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Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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wy nop, velate the rora, K-MICH., Republican Leader, U.S. House of
Representatives, at the 19th National Banquet of the Order of Ahepa, at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9, 1970, at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D. c.
Mr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a great pleasure to be in such distinguished and congenial company.
Tonight we honor the foremost American of Greek heritage--Spiro T. Agnew,
the Vice President of the United States.
Although not of Greek background, I feel very much at home in your fine
company because actually Greece is in the heritage of every American and of every
civilized man.
Greece was the cradle of Western Democracy and the nursery of the
Christian religion.
Both ancient and modern Greece feel fiercely about the independence and
worth of the American spirit.
I envy and congratulate you and thank you for the great contributions
which Americans of Greek blood have made to this country.
For example, there is Vice President Agnew. When you think about it, it
seems odd that a little over a year ago dozens of jokes were being written about
our honored guest.
At that time his name was anything but a household word.
LIBRARY ALD FORD
2 1 If
Now, some of these same characters wish they had left well enough alone.
Only a year ago some critics were printing millions of bumper stickers
which read, "Spiro Who?"
Today, we are swamped with orders for & bumper sticker that proudly
proclaims, "Spiro, My Hero."
I am greatly pleased by this terrific turnout to honor the Vice President.
We are here to salute him and to praise him.
Ted Agnew is a man of great courage. His public image is strength and
conviction.
Dr. Callup says that the Vice President is one of the most admired men
in America.
Fortunately, he wound up a few points behind President Nixon and Billy Graham.
I can imagine the reaction in the White House if number two in the
government had been number one in the polls.
It was said of Demosthenes that he perfected his oratorical style by
practicing a speech with pebbles in his mouth.
Well, Ted Agnew does it better.
He chews up television celebrities.
FORD i LIBRARY 076839
- 3 -
The Vice President sees what is happening in America and tears open
the eyes of all of those who will not see, those who shut themselves off
from the knowledge that revolutionaries are at work trying to tear down
everything our forefathers have built up and everything that a decent and
sensible American holds dear.
Demosthenes, a greet orator like the Vice President, once said:
"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and
paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit."
The Vice President has exposed the self-righteous revolutionaries in
this country for the mean and paltry human beings they are.
He has appropriately directed our attention to their destructive and
violent actions.
Because Ted Agnew tells it like it is, he has become the hottest speaker
on the dinner circuit, and we are glad to have him on our side.
As proud as Ahepa is of Ted Agnew, I am sure that Ted is equally proud
of Ahepa, of being a member of your splendid organization.
Indeed, any one man can be proud to be a member of Ahepa and to dedicate
himself to the objectives of your organization.
ERALD R. FORD
4 I K
Ahepa clearly is patterned to promote the Hellenic ideals of respect
for the rights of man, service to others and devotion to the principles of
democratic government.
With their many great humanitarian projects such as war relief and
relief to the victims of natural disasters, members of Ahepa have nobly served
their fellow man, and thus have served well not only our Nation but the world.
I salute not only the Vice President but the great organization which
honors him here tonight.
########
Remarks by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich., Republican Leader, U.S. House of
Representatives, at the 19th National Banquet of the Order of Ahepa, at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9, 1970, at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is 8 great pleasure to be in such distinguished and congenial company.
Tonight we honor the foremost American of Greek heritage-Spiro T. Agnew,
the Vice President of the United States.
Although not of Greek background, I feel very much at home in your fine
company because actually Greece is in the heritage of every American and of every
civilized man.
Greece was the cradle of Western Democracy and the nursery of the
Christian religion.
Both ancient and modern Greece feel fiercely about the independence and
worth of the American spirit.
I envy and congratulate you and thank you for the great contributions
which Americans of Greek blood have made to this country.
For example, there is Vice President Agnew. When you think about it, it
seems odd that a little over a year ago dozens of jokes were being written about
our honored guest.
At that time his name was anything but a household word.
QERALD FORD LIBRARY
- 2 -
Now, some of these same characters wish they had left well enough alone.
Only a year ago some critics were printing millions of bumper stickers
which read, "Spiro Who?"
Today, we are swamped with orders for a bumper sticker that proudly
proclaims, "Spiro, My Hero."
I am greatly pleased by this terrific turnout to honor the Vice President.
We are here to salute him and to praise him.
Ted Agnew is a man of great courage. His public image is strength and
conviction.
Dr. Gallup says that the Vice President is one of the most admired men
in America.
Fortunately, he wound up a few points behind President Nixon and Billy Graham.
I can imagine the reaction in the White House if number two in the
government had been number one in the polls.
It was said of Demosthenes that he perfected his oratorical style by
practicing a speech with pebbles in his mouth.
Well, Ted Agnew does it better.
He chews up television celebrities.
