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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 67, folder \"Federal Aid to Philadelphia and\nWashington (2)\" of the John Marsh Files 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. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nSome items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted\nmaterials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to\nthese materials.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 25, 1975\nJack --\nI spoke with Ted Marrs, who agreed to call\nMayor Rizzo directly to arrange a mutually\nconvenient meeting this week between Ted,\nRizzo and the principals of Phila. '76.\nI passed this information on to Dick Quick in\nHugh Scott's office.\nI will follow up with Ted to make certain that\na meeting is both arranged and consummated.\nFYI: Ted prefers not to take Dick Lukstat.\n(My impression is he prefers to be in complete\ncontrol of his ship.)\nR\nRuss\nDigitized from Box 67 of The John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 24, 1975\nMr. Marsh --\nI received a telephone call from Richard Quick, in\nSenator Scott's office, and he wanted me to pass along\nthe following to you.\nAs a result of your conversation with Ken Davis of\nlast week, the Senator's office came away with the\nimpression that Ted Marrs would be going to Phila.\ntomorrow, Tuesday, March 25, to meet with Mayor\nRizzo and the principals of Phila '76. As a consequence,\nthe Senator informed Mayor Rizzo of Marrs' planned\ntrip tomorrow.\nToday, upon talking with Ted Marrs, Scott's office\ndiscovered Ted knew nothing about this trip and no\narrangements had been made.\nQuick said they were sure you told Davis Marrs would\nbe going to Phila., but in any event, the Senator would\nlike to know when and what you are planning to do about\nthe meeting (proposed) in Phila with Phila. '76 principals,\nas an alternative to the Tuesday, Mar. 25 meeting \"so they\ncan accurately inform Phila. \"\nMr. Quick would like you to call him at 224-6324.\nThank you.\nDonna\nNegate Lubstat\nHUGH SCOTT\nPENNSYLVANIA\nUnited States Senate\nOFFICE OF THE MINORITY LEADER\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20510\nMarch 26, 1975\nRE: Need for Bicentennial bloc grant to Philadelphia\nBicentennial meetings with Hugh Scott,\nPhiladelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo and Jack Marsh\nwere cordial and constructive.\nAdministration has made a commitment to\nPhiladelphia. However, unless bloc grant is made,\nas opposed to specific project grants, Philadelphia\nwill refuse to accept aid. This could cause\nembarrassment to Administration. Urge that bloc\ngrant be approved.\nFORD\nHUGH SCOTT\nPENNSYLVANIA\nUnited States Senate\nOFFICE OF THE MINORITY LEADER\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20510\nMarch 26, 1975\nRE: Need for Bicentennial bloc grant to Philadelphia\nBicentennial meetings with Hugh Scott,\nPhiladelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo and Jack Marsh\nwere cordial and constructive.\nAdministration has made a commitment to\nPhiladelphia. However, unless bloc grant is made,\nas opposed to specific project grants, Philadelphia\nwill refuse to accept aid. This could cause\nembarrassment to Administration. Urge that bloc\ngrant be approved.\nFORD\nis\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 27, 1975\nMr. Marsh:\nWalter Naedele with the Philadelphia Bulletin called\nand would like to speak with you concerning Phila. 's\nrequest for a block grant of $50-70 million.\nHe wants to know if a decision will be reached\nby the end of the week on this question.\nI suggested he talk with Ted Marrs. But Naedele\nsaid Rafsky, Phila. '76 said he has been in daily\ncontact with Washington, you.\n(215) 662-7313\ndonna\n(Note: I called Velma to check and see if he called.\nHe did but, of course, Dr. Marrs was at the\nBicentennial Task Force meeting.)\nrefer Dr marrs\nI\nTHE EVENING BULLETIN (PHILADELPHIA)\nThursday, March 27, 1975\nFORD\nis\n\"\nRizzo Asks for $70 Million Bicen Funds\nS. Rejects Phila. Bid\nFor $50 Million Bicen Aid\n\"The President did\nreemphasize the desirability\nof giving priority to various\nBy WALTER F. NAEDELE\nGrants may be approved\ncreased money,\" he said. \"[\napplications that have come\nof The Bulletin Staff\nonly after communities sub-\ndon't know whether the $100\nin from Philadelphia,\" Dr.\nmit proper applications.\nMarrs told The Bulletin.\nA White House official yes-\nmillion figure will be\n'At the moment,\" Dr.\nterday informed Philadelphia\n\"It was considered because\nreached, though.\"\nMarrs said, \"there is no\nit will not get the block grant\nit was requested,\" said Dr.\nPhiladelphia '76 officials\nMarrs, \"but there is no inten-\ndoubt that they are getting\nof up to $70 million that May-\nhave maintained that at a\nand will get priority of atten-\nor Rizzo requested in Febru-\ntion to provide one.\"\nMarch 1973 White House\ntion. Rafsky is satisfied to\nary for the 1976 Bicentennial.\nDr. Marrs informed Phila-\nmeeting during the Nixon ad-\nthat extent.\"\n\"It is our Intent to not\ndelphia '76 Inc. executive di-\nministration, they were as-\nSources close to the Phila-\nmake a flat-out block grant\nrector William L. Rafsky,\nsured that the Philadelphia\ndelphia Bicen have said two\nof $55 (million) to $70 mil-\nwho heads Bicen planning\nBicentennial was eligible for\nkey problems have been the\nlion,\" said Dr. Theodore\nhere, of the decision at an un-\nup to $100 million from exist-\nMarrs, a presidential assist-\nusual Sunday afternoon meet-\nability of Philadelphia to pro-\nant, in a telephone interview\ning in the White House.