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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D19, folder \"St. Joseph, MO, February 5, 1966\"\nof the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford\nPresidential 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 The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 D19 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\nSt. Joseph, Missouri Feb. 5, 1966\nFor release at time speech is made\nEXCERPTS\nAs President Johnson directs the war, Republicans support a position of\nstrength against Communist aggression. We will oppose those Democrats in the\nCongress who support a policy of appeasement,a weakness which led to World War II.\nRepublicans have long supported bipartisanship in foreign policy, and most\nespecially at a time when the lives of Americans are at stake. But, bipartisanship\nis a two-way affair. It does not involve accepting decisions without first demand-\ning a full, frank and public disclosure of the facts upon which those decisions\nare made.\nAs the late Senator Arthur Vandenberg once said, a fundamental prerequisite\nfor a truly acceptable bipartisan policy is that \"total information must be made\navailable to Congress and the country and that Congress must completely explore\nand approve the measures by which the President's policy is to be implemented.\"\nFrom the public viewpoint, there has not been this completeness of disclosure\nduring the Viet Nam struggle,\nThe American people were not told in 1964 of the Hanoi peace overture. They\nwere not fully advised of the degree and duration of the buildup of United States\nparticipation in the Viet Nam ground war.\nNot until the 1966 State of the Union Message was there full, official\nPresidential indication of the distressing possibility that shedding American\nblood in Viet Nam could well last \"for years.\"\nWhereas Republican Congressional leaders were invited to meet with the President\nprior to his decision to resume bombing of North Viet Nam, there was not the same\ndegree of communication when the President decided to order an extended pause in\nsuch bombings.\nAs Senator Vandenberg said upon another occasion: \"We'll stand by you on the\ncrash landings but would like to be consulted at the take-off.\"\n*\n#\n*\n-more-\nDERALD FORD LIBRAST\nExcerpts from a speech by Congressman Gerald R. Ford, House Republican Leader\nThe management of the \"war on poverty\" is a national disgrace. Republicans\nare working very hard to expose the mistakes, the poor administration, the\npolitical bossism.\nI am not opposed to the idea of helping the poor to help themselves, but I\nam critical of the haphazard way the program is being managed by a Democrat\nAdministration.\nUnless there is prompt Congressional action to insure the soundness of the\npoverty program, the plan will continue to be mired in confusion and eventually\nbe pushed aside by the economic demands of the Viet Nam war,\n*\n*\n*\nThese are a few stunning examples of poor management of the war on poverty:\nIn Newport, Rhode Island, enrollees in the Youth Corps included the sons\nof a surgeon, businessmen, an executive, a school official, a lawyer, and\nNaval officers.\nThe New York Times reported that in our largest city the Harlem Youth Project\nhad overspent $2 million in funds contributed to the program by taxpayers.\nThe director of the Camp Breckinridge, Ky., Job Corps training center was\nfired when it was learned his wife and the wives of 51 other middle management\nemployees were on the payroll. The camp had 350 staff members for the 358\ntrainees.\nIt was disclosed in Omaha, Nebraska, that 90 percent of the youths employed\nin a neighborhood poverty project were not from low-income families.\n*\n*\n*\nRepublicans believe in moving ahead toward equality for all citizens,\nimproving government and its services, increasing jobs and production without\ninflation. We believe that each State should determine its own kind of\nLegislature and its own laws.\n*\n*\n*\nThese are the hours of destiny and Republicans are deeply concerned with the\npreservation of our Republic.\nThe problem of keeping our Republic strikes at the very heart of every\nAmerican's future and welfare. It is a problem demanding the immediate and\nundivided attention of Americans.\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\nSt. Joseph, Missouri Feb. 5, 1966\nFor release at time speech is made\nEXCERPTS\nAs President Johnson directs the war, Republicans support a position of\nstrength against Communist aggression. We will oppose those Democrats in the\nCongress who support a policy of appeasement, a weakness which led to World War II.\nRepublicans have long supported bipartisanship in foreign policy, and most\nespecially at a time when the lives of Americans are at stake. But, bipartisanship\nis a two-way affair. It does not involve accepting decisions without first demand-\ning a full, frank and public disclosun of the facts upon which those decisions\nare made.\nAs the late Senator Arthur Vandenberg once said, a fundamental prerequisite\nfor a truly acceptable bipartisan policy is that \"total information must be made\navailable to Congress and the country and that Congress must completely explore\nand approve the measures by which the President's policy is to be implemented,\"\nFrom the public viewpoint, there has not been this completeness of disclosure\nduring the Viet Nam struggle.\nThe American people were not told in 1964 of the Hanoi peace overture. They\nwere not fully advised of the degree and duration of the buildup of United States\nparticipation in the Viet Nam ground war.\nNot until the 1966 State of the Union Message was there full, official\nPresidential indication of the distressing possibility that shedding American\nblood in Viet Nam could well last \"for years.\"\nWhereas Republican Congressional leaders were invited to meet with the President\nprior to his decision to resume bombing of North Viet Nam, there was not the same\ndegree of communication when the President decided to order an extended pause in\nsuch bombings.\nAs Senator Vandenberg said upon another occasion: \"We'll stand by you on the\ncrash landings but would like to be consulted at the take-off.\"\n*\n*\n-more-\nFORD LIBRARY\nExcerpts from a speech by Congressman Gerald R. Ford, House Republican Leader\nThe management of the \"war on poverty\" is a national disgrace. Republicans\nare working very hard to expose the mistakes, the poor administration, the\npolitical bossism.\nI am not opposed to the idea of helping the poor to help themselves, but I\nam critical of the haphazard way the program is being managed by a Democrat\nAdministration.\nUnless there is prompt Congressional action to insure the soundness of the\npoverty program, the plan will continue to be mired in confusion and eventually\nbe pushed aside by the economic demands of the Viet Nam war,\n*\n*\n*\nThese are a few stunning examples of poor management of the war on poverty:\nIn Newport, Rhode Island, enrollees in the Youth Corps included the sons\nof a surgeon, businessmen, an executive, a school official, a lawyer, and\nNaval officers.\nThe New York Times reported that in our largest city the Harlem Youth Project\nhad overspent $2 million in funds contributed to the program by taxpayers.\nThe director of the Camp Breckinridge, Ky., Job Corps training center was\nfired when it was learned his wife and the wives of 51 other middle management\nemployees were on the payroll. The camp had 350 staff members for the 358\ntrainees.\nIt was disclosed in Omaha, Nebraska, that 90 percent of the youths employed\nin a neighborhood poverty project were not from low-income families.\n*\n*\n*\nRepublicans believe in moving ahead toward equality for all citizens,\nimproving government and its services, increasing jobs and production without\ninflation. We believe that each State should determine its own kind of\nLegislature and its own laws.\n#\n*\n*\nThese are the hours of destiny and Republicans are deeply concerned with the\npreservation of our Republic.\nThe problem of keeping our Republic strikes at the very heart of every\nAmerican's future and welfare. It is a problem demanding the immediate and\nundivided attention of Americans."
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