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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D15, folder \"Midwest Volunteers for Nixon,\nChicago, IL, May 21, 1960\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech\nFile 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. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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\nFrom the office of\nFor Release\nRep. Gerald R. Ford, Jr.\nSaturday, May 21,1960\nMidwest Volunteers for Nixon\nHotel Sherman\nChicago, Illinois\n\"We have the right man for the job and our man is right on the issues,\" Rep.\nGerald R. Ford, Jr., (R., Mich.) told the Midwest Volunteers for Nixon at the Notel\nSherman today.\n\"I have known Dick Nixon intimately for almost 12 years,\" the Michigan Con-\ngressman said, \"and I know that he is a sincere and dedicated public servant with\ncourage and views that appeal to all groups of voters.\"\nFord insisted that there is no \"old\" or \"new\" Nixon but that the Vice President\nhas maintained consistently throughout his career a single purpose--the best interests\nof the United States. The public image of Nixon, Ford said, \"is that of a person of\nproven ability, broad experience, energy and courage, and dedication to principle\nand duty.\"\nFord showed from the record that Dick Mixon has maintained the Eisenhower\nphilosophy of being \"liberal in human relations and conservative in economic affairs.\"\nRep. Ford also urged the Volunteers to counteract the contention that it doesn't\nmake any difference who is elected. \"I say, if it makes a difference to Walter Reuther,\nto the A.D.A., to the radicals or to those who wish to plunder the federal treasury,\nit should make a vast difference to the American public as a whole, including the man\nwho works in the shop, the farmer in the field, the housewife, the small businessman,\nand the educator.\n#######\nRep. Ford cited several statements by the Vice President which Ford said proved\nthe soundness and responsibility of Nixon's stands on various issues. Excerpts of\nthese quotations include:\n\"The Republican party should be conservative in its economic policies.\nBut if our conservatism is interpreted to the people as being simply\nstand-pat, status-quo, hold-the-line, keep-things-as-they-are, we will\ngo down to defeat and deserve it We Republicans believe in human\nwelfare, but not in the welfare state. The difference is vital. Our\naim is to create a climate that favors growth and progress, then\nletting the people decide for themselves what they will do with their\nmoney. The welfare state is based on the idea that government knows\nbest.\"\n(Mixon's farm program): \"Full parity in the market place for farm\nproducts; maximum freedom for the farmer from government controls; an\never-increasing standard of living for farmers and the American people.\"\n\"America cannot afford the moral, the economic and the international\ncost of prejudice and discrimination The Allerican revolution will not\nbe complete until the ideals of independence, equality and freedom\nare a reality not only for Americans but for peoples throughout the world!'\n\"I believe that those of us who are economic conservatives (and I would\nput myself in that category--I believe in fiscal responsibility. I\nbelieve in the kind of policies that encourage the private sector of\neconomy and enhance the growth of private enterprise rather than\npolicies which rely on the government for the solution of all problems)\nmust cast our conservatism in progressive terms.\"\n\"We must learn that we cannot add new programs to the federal budget\nunless we are prepared to levy the taxes to pay for them\nAny\nAdministration would be taking a completely irresponsible position to\nsimply wink at and laugh off additional expenditures which might\nunbalance the budget\nAdding to the debt has the over-all effect\nof harming the savings and the earnings of millions of Americans.\"\n\"We can make no greater mistake than to underestimate the ability of\nthose who guide the destiny of the Soviet empire today. We are not\ngoing to change Communist policy with a smile or a handshake. They will\nrespect us only if we stand firmly by our principles and our ideals\nThere are those who seem to assume that if we treat Mr. Khrushchev\nwell he may soften his rigid positions and the differences between us\nwill eventually melt away. This kind of thinking is incredibly naive.\"\nIn line with this, Ford pointed out that Nixon had not only put up a firm\nfront against Khrushchev verbally, but had stood up to the Russian Premier in a manner\nto make all Americans proud during his visit to the Soviet Union last summer.