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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D13, folder \"Fourth of July Speech, July 4,\n1950?\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R.\nFord 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. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box D13 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n[ca 1950]\nFourth of July Speech\nCalvin ~ Gildings\n13 colonics\nI. Interduction -July 4, 1776 (Continutal Congress)\n1776 declared our freedom - 4,000\n1812 held our freedom 2,000\n1861 preserved our Union - 364,000\n1898 strangthened freedom - 11,000\n1917 saved our freedom - 131, 000\n1941 again saved our frailom - 409,000\nTODAY attached - freedom X liberty again being\nII Korean situation\nPotadam 1 38 of Panallel\nSo. Korea - - 72,000 U.S. tomps.\nNo. Korea - 100,000 Russian Trrps.\nObject - \"an all Korean government\"\n\"Riess - - all who oppose Communication\ntared.\"\nRussia -mo observe in N\nLIMITE\nnineted nations - n.s.- - free elections 13 s.IK\nBoth inthdrew TROOPS\nIII War in Smith Pacific ??\n\"Calculated riok\"\nOnly possible action:\n2) Mary 1 ships in surrounding water\n1) airforce - -planes beyond 38%/\n3). army 1 defense fland below 38311\nIV. Past Policies\nChina - Formona- Land forces 1\nI\nV How much national defense do we have?\nM.reum story -\nappropriations 1 14.1 -Dat. Defense\n1.0 - atomic Energy\n733 - stockpiling strategic\n650 -military bil\nVII Conclusion - Thomas Paine quotes"
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