND\nEND\nEND\nThis\nPrimary week for radio transcript trans before lifornia ads is a the planned sample the one\nDid you receive more than one copy of this appeal?\nPlease accept our apology if you did. We try to eliminate\nduplications, but they sometimes do occur. If you do receive\na duplicate copy please help us spread the word by passing\nit along to a friend. Thank you. We appreciate your under-\nstanding and cooperation.\nMake necessary corrections in address shown below\nFIRST CLASS\nPermit No.\n70140\nWashington, 12 D.C. LIBRARY\nBUSINESS REPLYMAIL\nNo Postage Stamp Necessary if Mailed in the United States\n9\nPOSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY:\nYoung America's Campaign Committee\n919-18th Street, N.W., Suite 800\nWashington, D.C. 20006\nPlease make necessary changes if label attached\nto reverse side is incorrect.\nThe REAGAN CALIFORNIA FUND is an independent committee unrestricted by\nthe $1000 individual limitation. Thus, even though you already may have contributed\n$1000, you may still contribute as much as $24,000 to the Reagan California Fund.\nPlease note: Individual political donations are tax-deductible\nup to a total of $100 per year.\nI agree that vital radio ads for Ronald Reagan in California can make the\ndifference in the campaign. My check to help with those ads is enclosed:\n$5,000\n$1,000\n$500\n$250\n$100\n$50\n$\nOther\n(Make all checks payable to: Young America's Campaign Committee and return in this prepaid envelope)\nA federal statute requires us to request the following information from you:\nOCCUPATION\nBUSINESS ADDRESS\nCITY\nSTATE\nZIP\nA copy of our report(Young America's Campaign Committee) will be filed with the Federal Election Commission and will\nbe available for purchase from that office in Washington, D.C.\nTHE REAGAN CALIFORNIA FUND OF YOUNG AMERICA'S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IS NOT AUTHORIZED BY RONALD\nREAGAN & RONALD REAGAN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE.\nIssue - Reagan\nComments\nMay 26, 1976\nMrs. Bessie Edmiston\n810 Davis Blvd.\nSikeston, Missouri 63801\nDear Mrs. Edmiston:\nThe President has asked me to thank you so much for\nyour most generous contribution to his campaign. In\nview of your previous donation, it is muen more\ncommendable that you would help us in this crucial\nperiod. We at the President Ford Committee add our\nspecial thanks to you.\nWe also appreciate your sending the material you\nreceived from the Reggan people, it is helpful to know\nwhat is being planned for California.\nI am enclosing a certificate of our appreciation for\nyour generosity. Your loyalty and support will be a\ndefinite asset to the President in the months ahead.\nIts good to know he can count on your vote in November.\nThanks again.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nBDN/dm\nEncl.\nis\nGERALD\nDREA\nSikeston mo\n5/14- 76\nPresident Gord campaign form.\nWashington D.C.\nDear Sirs, I had given all the money\n2 felt I could to the virious campaigns\nbut when I recd The inclose articles\nfrom Ragon Committee and it made\nmad so desided to send it so\nPresident me Gord could all what he\nis up again,\nSo I am inclosing a ch for $ 25.00\nwish it was more but as I am\na 86 you widow have to match\nmy my money prayer is for Sincerely a success R. FORD\nI'am\nMrs Bessic Edmiston\nMRS B. E. EDMISTON\n810 DAVIS BLVD.\nSIKESTON, MO.\n63801\n1776-1976\n...\nDEFFERSON\nJEFFERSON\n2\nU.S.POSTAGE\nU.S.I\nPresident Ford Camp\nWashy\nTo Pres, Ford at White House\nmall\nYOUNG AMERICA'S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE\nAir Date\n#2\nI wrote on one like him\nI got 2 of these letters this\nRadio Spot Number\nTitle\n60 SECONDS\nsaid I wouldent give\nNarrator\nEFREM ZIMBALIST, JR.