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The original documents are located in Box D15, folder "Captain John Shirley Post, April
23, 1957" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald
R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D15 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Capt John Shirly Post
Combat Pay- stand mpl
4/23/57
Introduction -
Submarine shight 11 - - nam duchel ptf
Boykin
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Tepas Longhton story
Get gun -
Rotary Club -don't mind him
Areat, great man
Pleased to talk with this andured about
Security of our nation - national Definsi Pryment
Invidus 1). security
a/ you know first hand
v); 3)508.6
W.W.I - 100 billion -150,000
W. W. II -300 " -400,000
Koran War -95 -34,000
b). Why have U.S. become involved
2) thought U.S unprepared.
1) Enemy mescalculated our intentions.
c). what should U.S. do 1
1) Draw a line
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
2] Keep up our multary strength
What is a SOUND Defense Pregram
Spend a lotto little win prevent
Easin to pant out a bad military program.
FEAST t FAMINE
Spend Spendacy
Present Program 1
Long range - no peaks of valleys
Balanced - -army
air Navy Force
Future Weapons for Defense - 1 R.+D.
Can't afford "second best" weapons.
R&D- $1,5 billion -
"400 milhin -army -
Dart -45 4gms million
3000
8 Mrs
of
La Crosse -25 million
50,000
Fittle John - "10 million
2 yrs
$5,000
Honest Jan -
Started 1951 - with Turges Sma
$20 millin
1954
$10,000
AVA
X
9ams
Corporal - 4yrs 35 millim
$100,000
88 smilling
120,000
Redatine- #200 7 yrs million
$,
Fullion B. FORD EIBR.
HERCULES - $100,000 $60 million
are
NIKE -
Why a Defene Program 1
strupgle Between 2dealogies
Freedom T Fiberty
Communism - slavery
aethistic dictator
Provilege to see line marking freedom & slavery.
a) Korea - Presoners of Was
b) West Hermany Guck of Poland
c). East T West Berlin
d). Hungary.
Conclusion - for the sahe? freedom
for ourselves Y our children
Better of work to spend a little mine I
protect The Pena Than a lot more
to win a war
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY