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The original documents are located in Box D19, folder "Republican Dinner, Gettysburg, PA, October 13, 1965" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box D19 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library READING TEXT Republican Dinner Gettysburg, Pa. October 12, 1965 Since my election as House Republican Leader by a landslide vote this year, I've had less time for relaxation on weekends. As you may know, football is my favorite sport. I'm a politician only because of job security! I have often wondered where I would be now if I had accepted an offer to play professional football with the Green Bay Packers after my graduation from the University of Michigan perhaps I would have landed on the Supreme Court bench! -more- Gettysburg -2- As Minority Leader, I travel quite a bit making speeches. One evening I was a guest at a high school banquet without being scheduled to make a speech. For a change, all I had to do was sit there and enjoy the program. The toastmaster, like myself, was a graduate of Yale University Law School. For some reason, he decided to call on me to say a few words before the keynote speaker was introduced. I quickly decided to put in a plug for Yale. I told how "Y" stands for youth "A" for appreciation "L" for loyalty and "E" for efficiency. The words came easily and the clock ticked away. As I concluded my remarks, someone in the audience said in a stage whisper that carried all over the place "It's a good thing he didn't graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology!" -more- Gettsysburg Hru of theat, Vergan great american -3- KEllnolding When Charles Wolf invited me to be with you tonight, his letter went something like this: Schenta "Dear Congressman Ford: "Adams County Republicans by tradition have outstanding speakers sutt at their meetings." He listed several distinguished Americans President Eisenhower, Governor Scranton, Senators Hugh Scott and Tom Kuchel. His letter concluded: "I hope you will accept. Up until now our speakers have been exceptionally outstanding. - - It is a special pleasure to be here tonight. I am borrowing the Pennsylvania state motto as the basis for my remarks "virtue, liberty and independence." Each word has a special and extraordinary meaning in this turbulent era of our Nation's history. -more- FORD is LIBRARY OERALD Adams County Republican Dinner HON. GERALD FORD U.S. Representative of Michigan Gettysburg College Dining Hall GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday, October 12, 1965 Program Menu Toastmaster CHAS. W. WOLF FRESH FRUIT CUP GRENADINE Invocation REV. LENA PARR BROILED SIRLOIN STRIP STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS Pledge of Allegiance FRENCH CUT GREEN BEANS Organ Selections ALFRED GILBERT BAKED POTATOES Introductions FRED G. PFEFFER Comments KATHARINE MARTINDALE GARDEN SALAD, ROQUEFORT OR FRENCH DRESSING Address HON. GERALD FORD Minority Whip, U.S. Representative of Michigan CHOCOLATE SUNDAE Benediction REV. ALEXIS S. ARNOLDIN HoT ROLLS BUTTER COFFEE OR TEA OFFICERS ADAMS COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE Clark E. Spence Chairman Mrs. R. J. Brendle Vice Chairman Charles Bowser Treasurer Dale Biesecker Secretary Miss Patricia Mummert Ass't Secretary Oscar Spicer President, Young Republicans Mrs. Guyon Buehler President, Women's Council FUND RAISING DINNER COMMITTEE Mrs. R. J. Brendle and Orville Orner Cochairmen Charles W. Wolf Vice-Chairman Orville Orner Finance Chairman W. C. Varian, Jr. Crosby Hartzell Cecil Sandoe Oscar Spicer Fred G. Pfeffer S. B. Miller HOSTESSES Mrs. Oscar F. Spicer Mrs. James R. Feather Miss Joyce M. Starry Mrs. Betty H. Pitzer Mrs. W. Ross White Mrs. Janice G. Decker Miss Patricia G. Mummert Miss Rebecca Brendle Mrs. Ruth Fry Mrs. Jean C. Keller Mrs. Barbara Aughinbaugh Mrs. Sara Bucher FORD is LIBRARY GERALD CONGRESSMAN NEWS GERALD R. FORD HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER RELEASE Speech excerpts Release for AMs Gettysburg, Pao October 13, 1965 The Great Society is a shambles of contradiction, During the next few months the degree of Federal interference and heavy-handedness in individual affairs will dangerously increase. The voices of the people will be even more muffled and muted. Potomac paternalism-- already stifling and frustrating the states and the people~-will grow,expand. * * * Democrats play fast and loose with tax dollars and the haunting shadow of inflation creeps over the land. Millions of Americans have less to spend on necessities and slimmer savings accounts while more is arbitrarily taken from their paychecks. * * * There is strong reason to believe that much Federal spending is mishandled under the Democrat Administration. At the same time there is a suppression of what should be public records. In Washington the symbol of the Administration has become known as Uncle Sham. It is, indeed, a sham. More news releases, but fewer facts, are turned out by Administration propagandists than ever before. * * * The Republican Party has many issues, including: the Executive Branch's use and misuse of power, the erosion of the rights of states and local governments to conduct their own business without federal control, the loss of the identity of individuals who have little to say when one party controls national government by a 2 to 1 majority, and the combination of inflation and the lack of fiscal responsibility on the part of the Administration. * * * Our Party must be united, unsplintered and shoulder-to-shoulder, It must have a broad base, We must earn the respect of the American electorate. Let's forget 1964. Let us once again become one Republican Party, This does not mean a huge monolithic political organization. We can have responsible disagreement. We should have intelligent dialogue. QERALD R.FORD FIDRAPT CONGRESSMAN NEWS GERALD R. FORD HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER RELEASE Speech excerpts Release for AMs Gettysburg, Pao October 13, 1965 The Great Society is a shambles of contradiction, During the next few months the degree of Federal interference and heavy-handedness in individual affairs will dangerously increase. The voices of the people will be even more muffled and muted. Potomac paternalism-- already stifling and frustrating the states and the people--will grow,expand, * * * Democrats play fast and loose with tax lars and the haunting shadow of inflation creeps over the land. Millions of America as have less to spend on necessities and slimmer savings accounts whi more is arbitrarily taken from their paychecks. * * There is strong reason to believe that much Federal spending is mishandled under the Democrat Administration. At the same time there is a suppression of what should be public records. In Washington the symbol of the Admini tration has become known as Uncle Sham. It is, indeed, a sham. More news releases, but fewer facts, are turned out by Administration propagandists than ever before. * * * The Republican Party has many issues, including: the Executive Branch's use and misuse of power, the erosion of the rights of states and local governments to conduct their own business without federal control, the loss of the identity of individuals who have little to say when one party controls national government by a 2 to 1 majority, and the combination of inflation and the lack of fiscal responsibility on the part of the Administration. * * * Our Party must be united, unsplintered and shoulder-to-shoulder. It must have a broad base. We must earn the respect of the American electorate. Let's forget 1964. Let us once again become one Republican Party. This does not mean a huge monolithic political organization. We can have responsible disagreement. We should have intelligent dialogue.