\ning federal programs.\nduce efficient applications\n\"We will give priority at-\nThe piecemeal application\nand the cutting back of pro-\nfrom his Virginia home.\ntention to the (Bicen) recom-\nprocess which is usual in fed-\ngrams by the Federal Gov-\nMayor Rizzo has said the\nernment.\ncity sought $50 million to $70\nmendations from Phila-\neral applications has netted\nmillion in a block grant for\ndelphia,\" Dr. Marrs said he\n\"I don't have any doubt but\nPhiladelphia Bicen programs\nthe city's Bicentennial pro-\ntold Rafsky.\nwhat Philadelphia can write\nsome $30 million since March\ngood applications,\" Dr. Marrs\ngram.\n\"I believe there will be in-\n1973, Bicen officials here say.\nsaid.\nBut because the process is\n\"I have seen a spectrum of\nslow and because time is SO\napplications from them, some\nshort before the Philadelphia\nBicentennial gets into high\nPHILADELPHIA, PA.\nTed- -\ngear in April 1976, Mayor\nBULLETIN\nRizzo met in Washington with\nWhite House officials last\nE - 600,809\nFeb. 26 to ask for the remain-\nS - 678,910\ning $70 million from that $100\nmillion commitemnt in some\nFYI\nimmediate package.\nAsked for comment on the\nWhite House meeting, Rafsky\nof which I thought were out-\nsaid from his Philadelphia\nhome last night: \"It's best\nstanding, some not SO. There\nnot to say very much, except\nare no reasons why Phila-\nthat I did meet with Marrs\ndelphia people can't upgrade\ntoday.\"\nthose.\"\nJuly\nDr. Marrs, who has headed\nDr. Marrs added that \"any\nthe White House Bicentennial\nproposals which Philadelphia\ntask force for only a week,\nmay have in the future will\nmet Rafsky when his train ar-\nalso be given attention.\"\nrived from Philadelphia yes-\n\"But,\" he warned, \"time is\nterday, took him to lunch and\nflying.\"\nTed\nmarrs\nthen took him to the White\nHouse for the funding dis-\n4-8-75\ncussion.\nal\n\"It was very comfortable,\nfriendly, a hard-working ses-\nsion,\" Dr. Marrs said.\nRafsky was informed of the\nresults of a Thursday session\nin which President Ford was\ninformed of three areas:\ntransportation problems af-\nfecting the national Bicenten-\nnial, other logistical aspects\nof the national Bicen, and\nfunding for the Philadelphia\nBicen.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nX\nMay 2, 1975\nTrackler\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nJACK MARSH\nFROM:\nRUSS ROURKE\nJack, I advised Ted Marrs that Hugh Scott wants a progress report\non the Philadelphia applications. Ted indicated that he spoke with\nQuick in Scott's office yesterday and indicated that a comprehensive\nreport will be ready for delivery in about two weeks. Ted has been\nawaiting OMB confirmation on the figures used in his report. At\nTed's suggestion, I called Don Durman in OMB to give him a gentle\nnudge in this connection.\nIf the two-week time frame is not satisfactory for Hugh Scott's\npurposes, please advise and I will get back with Ted.\nP.S.\nDon Durman called back to indicate that he was optimistic that the\nfigures he is pulling together and the rationale on the various projects\n(he is working with Meeker on this) will be available by the end of\nnext week.\nCC: Ted Marrs (sent)\nMay 19, 1975\nDear Hugh:\nMany thanks for your recent letter concerning\nPhiladelphia's request for Federal support of\nthe Philadelphia Bicentennial Program.\nI couldn't agree with you more in regard to\nDr. Ted Marrs. I have the highest regard for\nhis abilities and consider myself very fortunate\nto have him on my staff. I have taken the liberty\nof forwarding a copy of your letter to him.\nYou m ght like to know I brought your letter to\nthe President's attention.\nWith kindest personal regards, I am\nSincerely,\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\nCounsellor to the President\nThe Honorable Hugh Scott\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D. C. 20510\nJOM/dl\nGERALD 18817 ? FORD\nHUGH SCOTT\nMARTIN G. HAMBERGER\nPENNSYLVANIA\nADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT\nEDITH V. SKINNER\nMnited States Senate\nEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20510\nMAY 16 1975\nMay 15, 1975\nMr. John 0. Marsh\nCounsellor to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear John:- Jack-\nJust a note to thank you for your\nassistance in responding to Mayor Rizzo's\nrequest for Federal support of the\nPhialdelphia Bicentennial Program.\nDr. Ted Marrs has done an excellent\njob in understanding the problem and\nbeing responsive to Mayor Rizzo's request.\nAttached for your information is a copy of\nmy letter to Mayor Rizzo advising him\nof the results of your study.\nI sincerely appreciate your\ncooperation and courtesies that have\nbeen extended to my staff and repre-\nsentatives of the City of Philadelphia.\nWith kind regard,\nSincerely,\n7th Hugh Scott\nUnited States Senator\nHS/es\nHUGH SCOTT\nMARTIN G. HAMBERGER\nPENNSYLVANIA\nADMINISTRATIVN ASSISTANT\nUnited States Senale\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20510\nMay 13, 1975\nHonorable Frank Rizzo\nMayor\nCity of Philadelphia\nCity Hall\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania\nDear Frank:\nIn response to our recent meeting with Presidential\nCounsellor, John 0. Marsh, the White House has prepared\nthe attached compilation of federal support of the Phila-\ndelphia Bicentennial Program.\nAs you can see, $87.6 million has been authorized to\ndate and $8.1 million is under active consideration. I\nhave received assurances from the White House of coopera-\ntion from the Executive in handling future requests for\nfunding submitted by the City of Philadelphia. Therefore,\nI view this compilation as a status report with every\nexpectation that additional funding will be made available\nto fund new programs.