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The original documents are located in Box 65, folder "Bicentennial - General (1)" of the
John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Lane
October 2, 1974
Dear Miss Kame:
Thank you very much for your letter of September 23,
1974 enclosing brocheres on Beston's Liberty Plantree
Program. The Beston 200 plans are most interesting
and should add much to your great city's celebration
of our nation's bicontennial.
I have forwarded a copy of your letter to Mrs. Aune
Armstrong who is very active in the bicentennial
plane. 1 am sure she will be happy to keep you
abroast of progress of the Plantree Program.
Thank you for your invitation to visit Beston, and
I would welcome the opportunity to be with you for
the bicentennial celebration.
Sincerely,
John O. Marsh, Jr.
Counseller to the President
Miss Katharine D. Kane
Director
Office of the Besten Bicentennial
One Beacon Street
Beston, Maseachesetts 02108
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Boston 200
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Office of the
Boston Bicentennial
Kevin H. White
Mayor
Katharine D. Kane
Director
September 23, 1974
Honorable John 0. Marsh
Counsellor to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Marsh:
Tex McCrary has asked me to send you the enclosed brochures on
Boston's Liberty Plantree Program. He has told me of your long
interest in the Liberty Tree, and we certainly are happy that the idea
of the Plantree Program is spreading through the country. Do keep
us informed on its progress. We would be happy to work with you on
your plans for the President to plant a national Liberty Tree, and
I'm sure that Mayor White would be glad to assist in this project.
I am also enclosing a brief description of the original Liberty
Tree and some material describing overall Boston 200 plans. We look
forward to welcoming you in Boston in 1975 and 1976.
Thank you again for your interest.
Sincerely,
Retham
Katharine D. Kane
Director
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Enclosure
One Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
617/722-4100
October 31, 1974
TO:
FILE
FROM:
JOHN O. MARSH, JR.
Governor Mills Godwin of Virginia called me today to inquire about
the possibility of President Ford making a public appearance some-
time in 1976 in Virginia. He indicated this would be a part of the
Virginia Bicentennial ceremonies, and he knew of two communities
that were most interested in having the President appear. They are
Williamsburg and Charlottesville.
The Williamsburg ceremonies would be tied in with Colonial
Williamsburg and the Charlottesville ceremonies would be asso-
ciated with the University of Virginia Founders Day celebration
which will be held on 13 April, Thomas Jefferson's birthday.
I indicated to the Governor that the President was thinking about a
Virginia appearance sometime after the first of the year, probably
in Charlottesville. This would be in 1975 and I did not think that
would preclude a later appearance in 1976 at Colonial Williamsburg.
These arematters that should be placed on the long-range schedule
for the President.
Other significant dates in Virginia history are 15 May and 12 June,
these being the dates on which the Virginia House of Burgesses took
significant action that pre-dates the Declaration of Independence.
JOM:kt
DEC 23 1974
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 20, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JOHN MARSH
FROM:
JOHN BORLING 1hts
SUBJECT:
Herman Kahn, Bicentennial Proposal
The attached information is for your perusal.
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FORD is GERALD LIBRARY
December 9, 1974
Dear Herman:
Thanks very.much for your recent letter.
This reply is just a bit tardy as the always
busy activity level has increased by an order
of magnitude due to my inminent departure.
The Bicentennial memorandum was most
interesting. Though the thrust is different
from current perceptions, it will be studied.
I am sending the material on to John Marsh,
who will be assuming my Bicentennial
responsibilities, and to John Warner.
I look forward to reading The Forgotten
Americans and your papers do present a needed
counterpoise to the gloomers and doomers.
Thanks for your interest and thoughtfulness.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Tobin Armstrong
Counseller to the President
Dr. Herman Kahn
Hudson Institute
Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
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8 1974
Hudson Institute
CROTON ON. HUDSON, NEWYORK 10520
914-762-0700
TELEX 137343
POLICY RESEARCH
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
5 November 1974
Mrs. Anne L. Armstrong
Counsellor to the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Anne:
I am enclosing two copies of a memo Frank Armbruster wrote me
several months ago following a conversation he and I had. I am also
sending, under separate cover, a copy of his book, The Forgotten
Americans, which will identify him to you. Frank, though basically
a systems analyst and operations research person probably has as
good a feel as anyone in the U.S. about how the "average person"
thinks. His memo is impassioned, but I think it makes sense.
As I told you, we have not done any serious work on bicentennial
expositions, but even so I feel we should do Frank two better...one
near Dulles airport with the Department of Transportation (whom, I
am told, would like to have some sort of permanent technological
exposition) and another one in mid- or south west U.S., which could
represent the future in much the way I have been suggesting). All
this is in addition to the historical emphasis at Philadelphia. (All
of the expositions could emphasize square values in different ways.)
I will also be sending you, by separate mail, two papers which
indicate my own feelings about the future. You may wish to contrast
these images with the almost hysterical gloom which is now the mode.
Best regards,
Heman
Herman Kahn
Founding Director
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TO:
Herman Kahn
August 23, 1974
FROM: Frank Armbruster
RE:
The Significance of a Bicentennial Exposition
The Bicentennial Exposition project has, in my judgment, received
far too little attention and priority. That such a celebration on our
two-hundredth birthday may not occur should be unthinkable, but that
possibility distinctly exists. One cannot help but suspect that the im-
portance and significance of this exposition to the country are being
underestimated.
It is interesting to note that 100 years ago a similar mistake was
made. The truncated Federal contribution to the exposition at Philadel-
phia was voted by Congress, by a very close margin, just five months
before the May 1876 opening, and its critics, before and after its open-
ing, were numerous. This exposition--initially funded and started, I
believe, by Philadelphia, helpful state governments, stock shares sold
to the public and other private interests--drew 10 million visitors when
our population was only 40 million. It became the central theme of the
whole centennial year and was the engine which energized projects like
the first direct rail line between New York City and Philadelphia, etc.
The extent of the exposition and its prodigious attendance overwhelmed
everything else about the centennial year, and made all discussions of
cultural events, etc., throughout the country fade drastically in sig-
nificance.
One can perhaps excuse government leaders in Washington in those days
for missing the import of the centennial exposition. The country had
literally been torn apart in the sixties and the reconstruction period had
been less than satisfactory to anybody. A popular president had died of
an assassin's bullet in his brain. His vice president, Johnson, became
president but had been led to believe, quite pointedly, that he should
not run in 1868, and the new president, Grant, was in his second term.
This was perhaps the most corrupt period in the Capital in our history.
The vice president had been accepting gratuities in his last job as speaker
of the House and so had other legislators. Frank admission of involvement
in the Credit Mobilier scandal of the mid-sixties, discovered in 1872,
was said to be "regarded by the public as far less reprehensible than any
attempt at concealment." Government officials under Grant apparently had
increased their corrupt practices and were under indictment for criminal
acts. A Cabinet member resigned to escape impeachment, the president had
saved his personal secretary from imprisonment and had had a relative
involved in the gold scandal. Furthermore, the country was not yet half-
way through a severe six-year depression.
The assassination, the first attempt to impeach a president (Johnson),
the turmoil of the reconstruction period, the problems with the economy
and the corruption and coverups in high places over the decade prior to
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1875 may have convinced some that there was little to celebrate. Like
Buchanan in 1860 (whose theme became "Let the South go in peace" because
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LEVERIT
war to save the Union), 1875 official Washington may have suffered from a
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misconception of the state of the morale of the nation and the devotion
of the people to the country and the system. Luckily, willy-nilly, the
exposition was built anyway and the people's unperceived energy and faith
in the system massively demonstrated itself again in the centennial year,
largely inspired and focused by--the exposition.
Today it may be less easy to understand how officials do not per-
ceive the possible importance of the Bicentennial Exposition. We have
been down this road before. The quibbling over land for the site, the
questioning by some "intellectual elitists" of the way the centennial
year should be celebrated (and even the fact that they are consulted on
this issue) is perhaps more difficult to tolerate the second time around.