\n/ cent\n60 SECOND RADIO SPOT\nI, LIKE YOU, AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY. I, LIKE\nYOU, HAD HOPED THAT AFTER WATERGATE GERALD FORD WOULD LEAD US AWAY\nFROM DEFICIT SPENDING, APPEASEMENT ABROAD, AND MILITARY WEAKNESS. I\nHAVE CONCLUDED HE HAS NOT DONE THIS. INSTEAD HE HAS FIRED A SECRETARY\nOF DEFENSE WHO DISAGREED WITH KISSINGER'S DETENTE, ACCEPTED AMERICA'S\nSTATUS AS THE SECOND STRONGEST NATION IN THE WORLD, IS ACQUIESCING IN\nTHE GIVE-AWAY OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE, AND HAS PRESIDED OVER $100\nBILLION IN DEFICITS IN JUST TWO YEARS. RONALD REAGAN IS MY CHOICE FOR\nPRESIDENT BECAUSE HE PROMISES A NEW SECRETARY OF STATE, THE RESTORATION\nOF AMERICAN MILITARY SUPERIORITY, NO GIVE-AWAYS OF AMERICAN TERRITORY\nSUCH AS THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE TO LEFTIST DICTATORS, AND, HE PROMISES\nA BALANCED BUDGET. IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO THAT STRONG LEADERSHIP IS\nNEEDED IN THE WHITE HOUSE AS WE ENTER OUR TWO-HUNDREDTH YEAR, THEN I\nURGE YOU TO VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY. THIS IS\nEFREM ZIMBALIST, JR. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.\nEND\nEND\nEND\nEND\nEND\nEND\nThis is\nweek for California before ads planned the\nradio transcript transc a sample\nme\nREAGAN CALIFORNIA FUND\nA Project of:\nYoung America's Campaign Committee\nDear Friend:\nYour assistance on a most urgent project could mean the difference between\nvictory and defeat for Ronald Reagan in the June 8th primary in California--\nthe most important primary of the campaign.\nThat is why I am writing to you today.\nGerald Ford and Ronald Reagan are in a virtual dead heat for convention\ndelegates coming into the California primary. The winner of the California\nprimary will take an extra 167 delegates to the convention.\nThese 167 delegates will mean the margin of victory for the Republican\npresidential nominee. More delegates are at stake in California than New\nHampshire, Florida, Vermont, and North Carolina combined!\nRonald Reagan's stunning defeat of Gerald Ford in the North Carolina\nprimary was a result of his aggressive media campaign in that state prior to\nthe voting.\nThat is why the Reagan California Fund has been established by the Young\nAmerica's Campaign Committee. We intend to place spot radio advertisements\nthroughout California a week prior to the primary.\nWe have entered into an agreement with the nation's top producer of radio\nadvertisements.\nEfrem Zimbalist, Jr., the star of the television series The FBI, has agreed\nto do the narration for the ads.\nThey will be targeted in communities across California with the precision\nthat was apparent in the media blitz that brought Ronald Reagan victory in\nNorth Carolina.\nProduction costs, distribution fees, etc., will be $25,000 and that amount\nis needed at once. Unless we receive that amount by May 25, 1976, the ads by\nEfrem Zimbalist, Jr., cannot be run.\nThese ads are the most economical and effective method for reaching the\nmillions of California voters. Ronald Reagan's chances of victory in Cal fornia\nwill be severely set back without them. As a result, his chances for the\nGERA\nONG\nRepublican nomination could be lost.\nThat is why it is vital that you send what you can today. Please send at\nLIBRARY\nleast $20 today. If you cannot send $20, we will be grateful for whatever you\ncan contribute. But we must have whatever your generous contribution by May 25.\n919-18th Street, N.W.\nSuite 800\nWashington, D. C. 20006\n-2-\nIt is important to consider what Ronald Reagan's defeat could mean for\nthe Republican Party.\nConsider the record of the Ford administration and the possibility of\nits continuing should Ronald Reagan lose the California primary:\n1. There would be more appointments of left-liberals into the\nadministration such as Charles Goodell and Nelson Rockefeller.\n2. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger would remain, throughout\nFord's term, continuing the policy of one-way-street detente.\n3. The United States would continue its second-rate military posture\nand perhaps slip to third rate or fourth rate.\n4. The United States would continue its policy of surrender of\nAmerican possessions such as the Panama Canal Zone.\n5. Deficit spending would continue unabated, without a voice of\nleadership coming from the White House.