\nI take this opportunity to reiterate my strong support\nfor the Bicentennial program endorsed by the City of Phila-\ndelphia. Please keep me fully advised as to your progress\nand I will continue, as in the past, to be of every possible\nassistance.\nIt is a pleasure to work with you on these matters of\nmutual interest.\nWith kind regard,\nSincerely,\nHugh Scott\nUnited States Senator\nHS/mcl\nJUN : 5 - AM\nCITY OF PHILADELPHIA\nFRANK L. Rizzo\nMAYOR\nMay 30, 1975\nHonorable Hugh Scott,\nUnited States Senate,\nWashington, D. C. 20510.\nDear Senator Scott:\nI have your May 13th letter with the compilation of\nFederally-funded projects for Philadelphia's Bicentennial\nprepared by the White House.\nAs your letter notes, the compilation indicates that\n$87.6 million has been authorized to date. Since this\ntotal is significantly larger than the actual Bicentennial\nmonies we have received, I requested Philadelphia '76\nofficials to review the material.\nI have been informed that the $87.6 million total\nincludes more than $45 million in projects that normally\nwould be coming to Philadelphia, whether we were having\na Bicentennial or not. In short, these $45 million in\nprojects were never included among the $100 million that\nPhiladelphia '76 was seeking from the Federal government.\nThe two projects that comprise the major share of\nthe $45 million are the restoration and improvements in\nthe Independence Hall National Historical Park being\ncarried out by the National Park Service and the High\nSpeed Rail Line between center city and the airport.\nBoth these projects were underway well before the\n$100 million Federal commitment was obtained from the\nWhite House.\nHonorable Hugh Scott\n- 2 -\nMay 30, 1975\nAlthough both are related to the Bicentennial, they,\nalong with other activities, have never been included in\nthe basic funding plan involving Federal fiscal assistance\nfor Philadelphia '76.\nIn my judgment, the inclusion of these projects appears\nto be an effort by the Federal Administration in Washington\nto back away from its $100 million commitment to Philadelphia\nand to me as the Mayor of the City.\nThis impression is given credence by the fact that,\nalso included among the $87.6 million compilation, are\ngrants to university professors for subject matter unrelated\nto the Bicentennial.\nPhiladelphia '76 officials assure me that the actual\nBicentennial funding total is $41.2 million, not $87.6 million.\nAlthough William Rafsky is now discussing this exact matter\nwith Dr. Theodore Marrs, Special Assistant to the President,\nI find it most distressing that, with less than a year before\nthe Bicentennial officially opens, we have received less than\nhalf of what had been anticipated. In addition, we are re-\nceiving very little encouragement for further funds, except\nfor the possible $8.1 million of projects now under consideration.\nWe already have indicated our willingness to modify the\noriginal $100 million commitment if we could receive Federal\nfunds for our greatest need -- visitor services and visitor\namenities. Although additional monies for Bicentennial pro-\ngrams would be welcome, we feel that immediate funds to provide\nessential visitor services are crucial to the success of our\ncelebration.\nI am informed by the Philadelphia '76 staff that when\nthey pursue such projects at the Federal level, they get a\ntypical bureaucratic runaround instead of the promised\nspecial handling for Philadelphia Bicentennial Federal funding\nrequests. We are greeted either with a lack of sympathy or\nirritation that we are creating bureaucratic problems.\nHonorable Hugh Scott\n- 3 -\nMay 30, 1975\nAn illustration of this is outlined in the attached\nMay 19th, Evening Bulletin editorial, \"Regional Medical\nFoul-Up\".\nAll of this leaves me in an embarrassing and somewhat\nuntenable position. In order to avoid this kind of situ-\nation, you recall in a meeting arranged by you with John\nMarsh, we requested a block grant of $50 million for use\nin servicing the crush of visitors expected in Philadelphia\nnext year.\nDespite the fact that the U. S. Government would be\nvulnerable to criticism if funds for these services were\nnot provided, the block grant was turned down and no\nsuitable alternative has been offered.\nIf this situation does not change, I feel it is my\nobligation as the Mayor to fully inform the public of this\nfailure by the Federal government to fulfill its $100 million\ncommitment. It seems to me that if the will and interest\nwere present in Washington, that some sum, even as little\nas $15 or $20 million could be found to cope with these\ncritical visitor services needs.\nI am informed by Mr. Rafsky that Dr. Marrs has asked\nfor a few more days to review material Philadelphia '76 is\nsending to him. If there is anything you can do to get\nmore meaningful results than have been presented to us, it\nwould be greatly appreciated.\nSincerely,\nFRANK L RIZZO\nFLR:mt\nAttachment.\nPULITZER\nPRIZE\n1964\nThe Evening Bulletin\n1905\nExablished 1847, William L McLean, President and Publisher, 1895-1931\nAN INDEPENDENT. LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER SERVING THE\nGREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH JERSEY AREA\nPUBLISHED EVENING AND SUNDAY BY BULLETIN COMPANY. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 29109 /\nROBERT McLEAN, Chairman Emerisus\nROBERT L TAYLOR, Chairman of the Board\nWILLIAM L McLEAN, III, Editor and Publisher\nJOHN G. McCULLOUGH, Editor, Editorial Page WILLIS S. HARRISON, Assistant Editor, Editorial Page\nEducatial Page Sait: DOUGLAS BEDELL, JAMES JOHNSON, ARTHUR McGUIRE,\nBARBARA MURPHY, CHARLES THOMSON, WILLARD WEST, GORDON WHITCRAFT.