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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D15, folder \"Captain John Shirley Post, April\n23, 1957\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald\nR. 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. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 D15 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nCapt John Shirly Post\nCombat Pay- stand mpl\n4/23/57\nIntroduction -\nSubmarine shight 11 - - nam duchel ptf\nBoykin\n2\nalabama-\n-\n/\nTepas Longhton story\nGet gun -\nRotary Club -don't mind him\nAreat, great man\nPleased to talk with this andured about\nSecurity of our nation - national Definsi Pryment\nInvidus 1). security\na/ you know first hand\nv); 3)508.6\nW.W.I - 100 billion -150,000\nW. W. II -300 \" -400,000\nKoran War -95 -34,000\nb). Why have U.S. become involved\n2) thought U.S unprepared.\n1) Enemy mescalculated our intentions.\nc). what should U.S. do 1\n1) Draw a line\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\n2] Keep up our multary strength\nWhat is a SOUND Defense Pregram\nSpend a lotto little win prevent\nEasin to pant out a bad military program.\nFEAST t FAMINE\nSpend Spendacy\nPresent Program 1\nLong range - no peaks of valleys\nBalanced - -army\nair Navy Force\nFuture Weapons for Defense - 1 R.+D.\nCan't afford \"second best\" weapons.\nR&D- $1,5 billion -\n\"400 milhin -army -\nDart -45 4gms million\n3000\n8 Mrs\nof\nLa Crosse -25 million\n50,000\nFittle John - \"10 million\n2 yrs\n$5,000\nHonest Jan -\nStarted 1951 - with Turges Sma\n$20 millin\n1954\n$10,000\nAVA\nX\n9ams\nCorporal - 4yrs 35 millim\n$100,000\n88 smilling\n120,000\nRedatine- #200 7 yrs million\n$,\nFullion B. FORD EIBR.\nHERCULES - $100,000 $60 million\nare\nNIKE -\nWhy a Defene Program 1\nstrupgle Between 2dealogies\nFreedom T Fiberty\nCommunism - slavery\naethistic dictator\nProvilege to see line marking freedom & slavery.\na) Korea - Presoners of Was\nb) West Hermany Guck of Poland\nc). East T West Berlin\nd). Hungary.\nConclusion - for the sahe? freedom\nfor ourselves Y our children\nBetter of work to spend a little mine I\nprotect The Pena Than a lot more\nto win a war\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY"
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