\nBefore you decide how much to give, I should explain that the Reagan\nCalifornia Fund is an independent organization, entirely separate from the\nCitizens for Reagan campaign committee.\nBecause it is an independent committee, the Reagan California Fund may\nsolicit funds from individuals beyond the $1000 limit. Thus, if you have al-\nready contributed the maximum $1000 to the official Citizens for Reagan cam-\npaign committee, you may contribute up to an additional $24,000 to the Reagan\nCalifornia Fund.\nIn addition, while the official Reagan effort in California is limited in\nwhat it can spend on behalf of Ronald Reagan, our committee can wage an all-out\neffort to win in California without government-enforced spending restrictions.\nIf any contribution could tip the scale for a Reagan victory, your contri-\nbution to the Reagan California Fund could be it. Please be generous, and soon.\nThank you.\nSincerely\nRon Robinson, National Chairman\nReagan California Fund\nReagan\nColuments\nV\nMay 14, 1976\nMr. Robert P. Walker\nPiper, Jaffray & Hopwood\n1700 IBM Building\nSeattle, Washington 98101\nDear Mr. Walker:\nThank you for your recent letter to Mr. Morton.\nHe appreciated receiving your comments and the\nWall Street Journal editorial. Your concern\nis well noted, and we are working hard to\niron out difficulties and insure that President\nFord id elected.\nThank you for writing. Your interest and\nsupport are important to us.\nSincerely,\nG. Kent Kahle\nAssistant to the Chairman\na\nGENALD\nTHE\n10\n5/10/76\nREVIEW & OUTLOOK\nBehind the Reagan Surge\nAs President Ford assesses the\nical rule and thus add to chances of\nastonishing reversal of his fortunes\na bloodbath rather than slow but\nin Republican primaries, much of\npeaceful evolution.\nthe Washington crowd is telling him\nThe State Department has put\nINSTITUTIONAL SERVICES DIVISION\n1700 IBM Building\nSeattle, WA 98101\n206/223-3800\nPJH\nPiper, Jaffray & Hopwood\nINCORPORATED\nEstablished 1895 Member New York Stock Exchange, Inc.\nMay 10, 1976\nMr. Rogers B. Morton\n1200 18th Street N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20036\nDear Mr. Morton:\nEnclosed you will find a copy of an editorial from today's Wall\nStreet Journal. I am sure you have read this editorial and have\nprobably received several copies of it.\nI have been a firm supporter of President Ford's actions and\npolicies to date but feel that his political campaign has been\nmeandering on a pointless program that needs some solid guide-\nlines and direction from your committee. Since this article\nsummarizes my beliefs quite concisely, I have enclosed it rather\nthan write a lengthly memo at this time. I hope that you and\nyour committee will take the time to read it.\nThe Journal has a circulation of 4.5 million with an average\nincome per subscriber of $45,000. These are the people you want\nto support your efforts and, therefore, should be aware of what\nthey are reading and hearing.\nWarm regards,\nROB WALKER\nRobert P. Walker\nDivisional Vice President\nRPW:bjn\nEnclosure\nto\n033410\nRegar to Monton\nMay 13, 1976\nMr. Milton Sutton\n65 Milburn Lane\nRoslyn Heights, New york 11577\nDear Mr. Sutton:\nThank you for your recent letter to Mr. Morton.\nHe appreciated receiving your comments and concern\non various issues in the campaign. We share\nthese concerns with you and are working hard\nto help President Ford be elected.\nMany thanks for writing us with your suggestions.\nYour interest and help are important to us in\nleading a successful campaign.\nSincerely,\nG. Kent Kahle\nAssistant to the Chairman\nis\nGENAL\nOFF\nLIBERTA\nMilton Sutton\n65 Milburn Lane\nRoslyn Heights, New York 11577\nMay 8, 1976\nMr. Rogers C. B, Morton\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Sir:\nAs a professional in the field of communications,\nI urge President Ford to take the offensive against\nGovernor Reagan at once. Reagan has won votes by\nmassive deception of the public as to the true\nconsecuences of his policies.