Clearly, a two-hundredth birthday party which is likely to draw 50 million
people (one quarter of our present population) should sweep aside all such
quibbling.
The significance of a Bicentennial Exposition is clear; the country
has much to have a birthday party about. Most Americans would agree with
the following statements. We have the highest standard of living with
the least sacrifice of freedom and human dignity of any great nation in
the world. We have the best form of government, the best economic and
social system ever devised for a great nation. We have given of our
treasure and blood time and again since 1917 in wars to save nations
around the world from oppression, with no gain in territory for ourselves.
We have helped less fortunate nations economically on a scale never be-
fore dreamed of. We have made unmatched strides in science and tech-
nology--Americans have actually walked about on the moon.
The average man feels the significance of all this in his bones and
wants someone to be unashamed to say this in a way which is obvious.
That is why the exposition is significant, and it should be near Phila-
delphia where it all started. He wants to see, touch and walk through
exhibits of the actual objects that represent these achievements over
200 years--a huge, real Saturn Five rocket complete with an Apollo space-
ship on its nose (that will be visible from thirty miles away on a clear
day), one of our largest attack aircraft carriers anchored in the Dela-
ware or dredged Schuykill River basin, supersonic aircraft, a 747 and
DC 10 (most people have never been close to, let alone in, one), six-unit
diesel electric locomotives, super-trains, the latest model cars and
trucks, turbo generators on display lighting the exposition, laser in-
dustrial and communications systems, medical pavilions, museums, art
galleries, etc., etc. (In 1876, besides the size and scope of the
exhibition itself, new, heavy locomotives, the giant Corliss stationary
engine, the multiple telegraph, etc., were big attractions.)
The average citizen wants to see many other people viewing exhibits,
too--and he's basically right, because the overwhelming majority of
people will want to. Even the most blase can hardly remain unmoved in
the presence of such an array of evidence of what this country has accom-
plished. Nobody, here or abroad, no media form, will be able to ignore
this exposition, and the overwhelming majority of the population, the
if
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average citizens- the bone and sinew of the nation- may have some support
of their beliefs in the positive accomplishments of their country.
Side effects of the exposition, of course, could be innumerable.
For example, it could be used as the motivating force to get the north-
east transportation corridor, and even some other transportation problem
areas, straightened out--by a firm deadline. It, and ancillary projects
generated, could wipe out much of the disturbing unemployment among
construction workers in the northeast and provide a job market for many
unskilled and semiskilled of this area. The vast number of components
needed for the exposition and its ancillary projects would have a similar
effect on the job market elsewhere. Government subsidies for an exposi-
tion and things associated with it are far less likely to be disputed
than many other such efforts. This is one area where people understand
government efforts to help make jobs which do not fit into the normal
economy.
One hopes that the chance of using the Bicentennial Exposition to
focus attention on and reinforce our citizens' morale and faith in the
country, and help the economy, will not continue to be underestimated.
It is not too late to start now, but we cannot procrastinate too much
longer; the Federal Government, State of Pennsylvania or City of Phila-
delphia, or some combination of state governments, or a group of private
citizens will have to procure the land near Philadelphia soon.
R.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 10, 1975
MEMO FOR:
RUSS ROURKE
FROM:
JACK MARSH Jul
The President would like a (chedule of the dates of
significant Bicentennial activities for this year.
For example:
Concord Bridge
Convening of the Second Continental Congress
Birthday of the U.S. Army, June 14
Call John Warner and tell him this is something the
President would like as soon as possible.
- out of country (Paris) until
Monday
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January 13, 1975
MEMORANDUM TO: JACK MARSH
FROM:
RUSS ROURKE
At your convenience, Dick Lukstat would like to discuss the following
matters:
1) He would recommend that the Vice President conduct the
swearing-in ceremony with Marge Lynch.
2) Wants to discuss the Mall parking situation. : newspaper clippings
attached.
3) He would like as much time as you can afford to discuss the
Bicentennial program itself.
RAR:cb
F DERALD R. FORD THE
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January 23, 1975
Dear Mr. Colbert:
This is in reply to your letter of January 15,
1975 to John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor to the
President. Mr. Marsh appreciates your latest status
report on the progress being made with the proposed
Dulles International Industry and Foreign Trade
Center.
If such a trade center becomes a reality, it
should indeed make a meaningful contribution to the
Northern Virginia area.
With best wishes for your project.
Sincerely,
Richard H. Lukstat
Special Assistant to the
Counseller to the President
Mr. Robert L. Colbert
Colbert Land Sales
6320 Augusta Drive
Suite 904, Tower Bldg.
Springfield, Virginia 22150
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
sent to Lukstat - 1/20/75
for DRAFT RESPONSE
FORD
JAN 15 1975
Colbert Land Sales
Colbert
Land Specialist
6320 Augusta Drive, Suite 904, Tower Bldg., Springfield, Virginia 22150
Telephone: 451-5585
January 14, 1975
Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr.
Counsellor to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Re: Dulles International Industry and
Foreign Trade Center (DIIFTC)
(Approved Bicentennial Project)
Dear Mr. Marsh:
I am pleased to report to you that since our last correspondence
in the fall, the DIIFTC has been approved by the American Revo-
lution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) as a Fairfax County Bi-
centennial Communities Project. The attached correspondence high-
lights our other efforts to date concerning this project. As you
will see, the DIIFTC has now been endorsed by all appropriate county,
state and federal agencies; and money has been appropriated for a
final feasibility study and application for the Foreign Trade Zone
(FTZ). We hope to have approval for the FTZ by December of this year.
Because of your valuable support in September, however, we feel you
will be interested in knowing about the final obstacles that remain
in the path of this project. Since the initial Bicentennial cele-
brations are only eighteen months away, time is becoming critical.
We have requested appropriate zoning and sewerage support from Fair-
fax County and are currently awaiting their response. Although we
currently have indications of serious financial interest in this pro-
ject from the private sector, we cannot proceed until we have assur-
ances of zoning and sewerage support from the county.
This is the only significant Bicentennial project of this magnitude
in Northern Virginia. It continues to gain strong support from all
elements of the Northern Virginia business community, who support our
conviction that this project will create jobs and revenues that will
significantly improve the economic conditions of Northern Virginia
and provide longer lasting economic results that will be beneficial
to the county, state and nation.
Honorable John 0. Marsh, Jr.
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January 14, 1975
Once appropriate zoning, sewerage and financing have been obtained,
then consideration will be given to the best manner in which to in-
vite foreign industry and foreign governments to participate in our
Bicentennial celebrations. We believe this project is consistent
with the remarks made by President Ford in his address to the Nation
that the Bicentennial years should provide an opportunity to "reaffirm
our pride and purpose as Americans."
I will endeavor to keep you abreast of developments as they occur.
Kindest regards.
Sincerely,
Bob Calhert
Robert L. Colbert
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THE DULLES INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE CENTER
(A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT THAT MAKES SENSE TO BUSINESSMEN)
1. A permanent business-oriented Foreign Trade Zone and Interna-
tional Trade Center adjacent to Dulles International Airport.
2. A national focal point for America's bicentennial celebration.
3. An opportunity for foreign nations to participate in America's
bicentennial.
4. A major bicentennial tourist attraction for the projected 50
million visitors to the nation's capital.
5. A favorable impact on Balance of Trade payments through sale
or lease of bicentennial sites to foreign nations/industries.
6. Jobs for the U. S. construction industry.
7. Increased tax revenues for county, state and federal agencies.
8. An opportunity to demonstrate civic pride at local, state and
federal levels.
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Colbert Land Sales
Land Specialist
6320 Augusta Drive, Suite 904, Tower Bldg., Springfield, Virginia 22150
Telephone: 451-5585
DULLES INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE CENTER (DIIFTC)
CURRENT STATUS AS OF JANUARY 3, 1975:
1. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Fairfax County has approved a
$25,000 expenditure for a current FTZ feasibility study and an
additional $20,000 expenditure has been projected for a FTZ
application. Approval of a Foreign Trade Zone at the DIIFTC is
anticipated by December, 1975. Letters of Intent for FTZ tenants
are currently being accepted by the Fairfax County Economic Devel-
opment Authority.