- 3 -
The Vice President sees what is happening in America and tears open
the eyes of all of those who will not see, those who shut themselves off
from the knowledge that revolutionaries are at work trying to tear down
everything our forefathers have built up and everything that a decent and
sensible American holds dear.
Demosthenes, a great orator like the Vice President, once said:
"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and
paltry: for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit."
The Vice President has exposed the self-righteous revolutionaries in
this country for the mean and paltry human beings they are.
He has appropriately directed our attention to their destructive and
violent actions.
Because Ted Agnew tells it like it is, he has become the hottest speaker
on the dinner circuit, and we are glad to have him on our side.
As proud as Ahepa is of Ted Agnew, I am sure that Ted is equally proud
of Ahepa, of being a member of your splendid organization.
Indeed, any one man can be proud to be a member of Ahepa and to dedicate
himself to the objectives of your organization.
LIBRARY
-4=
Ahepa clearly is patterned to promote the Hellenic ideals of respect
for the rights of man, service to others and devotion to the principles of
democratic government.
With their many great humanitarian projects such as war relief and
relief to the victims of natural disasters, members of Ahepa have nobly served
their fellow man, and thus have served well not only our Nation but the world.
I salute not only the Vice President but the great organization which
honors him here tonight.
########
Ahopa 3/9/70
MOffix Crpy
Mr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a great pleasure to be in such distinguished and congenial company.
Tonight we honor the foremost American of Greek heritage--Spiro T. Agnew,
the Vice President of the United States.
I feel very much at home in your fine company because actually Greece is
in the heritage of every American and of every civilized man.
Greece was the cradel of Western Democracy and the nursery of the
Christian religion.
Both ancient and modern Greece feel fiercely about the independence and
worth of the American spirit.
I envy and congratulate you and thank you for the great contributions
which Americans of Greek blood have made to this country.
For example, there is Vice President Agnew. When you think about it,
it seems odd that a little over a year ago dozens of jokes were being written
about our honored guest.
His name was anything but a household word.
Now, some of these same characters wish they had left well enough alone.
Only a year ago some critics were printing millions of bumperstickers
which read, "Spiro Who."
Today, we are swamped with orders for a bumper sticker that proudly
proclaims "Spiro, My Hero."
I am greatly pleased by this terrific turnout to honor the Vice President.
We are here to salute him and to praise him.
Ted Agnew is a man of great courage.
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
Some wonder that members of Ahepa are terribly proud of him.
2
Dr. Gallup says that the Vice President is one of the most admired
men in America.
Fortunately, he wound up a few points behind President Nixon and
Billy Graham.
I can imagine the reaction in the White House if number two had been
number one.
It was said of Demosthenes that he perfected his oratorical style by
practicing a speech with pebbles in his mouth.
Well, Ted Agnew does it better.
He chews up television celebrities.
The Vice President sees what is happening in America and tears open
the eyes of all of those who will not see, those who shut themselves off
from the knowledge that revolutionaries are at work trying to tear down
everything our forefathers have built up and everything that a decent and
sensible American holds dear.
Demosthenes once said: "You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit
if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such
must be his spirit."
The Vice President has exposed the self-righteous revolutionaries in
this country for the mean and paltry human beings they are.
He has appropriately directed our attention to their destructive and
violent actions.
Because Ted Agnew tells it like it is, he has become the hotest speaker
on the dinner circuit, and we are glad to have him on our side.
FORD LIBRARY CTV.
As proud as Ahepa is of Ted Agnew, I am sure that Ted is equally proud
3
of Ahepa, of being a member of your splendid organization.
Indeed, any one man can be proud to be a member of Ahepa and to
dedicate himself to the great objectives your organization sets for him.
Ahepa clearly is patterned to promote the ideals of the model city-
state, the Hellenic ideals of respect for the rights of man, service to
others and devotion to the principles of democratic government.
With their many great humanitarian projects such as war relief and
relief to the victims of natural disasters, members of Ahepa have nobly
served their fellow man, and thus have served well not only our Nation but
the world.
It is a great privilege to be here with you tonight and to join with
you in honoring Vice President Agnew, the most distinguished Ahepan among
many distinguished Ahepans.
I salute not only the Vice President but the great organization which
honors him here tonight. And I thank you for allowing me to be part of this
most happy occasion.