\nThese points can be quickly grasped by the voters,\nif they are presented vigorously and repeatedly:\n1) Reagan's policy of enlarging the military establish-\nment would rean a substantial increase in taxes.\n2) Reagan repeatedly complains that the Soviet Union\nis ahead of us in number of troops under arms. If\nhe really insists on matching the Russians in man-\npower, it means bringing back the draft.\n3) Reagan's stand on the Panama Canal Zone is based\non sheer ignorance of history. It would lead to\nguerrilla warfare, with every country in South America\nlined up squarely against us.\nIn short, Reagan's policies would make America an\narmed camp, with heavy new taxes, and the risk of\na Vietnam-style war in Panama.\nPresident Ford must tell this to the public immediately,\noften and personally--no one else has his access to\nthe media. If he doesn't do it now, he will find him-\nself doing it on a panic basis later-when it will\nbe too late.\nVery truly yours,\nMilh\nSitt\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nE Reagan\nMay 12, 1976\nMr. M. A. Cooper\n2701 Sonora Lane\nCharlotte, North Carolina 28208\nDear Mr. Cooper:\nWe want to thank you so much for your letter of\nMay 6th, your comments on the President's campaign\nstrategy have been noted carefully.\nThe President Ford Committee appreciates receiving\nopinions such as yours, they provide us with a\nguage of public thinking throughout the country.\nWe hope the President can count on your continued\nsupport in the months ahead, it will be a crucial\ntime for him and for the country. Thanks again for\nsharing your thoughts with us.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nBDN/dm\nFORD is 03 LIBRARY\n5-6-76\nComments\nDEAK Sik:\nI hope you READ This. hetter As\nIT. inight HELP. ThE , PRESIDENT-\nshould. go- AftER REAGAM where hE\n15 WEAK. The- Night bEfoRthE\nPRIMAKIES here in Morth- CAROLINA\nAPOLL WAS TAKEN- ONL- TALK. Show\nThE VOTERS HIEKE ASKEd- who- They\nWERE going To VOTE For AND why.\nA Lot OF- ANSWERS WEKE REAGAM\n15 young A FRESH, FACE, yalou Id it LEX\nThE RUSSIANS push US. BROUND- would\nGIVE US, A. NENI- SECRETARY of. STATE,\nOUR GOVERNOR Did ALL HE Could But\nFord. StiLL Lost.\nThe public Shou H bE ToLd. that\nREAGAN- IS. 65 YEARS. OLd hAs. AN old\nFACE, A inouie ACTOR That CAM\nout Act. Ford, But KNOWS- Mothing\nAbout FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ANd- Cov /d\nget- US. IN WAK with PANAMA\nGUERILLAS iF hE don't PIPE downa\nwhy- don't FORD- TELL- ThE people\nTHESE Things? I AM, 69 Asid\nI TELLY 65- is Not- young,\nGERA\nLIBRARY\nma Cooper\n3701 Sonora Lane\nCharlotte n.c 58208 OVER\nP.S. FORD- SK1 is\ndoes. REAGAN ?\nAS- A, young 65 YEAR O Ld\nhe Shou ld do- ALL Those Things\nRega\ncomments\nMay 12, 1976\nMiss Helen Curtis\n4650 Hoen Avenue\nSanta Roaa, California 95405\nDear Miss Curtis:\nMrs. Ford has asked that I thank you for your recent\nletter to her. Letters such as yours provide those\nof us at the President Ford Committee with excellent\nexamples of public opinion from throughout the\ncountry.\nWe believe that much has been accomplished during the\n21 months of the Ford Administration, although much\nremains to be done. The President looks to the future\noptimistically and stands ready to face all challenges\nwhich might arise.\nThanks again for your comments. Mrs. Ford hopes her\nhusband can count on your support in the months ahead.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nBDN/dm\nGERALE R. FORD\nKook\ncomment\nRECEIVED\nSanta Rosa\nPFC\n4-5-76\nOFC\nDear mrs Ford\nThis isa sworn statement Imake\nof compensation. my own volition, without any\nWhen Reagan was governor of\nbalifornia he granted the P.LC\nan increase in ratest\nFurthermore, he closed most\nof the State mental hosipals, with\ntragic tragichesults. results.\na former mental patient shot\nDr. Ohtais two little boys, their nurse,\ndoctor's housekeeper and secretary\nand threw the body's in the pool\nthen set firet the house.\nFORD is LIBRARY\nIn notthern Calif an orchard\nworker hired 25 itinerent warker\nused a hatcheton them &\nburied them.