2. Bicentennial Site. The United States American Revolution
Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) has approved the DIIFTC as
the site for a Fairfax County Bicentennial Communities Project.
Following county approval of appropriate zoning and sewerage
requirements, then, invitations to participate in the US Bicen-
tennial celebration may be sent to prospective US and foreign
exhibitors.
3. Zoning application. Zoning applications have been submitted
to the county. Approval is expected by June, 1975.
4. Sewer capacity. Sewerage requirements are currently being
negotiated with the county. The DIIFTC has 43 approved taps so
that initial construction may be begun. A total of approximately
1,500 taps may ultimately be required if a full-blown bicenten-
nial exposition is undertaken. Considerably fewer sewer taps
would be required, however, if the site is developed only as a
Foreign Trade Zone and industrial/trade center.
5. Site preparation. Initial site preparation costs (roads,
curbs, grading, storm drainage, parking lots, overpass bridges,
etc.) are estimated at $8-10 million.
6. Construction. Preliminary negotiations with a national
construction firm have been completed. They are prepared to
accomplish and manage all construction requirements.
7. Financing and Developer. Efforts are currently underway to
find a source of financing and a buyer/developer (or syndication
of buyers) to purchase and manage the overall project.
RALD
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REVOLUTION WIRENTENNAL
AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL ADMINISTRATION
736 JACKSON PLACE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20276
1776-1976
(202) 382-1776
December 19, 1974
Ms. Susan G. Melville
Bicentennial Coordinator
Office of Comprehensive Planning
Commonwealth of Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Dear Ms. Melville:
Thank you for your letter of December 1 concerning the Dulles International
Industry and Trade Center.
We commend the County of Fairfax for approving $25,000 for a feasibility
study of this ambitious project, and welcome this as an additional activity
to the already approved County's Bicentennial Community program.
I am enclosing a xerox copy of the pertinent text that will appear in the
Revised Official Graphics Standards Manual when reprinted, as applies to
use of the national symbol by ARBA designated Bicentennial Communities.
A copy of the art work for the graphics is not now available.
Sincerely,
John Mide John J., Nolan
Director
Bicentennial Communities Division
Enclosure
Text for revised Graphics Standards Manual
COPY
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF FAIRER
COUNTY OF FAIRFAX
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA 22030
VIRGINIA
December 1, 1974
Mr. John J. Nolan, Director
Bicentennial Communities Division
American Revolution Bicentennial Administration
736 Jackson Place, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20276
Dear Mr. Nolan:
On November 18, 1974 Mr. Douglas Harman, Deputy County Executive,
wrote to infrom you that Fairfax County had supported the concept
of the Dulles International Industry and Trade Center by approving
a $25,000 feasibility study to be conducted under the supervision
of the Economic Development Authority.
This complex would be a permanent exhibition of industrial and
scientific products and would include displays and demonstrations
of products not yet marketed. There would also be a festival
area for family entertainment during the Bicentennial year 1976
and perhaps thereafter.
We would appreciate your acknowledgement of this combined Festival
USA and Horizons 176 activity so that it could be added to the
Fairfax County Bicentennial Communities list.
Sincerely,
Jusan G. melille
Susan G. Melville
Bicentennial Coordinator
Office of Comprehensive Planning
FRED
8309 Oakford Drive
Springfield, Virginia 22152
January 7, 1975
Mr. Robert W. Wilson
County Executive
County of Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia
Re: Proposal of Robert L. Colbert to establish
the Dulles International Industry and
Foreign Trade Center (DIIFTC)
Dear Mr. Wilson:
In regard to the Board's motion of May 6, 1974 endorsing the above-
referenced proposal, you advised Mr. Colbert in your letter of May
9, 1974 to seek the necessary endorsements required to further this
proposal. This letter will bring you up to date on actions taken
since that time.
On May 15, 1974 Fairfax County requested the American Revolution Bi-
centennial Administration (ARBA) to approve this proposal for addi-
tion to the County's Bicentennial Communities projects list. On July
11, 1974 Mr. Herb Harris, representing the Fairfax County Board of,
Supervisors, made a presentation to the Virginia Independence Bicen-
tennial Commission (VIBC) requesting their endorsement of the DIIFTC
project. On September 9, 1974 the VIBC approved the concept as en-
dorsed by Fairfax County and forwarded the matter to the ARBA. Due
to the protracted illness and untimely demise of Mr. John Orchard,
the key ARBA official with whom we had been working for the past three
years, further action on the proposal was delayed until recently. How-
ever, I am pleased to report that this project was approved by the
ARBA for inclusion in the Fairfax County Bicentennial Communities pro-
jects list as of December 19, 1974.
In order to secure financing for this project, it is necessary to
have the land actually zoned and sewered, or (at least) to have a
firm guarantee that appropriate zoning and sewer capacity will be
forthcoming as required. Formal invitations to foreign nations to
participate in the Bicentennial celebration cannot be extended until
adequate zoning and sewerage are assured and, subsequently, appropriate
financing obtained. Therefore, the following support from the County
is required at this time:
1. Sewer capacity. From 675 to 1500 sewer taps (or approxi-
mately 232,000 to 500,000 gallons per day) may be required.
This capacity could be provided by either enlarging the
Upper Cub plant, or by allowing the developers to establish
an on-site package sewer plant. Our engineers have checked
with the County and have ascertained that the flow of water
Mr. Robert W. Wilson
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January 7, 1975
in Cub Run is adequate to accommodate the additional
effluent. These figures are based on the sewerage
requirements for approximately 50,000 visitors per
day to the Bicentennial site. However, considerably
less sewer capacity would be sufficient if the site
is developed only as a Foreign Trade Zone and Industrial
Trade Center.
2. Zoning. An application for appropriate zoning has been
submitted to the County. Immediate favorable action by
the Board is requested.
Due to the critical timing associated with this project request
that immediate action be taken to obtain the necessary commitments
on sewer and zoning. It is understood that all costs associated with
this project will be borne by the developer.
For your convenience copies of pertinent correspondence relating to
this proposal are attached.
Sincerely,
Buhard J.Utz
Richard J. Utz
Chairman
Dulles International Industry
and Foreign Trade Center
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CC: Mrs. Jean Packard
Mrs. Martha Pennino
Mr. James Reid
Mr. Dave Edwards
Ms. Susan G. Melville
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Colbert Land Sales
Land Specialist
6320 Augusta Drive, Suite 904, Tower Bldg., Springfield, Virginia 22150
Telephone: 451-5585
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November 4, 1974
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Mr. John O. Marsh, Jr.
Counsellor to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Marsh:
I must apologize to you for my long delay in answering
your letter of September 5 in regard to our proposed Dulles
International Industry and Foreign Trade Center, to include
a foreign trade zone. We were awaiting some positive results.
To bring you up to date, the Virginia Independence Bi-
centennial Commission has endorsed our project in concept, and
referred their endorsement on to the American Revolution Bi-
centennial Administration for further study. We need the ARBA's
full endorsement to add this project to Fairfax County's list
of bicentennial projects. Unfortunately, the key man at ARBA,
Mr. John Orchard, is still ill and hospitalized, and we must
await his return before action can be taken on that aspect of
our proposal.
In connection with the Foreign Trade Center, and foreign
trade zone, there is to be a hearing at 3 P. M. on November 11
by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to hear a proposal by
the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority for a feasibility
study for the foreign trade zone. Of course, we feel this would be
an important adjunct to our whole project, and we are hopeful of
favorable action by the Board.
Your efforts to support our project are greatly appreciated,
and we will keep you informed of our progress.
Jane joins me in sending you sincere good wishes.
Sincerely,
Robert
Robert L. Colbert
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 25, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JACK MARSH
FROM:
RON NESSEN RHN
Joe Laitin proposes in the attached memorandum a bicentennial
project to brighten up the sidewalk in front of the White House
by giving each of the 50 states a square on the sidewalk to decorate.