GERALD R. LIBRARY FORD
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"ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D28, folder \"19th National Banquet, Order of\nAhepa, Washington, DC, March 9, 1970\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press\nSecretary and Speech File 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 D28 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nwy nop, velate the rora, K-MICH., Republican Leader, U.S. House of\nRepresentatives, at the 19th National Banquet of the Order of Ahepa, at 6:30 p.m.\nMonday, March 9, 1970, at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D. c.\nMr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen:\nIt is a great pleasure to be in such distinguished and congenial company.\nTonight we honor the foremost American of Greek heritage--Spiro T. Agnew,\nthe Vice President of the United States.\nAlthough not of Greek background, I feel very much at home in your fine\ncompany because actually Greece is in the heritage of every American and of every\ncivilized man.\nGreece was the cradle of Western Democracy and the nursery of the\nChristian religion.\nBoth ancient and modern Greece feel fiercely about the independence and\nworth of the American spirit.\nI envy and congratulate you and thank you for the great contributions\nwhich Americans of Greek blood have made to this country.\nFor example, there is Vice President Agnew. When you think about it, it\nseems odd that a little over a year ago dozens of jokes were being written about\nour honored guest.\nAt that time his name was anything but a household word.\nLIBRARY ALD FORD\n2 1 If\nNow, some of these same characters wish they had left well enough alone.\nOnly a year ago some critics were printing millions of bumper stickers\nwhich read, \"Spiro Who?\"\nToday, we are swamped with orders for & bumper sticker that proudly\nproclaims, \"Spiro, My Hero.\"\nI am greatly pleased by this terrific turnout to honor the Vice President.\nWe are here to salute him and to praise him.\nTed Agnew is a man of great courage. His public image is strength and\nconviction.\nDr. Callup says that the Vice President is one of the most admired men\nin America.\nFortunately, he wound up a few points behind President Nixon and Billy Graham.\nI can imagine the reaction in the White House if number two in the\ngovernment had been number one in the polls.\nIt was said of Demosthenes that he perfected his oratorical style by\npracticing a speech with pebbles in his mouth.\nWell, Ted Agnew does it better.\nHe chews up television celebrities.\nFORD i LIBRARY 076839\n- 3 -\nThe Vice President sees what is happening in America and tears open\nthe eyes of all of those who will not see, those who shut themselves off\nfrom the knowledge that revolutionaries are at work trying to tear down\neverything our forefathers have built up and everything that a decent and\nsensible American holds dear.\nDemosthenes, a greet orator like the Vice President, once said:\n\"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and\npaltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.\"\nThe Vice President has exposed the self-righteous revolutionaries in\nthis country for the mean and paltry human beings they are.\nHe has appropriately directed our attention to their destructive and\nviolent actions.\nBecause Ted Agnew tells it like it is, he has become the hottest speaker\non the dinner circuit, and we are glad to have him on our side.\nAs proud as Ahepa is of Ted Agnew, I am sure that Ted is equally proud\nof Ahepa, of being a member of your splendid organization.\nIndeed, any one man can be proud to be a member of Ahepa and to dedicate\nhimself to the objectives of your organization.\nERALD R. FORD\n4 I K\nAhepa clearly is patterned to promote the Hellenic ideals of respect\nfor the rights of man, service to others and devotion to the principles of\ndemocratic government.\nWith their many great humanitarian projects such as war relief and\nrelief to the victims of natural disasters, members of Ahepa have nobly served\ntheir fellow man, and thus have served well not only our Nation but the world.\nI salute not only the Vice President but the great organization which\nhonors him here tonight.\n########\nRemarks by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich., Republican Leader, U.S. House of\nRepresentatives, at the 19th National Banquet of the Order of Ahepa, at 6:30 p.m.\nMonday, March 9, 1970, at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D. C.\nMr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen:\nIt is 8 great pleasure to be in such distinguished and congenial company.\nTonight we honor the foremost American of Greek heritage-Spiro T. Agnew,\nthe Vice President of the United States.\nAlthough not of Greek background, I feel very much at home in your fine\ncompany because actually Greece is in the heritage of every American and of every\ncivilized man.\nGreece was the cradle of Western Democracy and the nursery of the\nChristian religion.\nBoth ancient and modern Greece feel fiercely about the independence and\nworth of the American spirit.\nI envy and congratulate you and thank you for the great contributions\nwhich Americans of Greek blood have made to this country.\nFor example, there is Vice President Agnew. When you think about it, it\nseems odd that a little over a year ago dozens of jokes were being written about\nour honored guest.\nAt that time his name was anything but a household word.\nQERALD FORD LIBRARY\n- 2 -\nNow, some of these same characters wish they had left well enough alone.\nOnly a year ago some critics were printing millions of bumper stickers\nwhich read, \"Spiro Who?\"\nToday, we are swamped with orders for a bumper sticker that proudly\nproclaims, \"Spiro, My Hero.\"\nI am greatly pleased by this terrific turnout to honor the Vice President.\nWe are here to salute him and to praise him.\nTed Agnew is a man of great courage. His public image is strength and\nconviction.