\nNews Executives- B. DALE DAVIS, Executive Editor:\nPHILIPEVANS, Managing Editors SAMUEL BOYLE, Amirant Managing Editor; CLAUDS LEWIS, Associate Editor.\nVice Presidents-ALBERT SPENDLOVE, JOSEPH G ELLIOTT, RICHARD W. CARPENTER\nJACK BETSON, Circulation Director; RICHARD POWERS, Production Managers\nREGINALD BEAUCHAMP. Assistance - the Publisher JOHN A- FLYNN, Treasurer; CATHERINE H. DEISS, Secretary.\n10\nMONDAY, MAY 19, 1975\nA\nEmergency on emergencies\nY\nRegional medical foul-up\nI thought you would be\nA\ninterested in the Mayor's\nposition with reference\nto Federal funding for\nPhiladelphia's Bicentennial\nWilliam L. Rafsky\nexecutive director\nIUN 4 1975\nphiladelphia '76 inc.\nsuite 1700, psfs bldg.\n12 south 12th street\nphiladelphia, pa. 19107\n215 629 1776\nm\nCITY OF PHILADELPHIA\nFRANK L. RIZZO\nMAYOR\nMay 30, 1975\nHonorable Hugh Scott,\nUnited States Senate,\nWashington, D. C. 20510.\nDear Senator Scott:\nI have your May 13th letter with the compilation of\nFederally-funded projects for Philadelphia's Bicentennial\nprepared by the White House.\nAs your letter notes, the compilation indicates that\n$87.6 million has been authorized to date. Since this\ntotal is significantly larger than the actual Bicentennial\nmonies we have received, I requested Philadelphia '76\nofficials to review the material.\nI have been informed that the $87.6 million total\nincludes more than $45 million in projects that normally\nwould be coming to Philadelphia, whether we were having\na Bicentennial or not. In short, these $45 million in\nprojects were never included among the $100 million that\nPhiladelphia '76 was seeking from the Federal government.\nThe two projects that comprise the major share of\nthe $45 million are the restoration and improvements in\n-\nthe Independence Hall National Historical Park being\ncarried out by the National Park Service and the High\nSpeed Rail Line between center city and the airport.\nBoth these projects were underway well before the\n$100 million Federal commitment was obtained from the\nWhite House.\nis\nFORD\nALD\nHonorable Hugh Scott\n- 2 -\nMay 30, 1975\nAlthough both are related to the Bicentennial, they,\nalong with other activities, have never been included in\nthe basic funding plan involving Federal fiscal assistance\nfor Philadelphia '76.\nIn my judgment, the inclusion of these projects appears\nto be an effort by the Federal Administration in Washington\nto back away from its $100 million commitment to Philadelphia\nand to me as the Mayor of the City.\nThis impression is given credence by the fact that,\nalso included among the $87.6 million compilation, are\ngrants to university professors for subject matter unrelated\nto the Bicentennial.\nPhiladelphia '76 officials assure me that the actual\nBicentennial funding total is $41.2 million, not $87.6 million.\nAlthough William Rafsky is now discussing this exact matter\nwith Dr. Theodore Marrs, Special Assistant to the President,\nI find it most distressing that, with less than a year before\nthe Bicentennial officially opens, we have received less than\nhalf of what had been anticipated. In addition, we are re-\nceiving very little encouragement for further funds, except\nfor the possible $8.1 million of projects now under consideration.\nWe already have indicated our willingness to modify the\noriginal $100 million commitment if we could receive Federal\nfunds for our greatest need - visitor services and visitor\namenities. Although additional monies for Bicentennial pro-\ngrams would be welcome, we feel that immediate funds to provide\nessential visitor services are crucial to the success of our\ncelebration.\nI am informed by the Philadelphia '76 staff that when\nthey pursue such projects at the Federal level, they get a\ntypical bureaucratic runaround instead of the promised\nspecial handling for Philadelphia Bicentennial Federal funding\nrequests. We are greeted either with a lack of sympathy or\nirritation that we are creating bureaucratic problems.\nHonorable Hugh Scott\n- 3 -\nMay 30, 1975\nAn illustration of this is outlined in the attached\nMay 19th, Evening Bulletin editorial, \"Regional Medical\nFoul-Up\".\nAll of this leaves me in an embarrassing and somewhat\nuntenable position. In order to avoid this kind of situ-\nation, you recall in a meeting arranged by you with John\nMarsh, we requested a block grant of $50 million for use\nin servicing the crush of visitors expected in Philadelphia\nnext year.\nDespite the fact that the U. S. Government would be\nvulnerable to criticism if funds for these services were\nnot provided, the block grant was turned down and no\nsuitable alternative has been offered.\nIf this situation does not change, I feel it is my\nobligation as the Mayor to fully inform the public of this\nfailure by the Federal government to fulfill its $100 million\ncommitment. It seems to me that if the will and interest\nwere present in Washington, that some sum, even as little\nas $15 or $20 million could be found to cope with these\ncritical visitor services needs.\nI am informed by Mr. Rafsky that Dr. Marrs has asked\nfor a few more days to review material Philadelphia '76 is\nsending to him. If there is anything you can do to get\nmore meaningful results than have been presented to us, it\nwould be greatly appreciated.\nSincerely,\nFRANK L. RIZZO\nFLR:mt\nAttachment.\nCC: Mr. Al Gaudiosi, Philadelphia '76, Inc.\nApril 21, 1975\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nTED MARRS\nFROM:\nRUSS ROURKE\nTed, please note Jack's comment on my memo.\nThank you.