I have no particular view on this idea and so I send it on to
you for appropriate handling.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
January 24, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR HON. RON NESSON
FROM: JOSEPH LAITIN
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To follow up on our conversation, it was my thought
that the rather dull and uninspiring sidewalk in front
of the White House be divided up into 50 equal squares
and that the President invite the Governor of each
State to submit a design most representative of his State
to fill that particular square.
The project would be tied to the Bicentennial, entirely
funded by the States or perhaps by private funds solicited
by each of the States.
It could become a spectacular tourist attraction as well
as providing a warm and colorful walkway in front of the
White House.
The States, of course, would also supply the finished
product, preferably of native materials. The design would
naturally have to be approved by the Washington Fine Arts
Commission and I would imagine the materials would also
have to meet certain construction specifications.
The most appropriate occasion for launching such a project
would be at a Presidential meeting with the Governors.
But I imagine a Presidential statement would be just as
effective and should receive enthusiastic reception from
the States.
The sidewalk itself would become a "must" visit for all
American visitors to Washington.
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WASHINGTON
February 13, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JACK MARSH
FROM:
R USS ROURKE
Lynette Lawson called to provide me with the
basic information that is already contained in
the attached materials. She expressed the hope
that you could attend the entire program (luncheon
plus film screening
or at least the luncheon).
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1975
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MR. MARSH:
These are the people being
considered for the luncheon
on February 18 for the
u.s. Capitol Historical
Society's planned Sound and
Light production.
Nancy M. Howe
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mr. Marsh
-- chamles of Commerce
That's the day you are addressing
the Jaycees at the Statler Hilton
(Timmons' deal).
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OUR CAPITOL.FREEDOM SPEAKS
United 200 Maryland Avenue States N.E., Washington, Capitol D.C. 20515, 202-543-8919 Historica saety
February 10, 1975
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Nancy Howe
FROM:
Lynette Lawson
RE:
White House Luncheon - February 18, 1975
I have gone over our list of prospects and as you can see
I deleted a few. The members of the Executive Committee
and National Advisory Board that are out of the country
and can not attend are marked. Although very few people
decline an invitation to the White House, some of these
individuals may be out of the country.
Please feel free to strike any names from the list and
also to add any that Mrs. Ford feels are appropriate.
I will wait to here from you as to working with Pat
Howard or whoever.
There is a good deal of information that we can send to
Bob Hope if you so advise.
Thanks over and over
OUR CADITOL:FREEDOM SPEAKS
United 200 Maryland Avenue States N.E., Washington, Capitol D.C. 20515, 202-543-8919 Historical Society
Suggested Guest List for White House Luncheon -
Mr. Justine Dart
Chairman and President
Dart Industries, Inc.
8480 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90048
Mr. Walter Annenberg
Mr.> Richard M. DeVos
Llinfair Road
President
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 19096
Amway Corporation
7575 East Fulton Road
Mr. Robert O. Andrews
Ada, Michigan 49301
Chairman
Atlantic Richfield
Mr. B. Robert Dorsey
515 S. Flower Street
Chairman of the Board
Los Angeles, California 90051
Gulf Oil Corporation
P.O. Box 1166
Mrs. Vincent R. Astor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
778 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10021
Mr. George R. Brown
3363 Inwood Drive
Houston, Texas 77019
Mr. Henry Ford II
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236
Mr. Harold S. Geneen
President
ITT Headquarters
Mr. Frank T. Cary
320 Park Avenue
President
New York, New York 10022
International Business Machines Corp.
Armonk, New York 10504
Mrs. Bernard F. Gimbel
Upper King Street
Mr. A.W. Clausen,
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
President
Bank of America
Mr. Maurice F. Greenville
P.O. Box 37000
Chairman of the Board
San Francisco, California 94137
TEXACO Inc.
135 E. 42nd Street
New York, New York 10017
National Advisory Board
Members Joe Allibriton L Beneley Davis Felix DeWeldon,
Co-Cha (persons William W M Barten Douglas Fairbanks. JT., Betty Ford
Emest 1 Hayes Senator Dar el K induye Austin Kiplinger. Geodare Lieberson
Suggested Guest List for White House Luncheon - Page 2
Mr. John Harper
Mrs. J.C. Penney
Chairman of the Board
888 Park Avenue, #10B
ALCOA
New York, New York 10021
1501 Alcoa Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Mr. John D. Rockefeller
1 Beekman Place
Mr. William A. Hewitt
New York, New York 10022
Chairman
Deere and Company
Mr. David Rockefeller
John Deere Road
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Moline, Illinois 61265
New York, New York 10020
Mr. J.K. Jameison
Mr. Lawrence Rockefeller
EXXON Corporation
834 5th Avenue
1351 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10021
New York, New York 10020
Mr. Chaunsey Schmidt
Mr. Reginald Jones
President
Chairman of the Board
First National Bank of Chicago
General Electric Company
One First National Plaza
3135 Easton Turnpike
Chicago, Illinois 60670
Fairfield, Connecticut 06431
Mr. H. Robert Sharbaugh
Mr. Robert Kirby
Sun Oil Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
240 Radnor-Chester Road
Westinghouse Building, Gateway Center
St. Davids, Pennsylvania 19087
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Mr. W. Clement Stone
Mr. Ray A. Kroc
5050 Broadway
McDonald Corporation
Evanston, Illinois
McDonald Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois 60521
Mr. Edgar B. Speer
United States Steele
Mr. Ross Perot
600 Grant Street
1300 EDS Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
Exchange Park
Dallas; Texas 75235
Mrs. Arthur Hayes Sulzberger
1115 Fifth Avenue
Mr. J.O. Logan
New York, New York 10028
President
Universal Oil Products
World Headquarters, Ten UOP Plaza
Algonquin and Mt. Prospects Roads
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Wallace
Mr. John Willard Marriott, Jr.
Byram Lake Road
5214 Parkway Drive
Mt. Kesco, New York 10549
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015
Mr. Rawleigh Warner, Jr.
Mr. Howard Morgens
Chairman of the Board
Chairman
Mobile Oil Corporation
Procter and Gamble Fund
150 E. 42nd Street
301 E. Sixth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201
GERALD B. FORD
New York, New York 10017
Mr. Hays T. Watkins
Chairman of the Board
Chessie System
Post Office Box 6419
Cleveland Ohio 44101
Mr. F. Perry Wilson
Union Carbide Corporation
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Mr. William J. DeLancey, President
Republic Steele Corporation
Post Office Box 6778
Cleveland, Ohio 44101
President Ford
Vice President Rockefeller
Bob Hope
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NATIONAL ADVISORI BUARD
Mr. William M. Batten
J.C. Penney and Company
1156 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Berkley L. Davis
Vice President
General Electric Company
777 14th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
Mr. Felix Deweldon
Decon Rock, Harrison Avenue
Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
255 Emerald Lane
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Mrs. Betty Ford
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Mr. Ernest A. Hayes
Post Office Box 150
Mount Pleasant, Iowa 52641
The Honorable
Daniel K. Inouye
4424 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Mr. Austin Kiplinger
The Kiplinger Foundation, Inc.
1729 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Mr. Goddard Lieberson
Sr. Vice President, CBS
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce
4559 Kahala Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Miss Jane Marilley
Courtesy Associates
1629 K Street, NW
FOR
Washington, D.C. 20006
SERALD
The Honorable
George Rommey
1830 East Valley Road
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013
UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Honorable Fred Schwengel
Mr. Oliver B. Patton
200 Maryland Avenue, NE
U.S. Capitol Historical Society
Washington, D.C. 20515
200 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dr. Melvin M. Payne, President
National Geographic Society
Ms. Lynette Lawson
17th and M Streets, NW
U.S. Capitol Historical Society
Washington, D.C. 20036
200 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dr. Walter Rundell, Jr.
