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The original documents are located in Box D19, folder "Young Republican National
Leadership Training School, Sheraton-Park, February 18, 1966" of the Ford Congressional
Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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YOUNG REPUBLICAN NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING
SCHOOL Builder for the Jop future
Sheraton-Park Feb. 18
Subject: What a young Republican can do for the Party
First step is to study the history of the Republican Party, its
basic philosophies and the relevancy of its principles to today's world.
Secondly, I suggest volunteering to work for the Party at the local
level in dedicated way.
Thirdly, I recommend discussing politics and government with other
young people
in so doing, you canexplain the Republican philosophy to
others,
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
YOUNG GOP SCHOOL
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Taking an active part in a political party is patriotism
in action. This is a share of duty to accept the resonsibility involved
in building a better, stronger America.
*
*
*
I urge Young Republicans to be fully aware that individual
freedom of action and choice is the major motivating factor that built
this Nation,
ave GERALD FORD
Digitized from Box D19 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
YOUNG GOP SCHOOL
-3-
There is a need for the imagination, talent and will to work of
young people. From your ranks will come the leaders, who will face mighty
challenges, seek higher goals, assume greater duties and accept broader
responsibilities.
Republicans must have creative ideas and constructive proposals
to solve admitted national problems. We must earn the trust and confidence
of the American people.
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
YOUNG GOP SCHOOL
4-
Republican task forces are developing ideas in many areas,
including economic opportunity, Congressional reform and financing.
(EXPAN D ON THE REPUBLICAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE. membership,
goals, etc.)
The Republican Party in 1966 can expect victories. We must
meet difficulties with energy and with unity.
# ########
LIBRARY
3
Before outhining a Republican "blueport of action
for the future - lets' analyze the present
1). Republican Party is at its howest point,
NUMBERS
numerrcally speaking since 1936.
1). House - 284/141
How use Rubber- Rughts-
R-LL-LAW stamp _LAW
2). Sinate - 68/32
3J. Governess - 2 to !
FORD
state tegeslatures.
2) On the other hand the D emociatic Praty
4
record is vulverable - They have a 4 year
record of expediency mather results. The truth
america is skating on thin ice
lit's
a long list of indictments should be vegarialy
Bill with an long
presented to the american people:
1). agriculture - their programs fromer have not helped
consumer
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
2). Balance of Payments - futh each tappayer our gold currency reserves is ldeo fundle of less.
3). Bulget - In sence the first 5 yrs 7 This Demonated natural
- accumulated differents 1 $34 Inthon,
lett 325
4) Sponsons of an even increasing of
4a
more powerful federal or central government.
as they founds demanl for The spending of
74,1 z I 1
more federal more employees of a bryger
conceptration of centralizated POWE R.
Do They war tell The American
dont
people that a government big enough GENERAL
FORD
Viet Nam - #3 billion
k 800 million per up
Polices have produced no moults - Communists have been incouraged & Vut name
23000 mediany personnel
our Smith
2 often ask myself why & am concerned
6
about the Regubhean Party
The answer is shiple - The Requblican
Party is The only which by which mellions
of americans can efopress their political pholosphy.
This philosphy in my prelyment, is The best
for america.
GERALD FORD LIBRAET
with
2
a friend of mine in Michigan - -9 writer of
philosopher - has described, america., as a place -
in the tifadetion of Abraham Fincoln
where a man can time deeper much higher,
ALL farther, Think Gigger & grow greater than
anywhere else on with."
asq see
It is the dedicated mission of The
for future greations.
Republism Party to preserve these opportunities FRIGHT
This means The Republican Party must EARN
of
the respect of the american people, We hardy must use
our hands of our minks as did The promers who
bult a strong America from the atlantic to The Pactic,
We L must sell our story att why factory 29th,
to every dockside, to wery farmhouse, to every home.
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
The Republican Program is sound, constructive, it is
9
one ? program
1). We must be unifusl Republican philoshy
is broad enough to be inclusive, not epclusive
a) y X Ame Ray Blios will do
an efallant job as national Churman
b). Republican Corrdinating Committee
BERALD FORD LIGRARY
c). Recrit our youth
Build up our tun age Republican young Republicans
College Republicans, Women Republican Senior Citizhns
2). We must be creative. We must generate
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these of trandate These idens into PROGRAMS.
America does hour problems at home of overseas.
D imounts hour no monopoly on The solutions
to There problems.
We must change the IMAGE of The
Republican Party from that of persistent opportion
to that of constructive Housing/ alternatives
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
3/. We must commince citizens in all segments
11
of our society that we are concerned with Their
problems, that we care about them individually
& collectively.
This will take not only programs but
salesmanship
Republicans are concerned about goln for my youth
to
Small business Dem
civil nights, inpand regards
Must say at
again
Remins me 7 young memoter who sought
advise. Told by neteral memory
GERALD R.FORD LIBRARY
First, 2 tells Them what I'm ging to witter
Then, L Tells them
Then, 2 Telh them what 2 Tohl Them
4) as a party we must insist that america
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regain its realarship in The WORLD.
america will be the leader in The struggle
against the communit dectators in Moreon
of Perping if our foreign policy is based
on - PRINCIPLE
POWER
PATIENGE
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
We cannot PERSAVERANCE capitulate to Communist pressure in Viet Nam
withdraw to Pearl Harbor Pacificy not
america always has & always will make Aacrifies for our DOM FREE
5) Finally we must be The Political Party deeply
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dedicated to the presention of our american system
of Government
Two questions which are Lazy to answer must be answerd
1). 2s it The best system?
2). Is it in property?
FORD LIBRARY
14
2s it The Gest? ?
almost 200 yrs - wine & gifted men
Separation of powers - which of lalances
Two party system Two My system - mutiple / Parth Party
Hestory reveal the strength of the
RESULT - from 13 colonic to 50 states
2s it in jeoperly? ?
Hrrwing power -
Ever increasing strength of
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
2
Fountry Will not have to
1) condemn what on who caused the defeat nr.3
2/. bemoon our fate on look fearfully at The future.
will here only because believe The Republican Paty
Has - 4. a good cause
2/. can win
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
3). must previl for the preservation +
Lipansion 7, those pronciples of
government that have made amrica
the symbol + The leader in the canar 1 Areedom
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2 ml as 2 began
we know where we stand
we " what we must do
we realize the high stahes - The very
survival of our n ation
as individuals, as a political party we know
our duty to america. We must accept The
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
CHALLENGE,
we must move forward
We will