\nRep. Ford called Nixon a \"forward-looking realist\" as far as foreign policy is\nconcerned and said he is a man who is \"firmly dedicated to the opposition of Communist\naggression.\"\nFrom the office of\nFor Release\nRep. Gerald R. Ford, Jr.\nSaturday, May 21,1960\nMidwest Volunteers for Nixon\nHotel Sherman\nChicago, Illinois\n\"We have the right man for the job and our man is right on the issues,\" Rep.\nGerald R. Ford, Jr., (R., Mich.) told the Midwest Volunteers for Nixon at the Ilotel\nSherman today.\n\"I have known Dick Nixon intimately for almost 12 years,\" the Michigan Con-\ngressman said, \"and I know that he is a sincere and dedicated public servant with\ncourage and views that appeal to all groups of voters.\"\nFord insisted that there is no \"old\" or \"new\" Nixon but that the Vice President\nhas maintained consistently throughout his career a single purpose--the best interests\nof the United States. The public image of Nixon, Ford said, \"is that of a person of\nproven ability, broad experience, energy and courage, and dedication to principle\nand duty.\"\nFord showed from the record that Dick Mixon has maintained the Eisenhower\nphilosophy of being \"liberal in human relations and conservative in economic affairs.\"\nRep. Ford also urged the Volunteers to counteract the contention that it doesn't\nmake any difference who is elected. \"I say, if it makes a difference to Walter Reuther,\nto the A.D.A., to the radicals or to those who wish to plunder the federal treasury,\nit should make a vast difference to the American public as a whole, including the man\nwho works in the shop, the farmer in the field, the housewife, the small businessman,\nand the educator.\nRep. Ford cited several statements by the Vice President which Ford said proved\nthe soundness and responsibility of Nixon's stands on various issues. Excerpts of\nthese quotations include:\n\"The Republican party should be conservative in its economic policies.\nBut if our conservatism is interpreted to the people as being simply\nstand-pat, status-quo, hold-the-line, keep-things-as-they-are, we will\ngo down to defeat and deserve it..... We Republicans believe in human\nwelfare, but not in the welfare state. The difference is vital. Our\naim is to create a climate that favors growth and progress, then\nletting the people decide for themselves what they will do with their\nmoney. The welfare state is based on the idea that government knows\nbest.\"\n(ilixon's farm program): \"Full parity in the market place for farm\nproducts; maximum freedom for the farmer from government controls; an\never-increasing standard of living for farmers and the American people.\"\n\"America cannot afford the moral, the economic and the international\ncost of prejudice and discrimination The Allerican revolution will not\nbe complete until the ideals of independence, equality and freedom\nare a reality not only for Americans but for peoples throughout the world!\n\"I believe that those of us who are economic conservatives (and I would\nput myself in that category--I believe in fiscal responsibility. I\nbelieve in the kind of policies that encourage the private sector of\neconomy and enhance the growth of private enterprise rather than\npolicies which rely on the government for the solution of all problems)\nmust cast our conservatism in progressive terms.\n\"We must learn that we cannot add new programs to the federal budget\nunless we are prepared to levy the taxes to pay for them\nAny\nAdministration would be taking a completely irresponsible position to\nsimply wink at and laugh off additional expenditures which might\nunbalance the budget\nAdding to the debt has the over-all effect\nof harming the savings and the earnings of millions of Americans.\"\n\"We can make no greater mistake than to underestimate the ability of\nthose who guide the destiny of the Soviet empire today. We are not\ngoing to change Communist policy with a smile or a handshake. They will\nrespect us only if we stand firmly by our principles and our ideals\nThere are those who seem to assume that if we treat Mr. Khrushchev\nwell he may soften his rigid positions and the differences between us\nwill eventually melt away. This kind of thinking is incredibly naive.\"\nIn line with this, Ford pointed out that Nixon had not only put up a firm\nfront against Khrushchev verbally, but had stood up to the Russian Premier in a manner\nto make all Americans proud during his visit to the Soviet Union last summer.\nRep. Ford called Nixon a \"forward-looking realist\" as far as foreign policy is\nconcerned and said he is a man who is \"firmly dedicated to the opposition of Communist\naggression.\""
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