Chairman, Dept. of History
Mr. Douglas Lawson
University of Maryland
U.S. Capitol Historical Society
College Park, Maryland 20742
200 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20515
Mr. Victor M. Birely
Lang and Company
Mr. Walker A. Williams
Union Trust Building, Suite 931
U.S. Capitol Historical Society
740 15th Street, NW
200 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20036
Washington, D.C. 20515
Mr. Arthur B. Hanson
888 17th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
The Honorable
J.J. Pickle
231 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Mr.s Adlai Stevenson, III
2415 Foxhall Road, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Mr. George White
The Architect of the Capitol
SB 15, Capitol Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
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BERALD
February 14, 1975
MEMORANDUM TO: JACK MARSH
FROM:
RUSS ROURKE
FYI - am advised that, prior to the
assumption of the bicentennial responsibilities,
a great deal of the bicentennial work was handled
for Anne Armstrong by a "bicentennial section"
of the Domestic Council. Were you aware of
that, and, if so, would you favor its revitaliza-
tion whether or not Dick Lukstat departs the
area.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 14, 1975
MEMORANDUM TO:
JACK MARSH
FROM:
RUSS ROURKE
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FYI - am advised that, prior to your
assumption of the bicentennial responsibilities,
a great deal of the bicentennial work was handled
for Anne Armstrong by a "bicentennial section"
of the Domestic Council. Were you aware of
that, and, if so, would you favor its revitaliza- -
tion whether or not Dick Lukstat departs the
area.
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March 13, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: BOB HARTMANN
FROM:
JACK MARSH
Sunday, March 23, marks the 200th anniversary of the famous
Patrick Henry Liberty or Death Speech. Ceremonies are planned
at St. John's Church in Richmond, where Heary made his speech.
The President thought it might be helpful to bring this to your
attention for special reference in some public statements he will
be making between now and March 23 -- perhaps the speech in
South Bend.
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Rumsfeld
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FORD i LIBRARY SERALD
March 31, 1975
Dear Mr. Lenahan:
Many thanks for your thoughtfulness in sending
me one of the first copies of Fortune's April
Bicentennial issue.
I found the articles to be most interesting and
quite informative. I have taken the liberty of
forwarding the issue to Dr. Ted Marrs, who
handles Bicentennial matters for me, for his
information. I have asked that he respond to
you directly with any comments he may have.
Again, thanks for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Signed - John O. Marsh, Jr.
John O. Marsh, Jr.
Counsellor to the President
Mr. Edward Patrick Lenshan
Publisher, Fortune Magazine
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 27, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JACK MARSH
For this meeting, I suggest the following talking points:
1. Stress importance of the Bicentennial event.
2.
Point out we are moving into the Bicentennial year and
have a Nationwide responsibility.
3. THE BICENTENNIAL YEAR CAUSES A SPECIAL SITUATION
IN PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON.
4. AVOID USE OF WORD COMMITMENT AND SPECIFIC
SUMS, BUT URGE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND
PRIORITY IN PROCESSING BICENTENNIAL APPLICA-
TIONS FOR PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON TO
EXPEDITE SAME.
5. EMPHASIZE THAT SUCH PROJECTS MUST STILL
MEET THE FOLLOWING THREE CRITERIA:
1.
Funds will come from existing categorical
programs.
2.
Applications must be technically sound.
3.
Funding decisions will be made within current
appropriation levels.
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April 16, 1975
(backup)
Dear Mr. Koenig:
Thank you for your recent letter concerning
the Bicentennial.
I have referred your letter to Dr. Ted Marrs,
who handles Bicentennial matters for me here
at the White House, asking that he contact you
directly. I am sure you can expect to hear from
Dr. Marra in the very near future.
Many thanks for your expression of interest in
this very important event in our Country's history.
Sincerely,
John O. Marsh, Jr.
Counsellor to the President
Mr. John L. Keenig
Elkridge Estates
6023 Hunt Ridge Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21210
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THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Thursday - May 1, 1975
5:00
Mr. Donald Rumsfeld and Mr. William Walker.
The Oval Office.
5:30
Mr. Donald Rumsfeld - The Oval Office.
* 7:30
Dinner Honoring His Excellency Hedi Nouira. (BLACK TIE)
The State Floor.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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Administration of Gerald R. Ford
PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
Week Ending Saturday, August 10, 1974
SWEARING IN OF THE PRESIDENT
Oath of Office Taken by the President at a Ceremony in the East Room at the
White House. August 9, 1974
I, Gerald R. Ford, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute
the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United
States, so help me God.
NOTE: In a ceremony in the East Room at the White House, Warren E. Burger, Chief
Justice of the United States, administered the oath of office to President Ford at noon
on Friday, August 9, 1974. The ceremony was broadcast live on radio and television.
SWEARING IN OF THE PRESIDENT
The President's Remarks Following His Swearing In as the 38th President of
the United States. August 9, 1974
Mr. Chief Justice, my dear friends, my fellow Americans:
The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by
George Washington and by every President under the
I assume the Presidency under extr
fore experienced by Americans. Thi
our minds and hurts our hearts.
Therefore, I feel it is my first
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compact with my countrymen. Not a
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And I intend it to be the first of many
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I am acutely aware that you have
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PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: GERALD R. FORD, 1974
I have not sought this enormous responsibility, but I will not shirk
it. Those who nominated and confirmed me as Vice President were
my friends and are my friends. They were of both parties, elected by all
the people and acting under the Constitution in their name. It is only
fitting then that I should pledge to them and to you that I will be the
President of all the people.
Thomas Jefferson said the people are the only sure reliance for the
preservation of our liberty. And down the years, Abraham Lincoln re-
newed this American article of faith asking, "Is there any better way or
equal hope in the world?"
I intend, on Monday next, to request of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate the
privilege of appearing before the Congress to share with my former col-
leagues and with you, the American people, my views on the priority
business of the Nation and to solicit your views and their views. And
may I say to the Speaker and the others, if I could meet with you right
after these remarks, I would appreciate it.
Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can
go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serv-
ing the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards.
We must go forward now together.
To the peoples and the governments of all friendly nations, and
I hope that could encompass the whole world, I pledge an uninterrupted
and sincere search for peace. America will remain strong and united,
but its strength will remain dedicated to the safety and sanity of the
entire family of man, as well as to our own precious freedom.
I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not
only our Government, but civilization itself. That bond, though strained,
is unbroken at home and abroad.
In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to fol-
low my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty
is always the best policy in the end.
My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a Government of laws
and not of men. Here the people rule. But there is a higher power, by
whatever name we honor Him, who ordains not only righteousness but
love, not only justice but mercy.
As we bind up the internal wounds of Watergate, more painful and
more poisonous than those of foreign wars, let us restore the golden rule
to our political process, and let brotherly love purge our hearts of suspi-
cion and of hate.
In the beginning, I asked you to pray for me. Before closing, I ask
again your prayers, for Richard Nixon and for his family. May our former
President, who brought peace to millions, find it for himself. May God
bless and comfort his wonderful wife and daughters, whose love and
loyalty will forever be a shining legacy to all who bear the lonely burdens
of the White House.
I can only guess at those burdens, although I have witnessed at close
hand the tragedies that befell three Presidents and the lesser trials of
others.
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and weave it through all his Bicentennial speeches. But those speeches
should emphasise 1, 2 and 3 above.
Regarding a schedule, I would not do more than two per month.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 1, 1975
Jack --
Ted Marrs suggested you might want to be present
at the ceremony of the purchase of the "First
Bicentennial Series E Bond", 12:50 p.m. on the
President's schedule. (Ted is in Valley Forge,
Pa. today).
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THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Thursday - May 1, 1975
7:40
General Brent Scowcroft - The Oval Office.
8:00
Mr. Robert T. Hartmann - The Oval Office.
8:30
Mr. Donald Rumsfeld - The Oval Office.
9:00
Mr. John O. Marsh, Jr. - The Oval Office.
9:15
Mr. Ron Nessen, Mr. Max L. Friedersdorf, Mr. Robert
T. Hartmann, Mr. John O. Marsh, Jr., and Mr. Donald
Rumsfeld - The Oval Office.