\nRAR cb\nBERALD is. FORD\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 16, 1975\nMEMO TO:\nJACK MARSH\nFROM:\nRUSS ROURKE\nN\nJack, I have forwarded a copy of the attached\nto Ted Marrs. Last night, Ted advised me\nof the detailed effort he's making with regard\nto a complete categorization of all pending\nPhiladelphia project applications. He appears\nto be riding herd on the entire problem.\nPerhaps Ted\nshould Switt n M\nCONSUMER PROTECTION\nWe must provide consumers stronger\nprotection against the ever-growing\npower of corporate industry. When\ncorporations set prices, control\ndistribution, and engage in other\nI am deeply committed toward\nnon-competitive practices, the burden\nPhiladelphia's Bicentennial goal of a\nalways falls hardest upon the consumer.\nmeaningful and memorable celebration,\nTo correct this injustice, I have called for\nand I have pledged my fullest efforts to\nensure that our city receives adequate\nlegislation to strengthen the government's\nFederal funding. (The above photo was\nantitrust laws and enforcement authority.\ntaken at a meeting in my office which I\nI believe we can significantly bring\ncalled to discuss Bicentennial funding\ndown high prices and control inflationary\nwith local and Federal authorities. From\ntendencies through vigorous antitrust\nleft: John Marsh, Counsellor to the\nenforcement. I have already sponsored in\nPresident, myself, and Philadelphia Mayor\nFrank Rizzo.) I'm very happy to tell you\nthis Congress a bill to repeal the fair trade\nthat shortly after this meeting, the White\nlaws. It is my conviction that competition\nHouse assured me that Philadelphia will\nproduces a wide variety of products at the\nreceive up to $100 million in grants for\nlowest possible prices for the consumer\nBicentennial activities and projects.\nand industry.\nAIDING OUR VETERANS\nWe must serve the needs of all our veterans with the same constancy of devotion they\nhave given our country in time of war. I have introduced legislation to provide Cabinet-level\nstatus for the Administrator of the Veterans Administration. I can see no reason why our\nNation's third largest Federal agency should not have Cabinet status.\nI have also called for legislation to make veterans eligible to receive financial assistance\nfor 45 months, without restrictions on the level of training for which the funds would be\nused. I believe this bill will enable veterans to better compete academically with their\nnon-veteran peers and will also aid those who aspire to further their education beyond the\nundergraduate level.\nSince neither the GI Bill nor the VA were in existence at the end of World War I,\nveterans of that war have been greatly neglected. I find this extremely distressing, and have\ncalled for legislation to provide a guaranteed pension ranging from $135 to $275 a month for\nall World War I veterans.\nRecently, I was very honored to receive the Silver Helmet Congressional Award of\nAMVETS at their convention in Washington. During the ceremonies, Philadelphia Post 100\nserved as honor guard, and my own Post 77 of Olney was present to share the occasion with\nme.\nIF I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE IN ANY WAY PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT MY\nOFFICES IN WASHINGTON, OR IN THE COMMONWEALTH. In Washington, the number is\n202-224-6324\nPhiladelphia: 215-597-0870\nPittsburgh:412-261-3230 .Harrisburg:7I7-782-3770.\nHEALTH CARE\nThousands of elderly Pennsylvanians\nare living in inadequately equipped and\nunsafe nursing homes. Just two years ago,\na fire in a Philadelphia nursing home\nresulted in the tragic death of eleven\nresidents.\nTo give our elderly the care they\ndeserve, I have introduced legislation to\nprovide adequate home health care as an\nFOCUS\nalternative to nursing home confinement.\nMy bill would require that health services\nin the home be included in State Medicaid\nPENNSYLVANIA\nprograms, and would provide rent\nMeeting with Secretary of Transportation\npayments to elderly individuals who\nWilliam T. Coleman.\nwould otherwise require nursing home care.\nSenator Hugh Scott Reports\nI believe this bill will help our elderly by providing them the care they need in the\nunderstanding environment of the home - and it will end the nightmare so many now face\n\"The tasks we face are difficult, and we can accomplish them only if\nat impersonal and often unsafe nursing homes.\nwe work together.'\nNAMES AND NOTES\nPRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN\nINAUGURAL ADDRESS, 1949\nI'm delighted that President Ford, at my suggestion, has nominated Philadelphia City\nCouncilwoman Dr. Ethel Allen to the National Commission on the Observance of\nInternational Women's Year I am very proud of the All-Philadelphia Boys Choir which\nhas been selected to represent the United States on a Goodwill Concert Tour this year\nam deeply concerned over the Office of Management and Budget decision to cut back\npersonnel needed to staff the expanded facilities at the Independence National Historical\nUnited States Senate\nPark in Philadelphia. I have contacted several members of the House Appropriations Interior\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20510\nSubcommittee - - including the\nAIRPORT SAFETY\nChairman - - requesting them to assure us\nthat the needed funds will be\nU.S.S.\nAs a result of my request for a\navailable\nWilliam Dickinson, former\nFederal investigation of alleged safety\nmanaging editor of the PHILADELPHIA\nhazards at the Philadelphia International\nBULLETIN, is my appointee to the\nAirport, state and local authorities are\nFederal Privacy Protection Study\npresently working to improve the airport's\nCommission.