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    "title": "Memorandum from Philip W. Buchen to President Gerald R. Ford Regarding a Request for Equal Time Waiver",
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    "ocrText": "THE WHITE HOUSE\nwashington\nApril 16, 1976\nACTION\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nPHILIP W. BUCHEN\nP.\nSUBJECT:\nRequest for Equal Time Waiver\nAdrian Weiss Productions has requested that you waive your\nrights under Section 315 of the Communications Act to permit\nthe television broadcast of two of Ronald Reagan's old movies --\n\"Cattle Queen of Montana¹ and \"Tennessee's Partner. 11\nRecommendation\nStu Spencer, Bob Visser and I recommend that you sign the\nattached waiver.\nLISRARY GERALD R FORD"
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