\nnot longago another patient\naimed at Jim Dunbar/news\npaster, missed fired again\nkilled mr. morrison This took\nplace at bh. 7- 255 G.D. SF.\n2 his is not all- In one\nbroadcast he called Pres, Ford\na communist, apologized, but\nif he can't control his speech,\nhe water. couldget us in very hot\nam enclosing this letter\nso it can be readand\ndelivered, for security.\nSincerely (miss Helen burtis\nEDAD is GERALD LEGUARY\nDon b lausen knowe mefora\nlongtime.\nMiss H. Curtis\n4650 Hoen Que\nSanta Rosa, Ca 95405\nmrs. Gerald ford\nWhite House\nWashington, DC.\nHave left letter opened to\nallow you to be sureitis\nmost friendly.\nReagan\nmeteral\nMay 12, 1976\nMrs. Sylvia O'Dowd Garvin\n501 Bay Street--Apt 252\nSan Francisco, California 94133\nDear Mrs. Garvin:\nThank you for your recent letter to Mr. Morton.\nHe appreciates your somments and concern over\nvarious issues in the campaign. We share these\nconcerns with you, and we are working hard\nto help President Ford be elected.\nThank you again for writing. Your interest\nis important to us.\nSincerely,\nG? Kent Kahle\nAssistant to the Chairman\nFORD is LIBRARY 978829\nMay, 1976\nTo: Rogers Morton\nHROM: Synvia O'Dowd GaRviN\n501 BAY St. apt. 252\nSan ARaNeisco, Ca. 94133\nRE: Gov. Reagans GAS-Spewing planes ON BERKELEY\nCampus 1968. also Plantal HEALTH -\naND HANDICAPPED!\nWill \"RONNIE\" use the GAS-PLANES ON Panama\nlike 1968? he did on U.C. campus, Berkeley, Ca.,\nWill he also release all dangerous\npsychopathic mental patients from back-\ndeath T destruction on a national Scale THE\nwards to be free on the streets causing\nWill Le cut off funds for all handicapped\nand axe all their programs like he\ndid in California?\nSpeaking as a Mother of a retarded\nson, 1 speak with Dear a trepidation.\n2\nruthlesshess d lack of compassion\nknowing personally the intolerance,\nshown for handicapped & mentally\nsick people.\nGov. Pat Brown can\narticulate chapter T verse. On + on!\nThough I'm a Democrat since 1\nbecame a citizen 1950; J'd VOTE for\ncruel, arrogant player! Only his\nMr. Ford in preference to this hard,\nLairdresse knows! His expertly\ncoloured hair of makeup cons the public.\nnot me! I've seen him close up.\nHe eats a pound of sugar jelly beans\na day. Isnt this poison?\nWatch out Cemerica. you'll wonder\nwhat hit you! adolf of Dickie were P.R.O\namateurs! Move over T watch a\nshow you HOW!\nSEAL\nexpress myself with the talent of the Irish!\nHe caused me 8 long years of pain.\nHow about those who can't\nGOB Bless Sincerely\nSylvia Carvin (O'Dowd)\nCommett\nMay 11, 1976\nMr. Richard B. Warner\n42 Brunswick Street\nPittsfield, Massachusetts 01201\nDear Mr. Warner;\nMr. Morton has read your letter of May 5th\nand asked me to respond.\nHe appreciated your comments and suggestion\nvery much. I want to assure you they will\nbe given every consideration.\nThank you for writing. Your interest is\nvery important to us.\nSincerely,\nG. Kent Kahle\nAssistant to the Chairman\nLIBRATA GERALD R. FORM\nRICHARD B. WARNER, J.D.\nATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR\n42 BRUNSWICK STREET\nPITTSFIELD. MASSACHUSETTS 01201\nMay 5, 1976\nHonorable Rogers C. B. Morton\nRE: President Ford Campaign\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nDear Mr. Morton:\nIn view of Governor Reagan's irresponsible\napproach to foreign policy, which in all probability would\nlead to war, and ultimately to nuclear war, I suggest that a\nversion of the old Lyndon Johnson commercial, showing a nuclear\nbomb explosion, be used against him. The essence of the commercial\nwould be to show the bomb explosion followed by the message, \"If\nyou don't want this, Vote for President Ford.\"\nVery truly yours,\nRichard B, Warner\nRichard B. Warner.\nLIBRARY GERALD : FORM\nRecgan\nMay 6, 1976\nMrs. B.A. Bridget\n259 Quentin Drive\nSan Antonio, Texas 78201\nDear Mrs. Bridget,\nMr. Morton has read your letter of April 28th\nand asked me to respond.\nHe appreciated your comments and concern very\nmuch, and I want to assure you they will be\ngiven every consideration.