\nsafety equipment.\nI called upon the heads of the Federal\nCOMMISSION APPOINTEE\nAviation Administration (FAA) and the\nRecently I testified before\nNational Safety Transportation Board\nCongressional committees on the\n(NTSB) to investigate safety conditions at\nappointment of Joan Aikens,\nthe airport, and report to me on their\nSwarthmore, my nominee to the Federal\nfindings. I was dissatisfied with the scope\nElections Commission. I authored the\nAPRIL, 1975\nand method of the FAA report. However,\nlegislation establishing the Commission\nPOSTMASTER: FORWARD TO NEW ADDRESS\nfrom my talks with City and Airport\nand its success in a matter of the highest\nofficials, I felt that the findings submitted\norder to me. I am certain Ms. Aikens will\nCORRECTION REQUESTED.\nby the NTSB are leading to the remedial\nserve ably and with full knowledge of the\naction now under way.\nhigh trust placed upon her.\nTOWARD FULL EMPLO YMENT\nIn this time of high unemployment,\nPhiladelphia Navy Yard. As soon as I\nour country crucially needs a concrete\nlearned of a Navy plan threatening 773\nplan to actively achieve full national\ncivilian workers at the Navy Yard, I issued\nemployment -- and I believe it is the\na strong protest to Secretary of Defense\noverriding responsibility of this Congress\nJames R. Schlesinger and Navy Secretary\nto work cooperatively in developing one.\nJ. William Middendorf. I worked closely\nLegislation I have called for would\nwith members of the Pennsylvania\nestablish a \"Federal Full Employment\nCongressional delegation and through\nBoard,\" to serve as an independent\nquick bipartisan action, we were able to\nagency within the Executive Branch of\nstave off the Navy force reduction\nthe government. The board would be\nproposal while it was still in the planning\ncharged with determining the most\nstage.\neffective and efficient means of attaining\nour employment goal. It would consist of\nFor many months, I have been\nfive full-time members appointed by the\nworking closely with Federal and local\nPresident, and would include\nauthorities to prevent the closing of the\nrepresentatives from labor, management,\nFrankford Arsenal by the Department of\nan economist, a manpower expert, and\nDefense. I recently asked Senator Stennis,\none representative of the public.\nChairman of the Armed Services\nCommittee, to review the planned closing\nAlso, legislation I am supporting\nto determine if the action is in compliance\nwould establish 20,000 public service jobs\nwith the intent of the federal Arsenal Act.\nto rehabilitate the Nation's railroad\nImmediately after my request was\nsystem. This program would help relieve\ngranted, I contacted the Secretary of the\nour serious unemployment problem, while\nArmy to request a delay of all plans to\nat the same time make a major\nclose the Arsenal pending the outcome of\ncontribution toward improving the\nthe Senate review. There is currently\ncountry's railroads. The bill is aimed at\nunder consideration an Army plan to\nour unemployed and under-employed,\nconsolidate many of the existing facilities\nand would create jobs in the $10,000\ninto a limited number of Armament\nannual salary range.\nResearch and Development Centers. I\nI am most happy to report to you the\nheartily support the proposal that Mayor\nsuccess of efforts to save 773 jobs at the\nRizzo, Senator Schweiker and I presented\nto President Ford to locate one of these\ncenters in the Philadelphia area. Be\nassured that I will work vigorously to save\nthese very vital jobs through any feasible\nchannel.\nIn the last session of Congress, we\npassed the Emergency Jobs and\nUnemployment Assistance Act of\n1974 - - the largest federally funded\nDiscussing the needs of Pennsylvania's\nemployment program since the\nlabor unions with Clothing Worker leaders\nDepression. The Act authorizes $21.2\n(from left) Peter Swoboda and Harry\nmillion for the Philadelphia area, enough\nGoldsmith.\nto create 2,700 job openings.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\n5/28/75\nRUSS:\nTed Marrs called - said he had just\nspoken with Rizzo and not a word was\nmentioned about Bicentennial (he thought\nthis was a good sign!) Rizzo called him\nre assisting in setting up a Conference/Semi-\nnar in Philadelphia re ethnic matters.\n\"Maybe a working relationship has been\nestablished. \"\nDr. Marrs just wanted to pass this along\nto you.\nConnie\nJach-FYI-\nGERALD is. FORD\n-\nR.\nGreat! !\nm\nSCOTT, HUGH (SENATOR)\nPHILADELPHIA '76, INC\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nchron\nWASHINGTON\nJune 10, 1975\nDear Senator Scott:\nThe attached summary sheet is in the same format which we\npreviously used to display Federal support of the Philadelphia\nBicentennial effort.\nSince the May 27 report:\n1. One proposal for $21,900 has been authorized by NEH which\nincreased the amount reported previously ($459,008) to\n$480,908 as shown. The corresponding reduction is shown\nin the \"Under Consideration\" column (from $381,730 to\n$355,694).\n2. One (1) Philadelphia '76 proposal for which funds were\nexpected from DOT has been deleted; thus, the Number of\nProjects dropped from 9 to 8 and the \"Under Consideration\"\namount has been reduced to $331,500 from $437,500.\n3. One (1) proposal to HEW has been authorized which increases\nthe prior Authorized amount to $2,944,583 from $2,175,323.\nThe \"Under Consideration\" amount has been reduced accordingly\nfrom $2,633,445 to $1,864,185.