9:45
Secretary Henry A. Kissinger - The Oval Office.
* 10:30
His Excellency Hedi Nouira, Prime Minister of Tunisia.
(60 min.) (Secretary Henry A. Kissinger). - The Oval Office.
12:10
Depart South Grounds via Motorcade en route
Department of Commerce.
* 12:15
Swearing In of Rogers C.B. Morton as Secretary
of Commerce.
12:50
Return to the White House.
*12:50
Purchase of First Bicentennial Series E Bond from
(10 min.) Secretary William E. Simon - (Mr. Michael Farrell).
The Oval Office.
* 1:00
Presentation of the President's Trophy to the Handicapped
(10 min.)
American of the Year, North Dakota State Senator Elton
W. Ringsak. (Dr. Theodore C. Marrs and Mr. Roger
D. Semerad) - The Oval Office.
* 1:50
Swearing-In of New Members of the National Consumer
(10 min. ) Advisory Council - The Rose Garden.
2:00
Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller - The Oval Office.
2:30
Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, Mr. James Lynn
(15 min. )
and Mr. James Cannon. - The Oval Office
FORD & LIBRARY QERALD
APR 3 30 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TO: FROM: J.marsh J: marsh
SUBJECT:
7.4.d.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEETING TO PURCHASE FIRST
BICENTENNIAL SERIES E SAVINGS BOND
FROM SECRETARY SIMON
Thursday, May 1, 1975
12:45 p.m. (5 minutes)
The Oval Office
From: Mike Farrell
I. PURPOSE
For you to purchase the first new Bicentennial Series E
Savings Bond commemorating the Nation's 200th anniversary.
II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS & PRESS PLAN
A. Background: Your purchase of the first bond commemorating
the Bicentennial will give leadership and emphasis to the Savings
Bonds Campaign. Similar first-day purchase ceremonies are
being planned throughout the Nation wherein Governors and other
officials are purchasing bonds. The May 1 date is the anniversary
of the Savings Bond volunteer program. On that day in 1941
President Roosevelt purchased the first E Bond from Secretary
Morgenthau. Secretary Simon will present you with the bond
inscribed to Elizabeth B. Ford along with a small Minuteman
statue, the symbol of the bond.
B. Participants: See attached.
C. Press Plan: Press photo.
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III. TALKING POINTS
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See attached.
B. Participants:
Secretary of the Treasury Simon
Secretary of Agriculture Butz, Chairman of
Interdepartmental Savings Bonds
Committee
Francine Neff, Treasurer of the United States
and National Director for U.S. Savings
Bonds Division
W. Jarvis Moody, Chairman of the Savings Bonds
Committee of the American Bankers
Association
Clifford Sommer, Volunteer Chairman for
Savings Bonds Bicentennial Activities
and a past president of the American
Bankers Association
H. J. Hintgen, Commissioner of the Public Debt
Marjorie Lynch, Deputy Administrator, American
Revolution Bicentennial Administration
Jesse Adams, Deputy National Director, U. S.
Savings Bonds Division
Morris Semiatin, Savings Bonds photographer
lucentenmial
May 1, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
TED MARRS
FROM:
RUSS ROURKE
Ted, the attached was just received from Jack Calkins.
If it is inconvenient for you to personally receive the messages
referred to in the attached on Sunday, please designate someone
to act in your stead. The designated person must necessarily
coordinate with Marietta Bourjaily re the Sunday morning activity.
AMOUNT GERALD R. FORD
1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 30, 1975
MEMORANDUM TO:
RUSS ROURKE
FROM:
JACK CALKINS
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The attached letter is self-explanatory except for the further his-
tory that the President cannot meet the relay riders on Sunday
morning because his brother will be in town and he wants to take
him to church as well as play some golf. This regret has been
relayed to Bourjaily's wife, Marietta, who thereupon asked me to
be sure that someone from the White House was on hand to receive
the messages which the relay riders will be bringing with them and
which are addressed to the President. Though this is not an
official ARBA event, it is a commendable effort, and Bob Hartmann
believed that your shop should be made aware of it and asked to
designate someone to receive the messages in the name of the
President.
Any further information can be had from Marietta Bourjaily at
948-8728 and she, of course, should also be told who has been
designated to receive the messages.
cc: RTH
SERVICE FORD
Executive Office
World Center Building
918 16th Street, N.W.
Suite 603
76:
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone (202) USA 1776
Executive Committee
Dwight Fuller Spear
The New Spirit
Founder
Monte Bourjaily, Jr.
of 76Foundation
Vice President
Managing Director
Maj. Gen. John'J. Hayes,
USA (Ret.)
Treasurer
Donald R. Brenner
February 4, 1975
Secretary
General Counsel
President Gerald R. Ford
FORD
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
GERALD
Dear Mr. President:
Because of your support as a member of our National Advisory Board prior
to your elevation to the Vice Presidency and your interest in seeing our nation's
Bicentennial popularly observed, I am writing to tell you about the "Wake Up
America" Relay Ride. This is a youth involvement action program dramatizing to
all America the fact that the 200th Anniversary of the Revolution is upon us.
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, some
400 4-H Club members, teenagers all, will ride in relay from Minuteman Park in
Massachusetts to Washington, beginning on April 19. Each youngster will demon-
strate that young people do care about our country by riding a three-mile leg
of this Relay.
The New Spirit of '76 Foundation is sponsoring this project and has secured
the approval of the US Department of Agriculture and the cooperation of the
Bicentennial Office of the US Department of the Interior for carrying it out.
In addition each of the seven states through which the Relay will pass has given
the project approval as an official 4-H Club activity. The project has been
"Recognized" as an official Bicentennial activity by Maryland and has been
endorsed not only by New Jersey, New York and Connecticut but also by many members
of Congress from all seven states. Our friend Gil Gude has agreed to serve as
"honorary chairman" for the project.
Along the route there will be a host of ceremonies at historic sites. The
climax of the Ride will come on Sunday, May 4, 1975 (this year) when some 50
horses, representing 4-H - horse clubs along the route, will ride the final leg,
escorted by mounted U.S. Park Police, down the C&O Canal. During the portion of
this last leg from the end of the Canal to the Ellipse, the 4-H riders will be
joined by troops of patriots from many places along the earlier route of the
Relay, these troops dressed in authentic Revolutionary War cavalry uniforms and
by horse-drawn carriages, making a spectacular equine exhibit to capture the
attention of the media to publicize the Bicentennial.
It is our intention to bring not only the 50 riders to Washington with their
horses for the final leg of the Relay but also to assemble the other 350 to 375
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participants in Washington on the Ellipse to see the ride end. I imagine that many
proud parents and friends, along with the adult supporters in colonial uniforms or in
carriages, will also be at the Ellipse.
After this ceremony we intend to return to the polo field next to the Lincoln
Memorial for a picnic and an afternoon of horse exhibits including a "junior" All-Star
polo game and an exhibit by the mounted U.S. Park Police and perhaps other events.
Thus we are combining in one project the basic concepts of the Bicentennial -- a
Relay Ride to commemorate our heritage combined with a commitment to America's future
horizons as expressed by her teenagers' participation, followed by a festival of
equine events.
These 400-plus 4-H riders will be contributing their time, their efforts and
their skill to the observance of the Bicentennial. It is our wish that they be recog-
nized for this.
It would be a fitting climax and end to the Relay Ride, nor would anything thrill
them more, than for you, Mr. President, to receive these young Americans on the Ellipse
south of the White House, so they can tell you personally that America's young people
care about America and are concerned to see that the Bicentennial, and what it stands
for, are nationally appreciated. The ride is scheduled to end on the Ellipse at 11:00
AM or shortly thereafter, on Sunday, May 4, 1975.
Please accept this invitation to take time from your busy schedule to accept this
message that these youngsters bring and to make a few remarks to them to thank them for
their effort to wake up America to the opportunity vouchsafed us by the imminence of
the Bicentennial to reunify our country in its observance.