\nThank you for writing to us and for sending\nyour generous contribution to the Committee.\nYour interest and support are very important\nto us.\nSincerely,\nG. Kent Kahle\nAssistant to the Chairman\nR.\nGERATE\nFORD\nLIBRARY\napril 28-1976\nDear un. marton. -\nThank you for your letter with\nenclosure on the Reagan propaganda\"- the & could\nfeel my Hood pressure going of in my auger orer\nmosulting Ido not know lies whether 1 you listened to his Reagan on\nTV a coupleo of days ago- - He was patting huised to on\nthe Lack about what a creat Sor. he had ect. been\nasq understood him, he paid he told these people that\nOne thing he Spoke of in detail about people in welfare-\nthe State of Calif- all the thrigs he had done\nthey had to So to work to earn This Income or lose it- then\nSo he put there to work for the cities and permitted labor\nto keep their welfare income The city Sot free\nand the tax payer went on parping for welfare for These it\npeople as Q understand it - If This is true of think\nwould He a food point for the Committee for Pres. Ford\nto brung out w their Speeches-\nof mailed you a check yesterday for $10.00 -\nalso Voted absentee -\nMRS. B. A. BRIDGET\n259 QUENTIN DR.\nsuccerely your\nSAN ANTONIO, TEX.\n78201\n( wo B.A. Bridget)\nLow Bridget\nReagan\nApril 26, 1976\n-\nMrs. Henrietta G. Pillar\nP.O. Box 19056\nSacramento, California 95819\nDear Mrs. Pillar,\nMr. Morton has asked that I thank you for your\nrecent letter. We at the President Ford\nCommittee are delighted to receive your first\nhand comments on the political situation in\nCalifornia.\nPresident Ford was also delighted to learn that\nhe will receive the three votes in your family.\nThe success of the President in the 1976\npresidential election will hinge on the support\nof dedicated citizens whch as yourself.\nMuch has been accomplished during the twenty\nmonths of the Ford Administration, though much\nremains to be done. The President looks to\nthe future optimistically and stands ready to\nface all challenges which might arise.\nThanks again for the information and your\nsupport. It is great to know that the President\ncan count on you in the months ahead.\nSincerely,\nBarbara D. Norris\nDirector of Correspondence\nBDN/pc\nR.\nGERATE\nFORDS\nLIBRARY\nAPR 20 1976 APR 20 1976\nSacramento, Cal, 95819\nP.O.B.O 19056\napril 1.5, 1976.\nJoon President Rogers Fords Morton Re-election Chrmma committee\nWashington, D.C.\nUnless you the already Ronald\nDear Zir:\nknow\nReagon's about 19-1-74 work ov-elsy geral -\nhe loudly see-\ngrant) as\ntouts cess, from the the acramento and april believe\nof The interest you, a Fard\nwill Incidentally, President our\nwill three best affermative his\nand re-\nEordially your\nHenrietta\nbad\nSEALS R. FORD\nA2- The Sacramento Union, Tuesday, April 13, 1976 *\nReagan's 'work-or-else' welfare test rated a failure\nBy ROBERT E. SWEET\n1971 welfare reform package, \"did not project compared with a 21.7 per cent\nUnder the three-year project, which aging others from applying for public It could have come just before the New\nUnited Press International\nprove to be administratively feasible and\nreduction in other California counties, the\nwas discarded by the Brown administra-\nassistance if they could work.\nHampshire primary.\"\npractical.\"\ndepartment said.\ntion June 30, 1975, an able-bodied welfare\nBut the department said the increase\nInstead of reducing welfare applica-\nrecipient was required to accept part-\nof applications from 1971 to 1974 in the Aid\nThe department said statistical indica-\nFormer Gov. Ronald Reagan's \"work-\ntions as expected, the number of appli-\nDuring the program's peak year of\ntors \"do not show that CWEP achieved\ntime work assignments in exchange for\nto Families with Dependent Children cat-\nor-else\" welfare experiment failed and\ncants increased at a faster rate in the\n1974, only 4,760 individuals, or 2.6 per\nhis benefit check - provided other ave-\negorv was 7.5 per cent in counties taking\nany of its impact objectives.