\n4. Six (6) proposals for which Philadelphia '76 expects funds\nfrom DOI have been added to the 5 reported previously for a\nnew total of 11, and the corresponding total amount for the\nadditional 6 proposals - $325,000 - has been added to the\n\"Under Consideration\" column. Two (2) projects have been\nadded to \"Other Philadelphia Proposals\" which increased the\nnumber from 13 to 15. One (1) has been authorized which\nincreases the Authorized amount to $16,425,000 from $16,160,000\npreviously reported, and the other is \"Under Consideration\"\nfor the amount added - $535,000.\n5. The net increase in the total amount of Authorized Federal\nFunds is $1,441,360. Our expectation is that the total\nshould exceed $2,000,000 by the end of FY'75.\nPage 2\nThe status of HUD $701 planning funds will also be of interest\nto you:\nStatus of HUD §701 Planning Funds\nto the City of Philadelphia\nPhiladelphia\nTotal National Program\nfiscal year 1973\n$ 340,000\n$ 100,000,000\nfiscal year 1974\n785,000*\n75,000,000\nfiscal year 1975\n505,000\n100,000,000\nfiscal year 1976 (est.)\n--\n--\n* In FY 1974, Philadelphia also received the following funds:\n$515,000 - Community Renewal Program (CRP)\n294,000 - Neighborhood Development Program (NDP)\nThese represent \"recaptured\" funds, whose programs have expired\nbut whose- funds could be retained in support of a legitimate\napproved program. Both of these programs were funded for\nPhiladelphia in order to support Philadelphia '76 Bicentennial\nplans.\nHUD's Section 701 Planning Grants (authorized under the Housing Act of\n1954) are obligated at the end of the fiscal year after negotiation with\nthe recipient; funds appropriated in FY 1975, are therefore spent by the\nrecipient in FY 1976. Congress has directed HUD to obligate in FY 1975\nall funds available in this program, which HUD is in the process of doing;\nthere will be no funds at 'year end. The President had not requested\nany funds for this program in his FY 1976 budget; but, HUD will soon\nbe transmitting a budget amendment to the Congress, requesting $50 million\nand reversing that earlier decision.\nHUD suggests that its administrative criteria for distributing these\nfunds -- including past performance and present recipient plans --\nwould give Philadelphia only $339,700 in FY 1975 funds. As it is,\nHUD expects to make that $505,000. Division of the funds between\nthe city and Philadelphia '76 is primarily a local decision.\n\"Additional Details\" are attached.\nPage 3\nI hope that this will be helpful to you. We shall continue\nour endeavors in this area.\nSincerely,\nISI. THEODORE C. MARRS\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe Honorable Hugh Scott\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D.C. 20510\nbcc: Jim Lynn\nJack Marsh\nPaul O'Neill\nJerry Jones\nJUN 11 1975\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDate 6/11/75\nTO:\nJack Marsh\nFROM: DR. THEODORE C. MARRS\nFor your signature\nFor your coordination\nFor your information\nX\nPer our conversation\nOther:\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJune 10, 1975\nDear Senator Scott:\nThe attached summary sheet is in the same format which we\npreviously used to display Federal support of the Philadelphia\nBicentennial effort.\nSince the May 27 report:\n1. One proposal for $21,900 has been authorized by NEH which\nincreased the amount reported previously ($459,008) to\n$480,908 as shown. The corresponding reduction is shown\nin the \"Under Consideration\" column (from $381,730 to\n$355,694).\n2. One (1) Philadelphia '76 proposal for which funds were\nexpected from DOT has been deleted; thus, the Number of\nProjects dropped from 9 to 8 and the \"Under Consideration\"\namount has been reduced to $331,500 from $437,500.\n3. One (1) proposal to HEW has been authorized which increases\nthe prior Authorized amount to $2,944,583 from $2,175,323.\nThe \"Under Consideration\" amount has been reduced accordingly\nfrom $2,633,445 to $1,864,185.\n4. Six (6) proposals for which Philadelphia '76 expects funds\nfrom DOI have been added to the 5 reported previously for a\nnew total of 11, and the corresponding total amount for the\nadditional 6 proposals - $325,000 - has been added to the\n\"Under Consideration\" column. Two (2) projects have been\nadded to \"Other Philadelphia Proposals\" which increased the\nnumber from 13 to 15. One (1) has been authorized which\nincreases the Authorized amount to $16,425,000 from $16,160,000\npreviously reported, and the other is \"Under Consideration\"\nfor the amount added - $535,000.\n5. The net increase in the total amount of Authorized Federal\nFunds is $1,441,360. Our expectation is that the total\nshould exceed $2,000,000 by the end of FY'75.\nPage 2\nThe status of HUD $701 planning funds will also be of interest\nto you:\nStatus of HUD §701 Planning Funds\nto the City of Philadelphia\nPhiladelphia\nTotal National Program\nfiscal year 1973\n$ 340,000\n$ 100,000,000\nfiscal year 1974\n785,000*\n75,000,000\nfiscal year 1975\n505,000\n100,000,000\nfiscal year 1976 (est.)\n--\n--\n*\nIn FY 1974, Philadelphia also received the following funds:\n$515,000 - Community Renewal Program (CRP)\n294,000 - Neighborhood Development Program (NDP)\nThese represent \"recaptured\" funds, whose programs have expired\nbut whose- funds could be retained in support of a legitimate\napproved program. Both of these programs were funded for\nPhiladelphia in order to support Philadelphia '76 Bicentennial\nplans.\nHUD's Section 701 Planning Grants (authorized under the Housing Act of\n1954) are obligated at the end of the fiscal year after negotiation with\nthe recipient; funds appropriated in FY 1975, are therefore spent by the\nrecipient in FY 1976. Congress has directed HUD to obligate in FY 1975\nall funds available in this program, which HUD is in the process of doing;\nthere will be no funds at 'year end. The President had not requested\nany funds for this program in his FY 1976 budget; but, HUD will soon\nbe transmitting a budget amendment to the Congress, requesting $50 million\nand reversing that earlier decision.