\nDr. Gallup says that the Vice President is one of the most admired men\nin America.\nFortunately, he wound up a few points behind President Nixon and Billy Graham.\nI can imagine the reaction in the White House if number two in the\ngovernment had been number one in the polls.\nIt was said of Demosthenes that he perfected his oratorical style by\npracticing a speech with pebbles in his mouth.\nWell, Ted Agnew does it better.\nHe chews up television celebrities.\n- 3 -\nThe Vice President sees what is happening in America and tears open\nthe eyes of all of those who will not see, those who shut themselves off\nfrom the knowledge that revolutionaries are at work trying to tear down\neverything our forefathers have built up and everything that a decent and\nsensible American holds dear.\nDemosthenes, a great orator like the Vice President, once said:\n\"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and\npaltry: for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.\"\nThe Vice President has exposed the self-righteous revolutionaries in\nthis country for the mean and paltry human beings they are.\nHe has appropriately directed our attention to their destructive and\nviolent actions.\nBecause Ted Agnew tells it like it is, he has become the hottest speaker\non the dinner circuit, and we are glad to have him on our side.\nAs proud as Ahepa is of Ted Agnew, I am sure that Ted is equally proud\nof Ahepa, of being a member of your splendid organization.\nIndeed, any one man can be proud to be a member of Ahepa and to dedicate\nhimself to the objectives of your organization.\nLIBRARY\n-4=\nAhepa clearly is patterned to promote the Hellenic ideals of respect\nfor the rights of man, service to others and devotion to the principles of\ndemocratic government.\nWith their many great humanitarian projects such as war relief and\nrelief to the victims of natural disasters, members of Ahepa have nobly served\ntheir fellow man, and thus have served well not only our Nation but the world.\nI salute not only the Vice President but the great organization which\nhonors him here tonight.\n########\nAhopa 3/9/70\nMOffix Crpy\nMr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen:\nIt is a great pleasure to be in such distinguished and congenial company.\nTonight we honor the foremost American of Greek heritage--Spiro T. Agnew,\nthe Vice President of the United States.\nI feel very much at home in your fine company because actually Greece is\nin the heritage of every American and of every civilized man.\nGreece was the cradel of Western Democracy and the nursery of the\nChristian religion.\nBoth ancient and modern Greece feel fiercely about the independence and\nworth of the American spirit.\nI envy and congratulate you and thank you for the great contributions\nwhich Americans of Greek blood have made to this country.\nFor example, there is Vice President Agnew. When you think about it,\nit seems odd that a little over a year ago dozens of jokes were being written\nabout our honored guest.\nHis name was anything but a household word.\nNow, some of these same characters wish they had left well enough alone.\nOnly a year ago some critics were printing millions of bumperstickers\nwhich read, \"Spiro Who.\"\nToday, we are swamped with orders for a bumper sticker that proudly\nproclaims \"Spiro, My Hero.\"\nI am greatly pleased by this terrific turnout to honor the Vice President.\nWe are here to salute him and to praise him.\nTed Agnew is a man of great courage.\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nSome wonder that members of Ahepa are terribly proud of him.\n2\nDr. Gallup says that the Vice President is one of the most admired\nmen in America.\nFortunately, he wound up a few points behind President Nixon and\nBilly Graham.\nI can imagine the reaction in the White House if number two had been\nnumber one.\nIt was said of Demosthenes that he perfected his oratorical style by\npracticing a speech with pebbles in his mouth.\nWell, Ted Agnew does it better.\nHe chews up television celebrities.\nThe Vice President sees what is happening in America and tears open\nthe eyes of all of those who will not see, those who shut themselves off\nfrom the knowledge that revolutionaries are at work trying to tear down\neverything our forefathers have built up and everything that a decent and\nsensible American holds dear.\nDemosthenes once said: \"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit\nif your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such\nmust be his spirit.\"\nThe Vice President has exposed the self-righteous revolutionaries in\nthis country for the mean and paltry human beings they are.\nHe has appropriately directed our attention to their destructive and\nviolent actions.\nBecause Ted Agnew tells it like it is, he has become the hotest speaker\non the dinner circuit, and we are glad to have him on our side.\nFORD LIBRARY CTV.\nAs proud as Ahepa is of Ted Agnew, I am sure that Ted is equally proud\n3\nof Ahepa, of being a member of your splendid organization.\nIndeed, any one man can be proud to be a member of Ahepa and to\ndedicate himself to the great objectives your organization sets for him.\nAhepa clearly is patterned to promote the ideals of the model city-\nstate, the Hellenic ideals of respect for the rights of man, service to\nothers and devotion to the principles of democratic government.\nWith their many great humanitarian projects such as war relief and\nrelief to the victims of natural disasters, members of Ahepa have nobly\nserved their fellow man, and thus have served well not only our Nation but\nthe world.\nIt is a great privilege to be here with you tonight and to join with\nyou in honoring Vice President Agnew, the most distinguished Ahepan among\nmany distinguished Ahepans.\nI salute not only the Vice President but the great organization which\nhonors him here tonight. And I thank you for allowing me to be part of this\nmost happy occasion.\nGERALD R. LIBRARY FORD"
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