Sincerely,
Monte Bourjaily Jr., Managing Director
The New Spirit of '76 Foundation & for
the "Wake Up America" " Relay Ride
GEEALD 3.0 FORD
MAY 5 1975
MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
INFORMATION
Memo No. 330-75
May 3, 1975
of
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Counsellor John O. Marsh, Jr.
FROM:
Jon Howell
SUBJECT:
Crozet
The Military Office Historical Society has found the
following information concerning a possible link between
Crozet, Virginia and the East Crozet Basin in the Indian Ocean.
-- The East Crozet Basin was discovered during the
expeditions of Nicholas Marion Dufresne in 1772.
The islands of the Basin were claimed for France
and named for Dufresne's first officer, Francois
Crozet.
-- Crozet, Virginia was formerly known as Wayland
but subsequently named in 1876 for Benoit Claude
Crozet. He was born in France around 1789 and
came to the US in 1816. He served as an Army
Engineer and taught at West Point, authoring the
first book in the US on descriptive geometry.
Crozet subsequently was President of VMI and
Principal of Richmond Academy.
-- We were unable to discover any link between
Francois Crozet and Benoit Crozet but it is
possible that they may have been related.
-- Matthew Fontaine Maury lived in the period 1806-
1873.
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Remarks by
Walter B. Wriston
Chairman
Citicorp
before
The Society of American Business Writers
Washington, D.C.
May 5, 1975
As we approach the bicentennial of our republic, it is
useful to remember that our founding fathers faced hard
times - much harder than those which are with us today.
They, too, had to make some tough choices. Thomas Jefferson
expressed the problem in a nutshell: "We are not to expect
to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed. "
The great principles of our government laid down by our
founding fathers embody a vast distrust of centralized
governmental power, and an unswerving dedication to the
proposition that government rests on the consent of the
governed. No sector of our society has been more vigilant
than the press in keeping that proposition always before us.
Nevertheless, whenever we create the conditions which cause
our system to appear to falter, whether through inflation or
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corruption, people who would destroy our liberty press
forward with plans the founders rejected - old plans dressed
in a new vocabulary. A good many years ago, John Randolph
foresaw the danger and put it this way: "The people of this
country, if ever they lose their liberties, will do it by
sacrificing some great principle of government to temporary
passion. "
Today, passions abound in the land; as the heat rises
our memory of fundamentals seems to fade. We forget that
the traditional optimism of the American people is an absolute
essential to a democracy. We hear a rising chorus of attack
upon the unique American economic system, though it has
produced both the highest standard of living and the largest
measure of personal liberty in the history of mankind.
People who should know better begin to waffle about
human freedom and in the moment of passion that John Randolph
feared even suggest that some form of dictatorship may not
be so bad after all. In the 1930s Senator David Reed from
Pennsylvania voiced it bluntly: "If this country ever
needed a Mussolini, it needs one now." The admiration in
the United States for the way Mussolini made the trains run
on time was widespread. The New York Times in May of 1933
reported that the atmosphere in Washington was "strangely
reminiscent of Rome in the first weeks after the march of
the Blackshirts, of Moscow at the beginning of the Five-Year
Plan
The new capital
presupposes just such a highly
centralized, all inclusive government as is now in the
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making.' In the 1930s it began to look more and more as if
we would sacrifice some great principle and lose our liberty.
The resident philosopher in Washington in those days
was Rexford Guy Tugwell. Like his current counterparts,
Tugwell expressed contempt for the consumer's ability to
choose, and wanted large state-controlled corporations along
fascist lines. It was all very simple and logical. He put
it this way: "When industry is government and government is
industry, the dual conflict deepest in our modern institutions
will be abated." This old idea has now been revived with a
new name: We now call them "benchmark" corporations. By
1984, George Orwell tells us the concept will be set to
music in a telescreen jingle that goes: "Under the spreading
chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me
"
The first major step that this nation took toward
merging government and industry, and toward the total abandon-
ment of the free market system, was the enactment of the
legislation that created the National Recovery Administration.
The NRA with its famous Blue Eagle symbol soon began grinding
out hundreds of "codes" repealing economic freedom and
arbitrarily fixing wages, prices and hours.
In the temporary passion of that moment, many businessmen
welcomed the idea of controls and were openly pleased with
the idea of an escape from competition. "Codes" in the 1930s
were the equivalent of the current euphemism "guidelines. "
These "codes" ultimately affected some 22 million workers.
Like all schemes which require people to behave in a way
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they would not act of their own free will, force eventually
has to be used against the populace. Since the NRA codes
required citizens to make decisions which were contrary to
their own economic interests, penalties for noncompliance
had to be severe. Tailors were arrested, indicted, convicted
and sentenced because their prices for pressing a pair of
pants were a nickel below the relevant NRA code. Farmers
were fined for planting wheat that they themselves ate on
their own farms. Barbers who charged less than the code rate
for a shave and a haircut were subject to fines of up to
$500. Even the village handyman was prosecuted, since he
did not fit in under the multiple wage-and-hour scale set up
by the codes.
The complexity of the codes soon antagonized labor as
well as management. The average factory worker who had been
earning $25 a week was cut back to $18.60 under NRA codes.
As a result, strikes became a way of life and auto workers,
frustrated by red tape, began calling the NRA the National
Run Around. When the textile code authority cut production
in the mills in 1934, another great strike began in the
South. Before the strike ended, the National Guard had been
called out in seven states and scores of textile workers
were killed and wounded. A few months later, NRA Administrator
General Hughie Johnson resigned under a storm of criticism--
or, as he phrased it himself, "a hail of dead cats."
As was the case with the rights of minorities in the
1950s and 60s, or with Watergate in the 70s, a few had
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the courage to challenge the power of the state. A fairly
small company, The Schechter Poultry Company, refused to
observe NRA standards of "fitness" governing the slaughtering
of chickens. When the case reached the Supreme Court, the
NRA was unanimously declared unconstitutional. The Court
wrote: "Such a delegation of powers is unknown to our law
and it is utterly inconsistent with the constitutional
prerogatives and duties of Congress." After the decision
was read, Justice Brandeis told one of FDR's legal aides: "I
want you to go back and tell the President that we're not
going to let the government centralize everything. That
was a call to return to fundamental American principles.
That time around we were rescued from the temporary
passion of the moment by the Supreme Court. For such actions,
the justices were reviled as the Nine Old Men. Fortunately,
they were old enough to remember the tyrannies of the past,
and struck down the attack on individual freedom even though
it was wrapped in a package labeled "progress." As if in
direct reference to John Randolph, the Court said:
"Extraordinary conditions do not create or enlarge constitu-
tional power. "
Today, just as we are beginning to win the battle
against inflation and recession, the classic attacks on
individual freedom are being launched with new vigor. In
place of the NRA and Mussolini's Blackshirts of another era,
we have new groups with new names selling the same worn-out
concept of government planning as "progress."
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The current effort to peddle the theories of Tugwell is
being quarterbacked by an organization called the Initiative
Committee for National Economic Planning. Its members,
businessmen, academicians and labor leaders are all well-
intentioned people who should know better. Their program,
if adopted, could bring about the step-by-step destruction
of the free market system, and, as a consequence, all personal
liberty. The opening statement of the Initiative Committee
expresses the usual doubt about whether our tried and tested
system provides "the best hope for combining economic well-
being and personal liberty."
Like central planners in the past, the new breed speaks
euphemistically of "plenary power" and obtaining a "mandate."
They suggest that a "five-year plan" would be "voluntary"
but add that it might require a "legislative spur. They
imply that they would not set specific goals for General
Motors, General Electric, General Foods, or any other
individual firm but would "try to induce" the relevant
industries to do their bidding. The New York Times, an
ardent advocate of central planning in 1975 as in 1933
(except of course for the media) has fully endorsed the idea
of government planning as "a means to help private industry
to make its own planning decisions
without government
coercion.' There is no case of government planning not
implemented in the end by coercion.