\"\npossible report\n/ H\nPres Ford,\nMarch 9, 1976\nMrs. Carl Q. Christol\n1041 Anoka Place\nPacific Palisades, California 90272\nDear Mrs. Christol:\nThank you very much for your letter of February 24th\nconcerning Ronald Reagan's record as Governor of\nCalifornia with regards to funds for mentally retard-\ned children. We appreciate hearing your views on\nissues important to all of us.\nUnder President Ford's leadership, the nation has\nmade great strides in the past 18 months, though much\nremains to be done. The President looks to the future\noptimistically and stands ready to face all new challenges\nwhich arise.\nThank you again for your letter and I hope in the months\nahead you can find time to actively support the President.\nSincerely,\nRobert H. Marik'\nDeputy Chairman\nfor Administration\nRHM/dm\nBEARD R. FORD\nLIBRARY\nGet Reagan's Ear\nParents Protest Hospitals Plan\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) input from all parties nor said in a question-and- \"understanding\" for men-\n- Parents protesting the\naffected.\"\nanswer session with a\ntally retarded patients.\nproposed closure of state\nSullivan said \"we don't\ngroup of high school stu-\n\"We are living in a high-\nhospitals for the mentally\nknow what is going to hap-\ndents.\nlv urbanized society,'\nFeb 24, 1976\nMemo to: Ford for President Committee\nFrom: Mrs. Carl Q. Christol (Jeannette S.)\n1041 Anoka Place\nPacific Palisades, Calif. 90272\nI think you have missed one item that would bring Ford ahead of Reagan and\nthen carried on it would get some votes normally that would go to either\nKennedy or Humphrey.\nIt's the parents and relatives and those poorly paid persons that ware for\nthe MENTALLY RETARDED (not mentally ill) All the Kennedy centers are\nfor handicapped retarded children specifically now called Developmentally\nDisabled. Naturally since both the two families mentioned above they\nfeel a real heartfelt interest in the Retarded.\nWhen Reagan came out with his $700 Million surplus, it hit the newspapers\nthe same day the parents of the Retarded learned the Reagan administration\ndecided that to save money they would phase out the hospitals for the\nRetarded and put them into the community. This sounds like a very fine\nhumanitarian idea, but when you look at it closely you find they were to\nfind \"profit-making \"nursing homes and contract with them to care for the\nkids. When it goes into the \"profit-making\" the individual gets less and\nless as medical costs rise. And the Nursing homes were then given $19.00\nper day per child when it was costing the state $42.00 per day. to care\nfor them.\nMake a nice statement about PRIORITIES\n$23.00 as the most a Retarded\nchild gets in a Nursing community facility where the child needs jound the\nclock medical care plus programs for education???? it is impossible yet\nSarah Jane Moore got $33.00 per day and the cost to the taxpayer for the\ntrials for the Moore's. Harris's, Hearsts\nall those psychiatrists! And\nnot even an MD in the nursing home where 90 profoundly retarded handicapped\nchildren including hydrocephalic, bizarre kids, quadreplegic, etc\nA statement about priorities for the retarded, handicapped, and certainly\nnot turning it all over to the States. There is where you will hit Reagan.\nI have all the clippings about the disclosure as I went to Sacramento\nand gave testamony that got $4.3 million for air-conditioning for the\nkids at Pacific State due to flies etc and it was at that time we smoked out\nReagan's plans. He backed down, but they still dont have the air-conditioning\ncompleted and that was three years ago.\nI think you would be amazed at the numbers of parents of these kids that\ngo for Kennedy and Humphrey just on this -one issue all over the country.\nSERVICE\nfood luck\nJenny\nChristal\ntol\nFRANCIS\nRe.\nAMERICAN\nthe\nPac Pal Ca 90272\nU.S.POSTAGE\n1976\nUS1Gc\nAPOLLO SOYUZ 1975\nCommittee for Ford\n1200 18th st N.W.\nWashington, D.C.\n20036"
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