If the proponents of central planning came right out
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and said they wanted to create an economic police state,
their cause would never get off the ground. So, they resort
to "doublespeak," as Mario Pei so aptly called it, the usual
camouflage for the ultimate use of force against the
individual. Ludwig von Mises summed it up when he wrote:
"All this talk: the state should do this or that ultimately
means: the police should force consumers to behave otherwise
than they would behave spontaneously. In such proposals as:
let us raise farm prices, let us raise wage rates, let us
lower profits
the us ultimately refers to the police. Yet,
the authors of these projects protest that they are planning
for freedom and industrial democracy. "
Perhaps the oldest lesson of history is that an assault
on one aspect of freedom is an attack on the whole, as the
framers of the Constitution were well aware. To think that
the bell that tolls for economic freedom, does not toll for
academic freedom or for freedom of the press is a delusion,
and a dangerous one. The vigilance of the press which helped
smoke out some of the misdeeds of Watergate should be equally
focused on the economic non sequiturs coming from some of
Washington's prominent citizens.
Attacks on the system that has produced our relative
affluence as well as our freedom come in part from people
seeking power, and in part from a failure to understand the
American experience. Pulitzer Prize historian Daniel J.
Boorstin put it this way: "There is an increasing tendency
to blame the United States for lacking many of the ills
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which have characterized European history. Our lack of
poverty is called materialism, our lack of political dogma
is called aimlessness and confusion."
All current proposals for a managed economy rest on
an underestimation of the intelligence of the American
people. They assume that you and I are just not smart
enough to decide how to spend the money we earn. The
decision must be made for us by a wise government. Those
wonderful people who brought us wage and price controls,
which so severely disrupted our economy, now wish to extend
the chaos on a permanent basis. The intellectual arrogance
of those who would substitute their judgment for that of the
American people is amazing.
As the incredible complexity of American life begins
to dawn on the would-be government managers, as it did in
fact ultimately dawn on the Administrator of the NRA, ever
increasing pressure has to be applied to make a reluctant
citizenry conform. The clash between governmental economic
planning and personal liberty is inevitable because, in the
end, governmental allocation of economic and intellectual
resources requires--ultimately--the use of force. No agency,
for example, could have regulated our railroads into bank-
ruptcy as did the I.C.C. without such power. This power must
be continuously increased to block opposition, to generate
public acceptance and suppress doubts about the competence
of the planner.
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Last year's Economic Summit should have made it obvious
to all the world that experts do not agree. No plan which
covers a continent with the infinite variety of America and
contains thousands of parts, can possibly be agreed upon by
experts and certainly not by a majority of the people. Even
if by some miracle we could get all the fiscalists and
monetarists to concur, the ultimate decisions would be
political much more than economic. It would be impossible
to get a majority vote in the Congress on every item in the
economy which would have to be allocated, priced and assigned
priority. Since both political and economic agreement is a
virtual impossibility, these decisions have to be delegated
to the planner and thus can never represent the will of the
majority. Such action by definition destroys the premise
on which American democracy rests.
The First Amendment is one of the most sweeping definitions
of freedom of the citizen against his government ever enacted
anywhere in the world. As in the past, it must now be guarded
jealously by all sectors of our society. What I am suggesting
to you today is that you must examine with great care and
skepticism the proposition that government regulation of
goods and services is a legitimate function of government.
It is predicated upon the dogma that consumers lack the
intelligence to make choices, but that they are capable of
sorting out a good idea from a bad one without government
help. You should question the logic which leads some people
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to conclude that a so-called truth-in-advertising law is
good, but a truth-in-media law is bad. On a purely logical
basis it is hard to sustain the argument that the public is
unable intelligently to choose among competing dog foods
without government help, but is competent to sort out the
true meaning of a senator's speech.
The press, along with the rest of this country, generally
has come to the conclusion that the performance of government
at all levels leaves a great deal to be desired. Bureaucracy
has never been synonymous with efficiency. There is a growing
perception across the country that government regulation of
goods and services has often tended to promote monopoly, raise
the price levels and smother innovation. Professor Houthakker
of Harvard made this point dramatically at the Economic Summit
by listing 43 areas he thinks the government should deregulate.
Lest you think that you are exempt, more and more educators
are beginning to perceive the hand of government within their
own campuses, despite the long tradition of academic freedom.
Academicians are learning the old lesson that if you take
the king's shilling, you will do the king's bidding. We
already have government very much in the broadcast field,
although some people feel this has not been objected to as
strongly by the print media as one might have hoped or wished.
If you accept the proposition that government intervention
in the dissemination of ideas is bad, which is one I strongly
hold, you must then review in your own mind whether it makes
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any sense to argue for governmental intervention in the
individual's choices among goods and services. Whatever
conclusion you come to on this proposition, you should not
fool yourself that economics and politics live on separate
islands; in the end our freedom is indivisible.
One of our least admired presidents was characterized
as one who approached power with "muffled oars." Those of
you who depend for your existence on the First Amendment
should sensitize your ears to pick up the sound of "muffled
oars" seeking to approach power through a planned economy.
This suggestion is in accordance with sound liberal doctrine
as expressed by Woodrow Wilson: "The history of liberty is
a history of limitations of governmental power, not the
increase of it."
MAY 10 1975
May 9, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: JIM KEOGH
FROM:
MAX PRIEDERSDORF
Jim, I am advised that the Sammy Davis, Jr. request
concerning a film on black history would pertain to
bicentennial overseas use.
Will you please look into this possibility and let me have
your recommendations and/or ideas as soon as possible.
Many thanks.
MLF:jg
bcc: Jack Marsh
LISEARY GERALD R. FORD
May 9, 1975
Mr. David Packard
Madison Hotel
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Packard:
In Chairman Bentley's absence, descriptive material
concerning this project has been sent to the seven
members of the Business Council suggested by you,
substituting the more readable brochure enclosed.
We delayed the mailing in order to have talks in
the White House with Warren Rustand, Theodore Marrs,
Jack Marsh and Jim Cannon. Mr. Marsh said that he
plans to talk with you on the subject, and with
Vice President Rockefeller.
Would it be possible to meet with you while you are
in Washington, to answer questions prior to these
discussions? Chairman Bentley will be in the office
on Monday.
Sincerely yours,
Gault Davis
Fleet Director
Enclosure
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of
MAY 9 1975
Mr. John D. Harper
Chairman
Aluminum Company of America
ALCOA Building, Room 7501
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Dear Mr. Harper:
David Packard has suggested that we send the enclosed de-
scriptive material to seven members of the Business Council, in
anticipation of meetings with President Ford and you. I am personally
requesting a preliminary discussion with the President at the earliest
opportunity.
After three years of research and preparation, and the
expenditure of over a quarter of a million dollars in private sector
funds, the project this material describes fills critical current
needs.
The voices of our free enterprise advocates must be heard
in a fresh and stimulating way, reviving our image of self-assurance
in the eyes of our own citizenry and the world, creating employment,
inspiring production, educating, entertaining, and demonstrating the
unquenchable vigor and creativity of America.
The project has been designed for business, labor, academia
and government to tell the full story of our country to all people.
We look forward to meeting with you.
Sincerely,
Helen Delich Bentley
Chairman
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Enclosure
Similar letters to: Edgar B. Speer, Frank T. Cary, J.K. Jamieson,
Reginald Jones, Irving Shapiro, and
Arthur Wood
MAY 14 1975
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AMERICA 1776-1976 To A
May 12, 1975
Mr. John Burke, Jr.
Business Council
888 17th Street
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Mr. Burke:
Although I had alerted you to the possibility that
we might be able to take advantage of the coincidental con-
ference of the Business Council at the Homestead, we simply
ran out of time.
We are proceeding with additional staff work around
the President.
The seven members suggested by David Packard have
received a letter from Helen Delich Bentley as per the attached,
together with our booklet for condensed and convenient refer-
ence.
Sincerely,
Gault Davis
Fleet Director
Enclosures
CC: Jack Marsh
William Baroody
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