\nHUD suggests that its administrative criteria for distributing these\nfunds -- including past performance and present recipient plans --\nwould give Philadelphia only $339,700 in FY 1975 funds. As it is,\nHUD expects to make that $505,000. Division of the funds between\nthe city and Philadelphia '76 is primarily a local decision.\n\"Additional Details\" are attached.\nPage 3\nI hope that this will be helpful to you. We shall continue\nour endeavors in this area.\nSincerely,\n//S/ THEODORE C. MARRS\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe Honorable Hugh Scott\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D.C. 20510\nADDITIONAL DETAILS\nNATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA)\nNEA reports no new approvals or rejections. Funding decisions\nare expected to be announced by June 30, 1975, on all proposals\nlisted on our previous report (see copy attached) as being\nunder consideration.\nNATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH)\nSince our last report, NEH has approved one application entitled\n\"Philadelphia Architecture: A Panorama of a Civilization\"\n(02-146) in the amount of $21,900. The Summary of Federal\nAgency Support has been amended to reflect this approval.\nFunding decisions are expected to be announced by June 30, 1975,\non the proposals listed on our previous report (see copy attached)\nas being under consideration.\nImplementation applications have not been received for the three\napplications listed below. However, discussions between P/'76\nand NEH representatives are underway.\nProject No.\nName\n01-044\nFilm on the First Continental Congress\n02-115\nDesign for Fun\n02-116\n10-673\nHistory of American Labor\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE (HEW)\n1. In our previous report, 11-702B, Project Medical Care, in\nthe amount of $1,864,185, was shown as being \"Under\nConsideration\" for FY'75 funding. HEW's current report is\nthat this proposal is to be deleted from the FY'75 list and\nthat it will be considered for FY'76 funding.\n2. Also, our previous report indicated that 11-746, Rat and\nVector Control, in the amount of $769,260 was \"Under\nConsideration\" for FY'75. HEW's current report is that\nthat amount for FY'75 has been approved.\n3. The Summary of Federal Agency Support has been amended to\nreflect the above.\nDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)\n1. As of the previous report (see copy enclosed), we stated\nthat Philadelphia ' 76 (P/'76) had listed 17 Historic\nPreservation Proposals for which funds were expected. DOI\nhas reported that P/'76 and the State Historic Preservation\nOfficer (SHPO) have agreed that \"requests to initiate\nfunding\" would be filed with the National Park Service (NPS)\nfor the following projects, all of which are on warrants with\nNPS:\n2\nProject No.\nName\nAmount Requested\n12-779\nLemon Hill (Fairmont Park)\n$ 72,250\n(?)\nMt. Pleasant (Fairmont Park)*\n177,750\n12-798\nEbenezer Maxwell Mansion\n(Colonial Germantown)\n15,000\n(?)\nU.S.S. Olympia*\n30,000\n12-788\nAcademy of Fine Arts\n10,000\n(?)\nEdwin Forrest Mansion*\n20,000\nTotal\n$325,000\nDOI has informed us that \"requests to initiate funding\" have\nbeen filed for:\nProject No.\nName\nAmount Requested\n12-779\nLemon Hill (Fairmont Park)\n$ 72,250\n(?)\nMt. Pleasant (Fairmont Park)\n177,750\nTotal\n$250,000\nAdditional documentation on which a final funding decision\nwill rest has not been received. If the needed material\nis submitted in a timely manner and the reviews are favorable.\nit is possible that both proposals could be funded during\nFY'75.\n2. Also, in the previous report, we mentioned in the Phila-\ndelphia '76 Proposals column on Page 2 the $800,000 Bureau\nof Outdoor Recreation Grant to the State of Pennsylvania.\nDOI's current report is that $265,000 for a Recreation\nCenter has been approved. No funding decision has been\nmade at this time on the balance of $535,000 but an\napplication for improvements to the Benjamin Franklin\nParkway in that amount is under consideration.\n3. The DOI and Summary of Federal Agency Support sheets have\nbeen amended to reflect the above.\n* In view of the agreement between P/'76 and the SHPO. that the\nproposals receive Federal Funds for their implementation, we\nare adding them to the P/'76 Federal Funding Expectations\nList.\n3\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)\n1. In the previous report, two (2) proposals as follows were\nshown as being \"Under Consideration:\"\nProject No.\nName\nAmount\n09-604\nBicentennial Management Plan $106,000\n13-812\nMobility Information System\n331,500\nTotal\n$437,500\n2. As of this report, Philadelphia '76 reports that the Bicen-\ntennial Management Plan has been deleted from its list of\nFederal Funding Expectations. The DOT and Summary of\nFederal Agency Support sheets have been amended to reflect\nthis change.\n3. A funding decision on 13-812 (Mobility Information System)\nis expected on or before June 30, 1975.\nSUMMARY OF FEDERAL AGENCY SUPPORT\nOF\nPHILADELPHIA'S BICENTENNIAL EFFORT\nPHILADELPHIA '76 PROPOSALS\nOTHER PHILADELPHIA PROPOSALS\nTOTAL ALL PROPOSALS\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nTOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS\nFEDERAL AGENCY\nNO. OF\nUNDER\nNO. OF\nUNDER\nTOTAL\nUNDER\nPROJECTS\nAUTHORIZED\nCONSIDERATION\nPROJECTS\nAUTHORIZED\nCONSIDERATION\nPROJECTS\nAUTHORIZED\nCONSIDERATI\notional Endowment/Arts\n5\n130,000\n54,970\n5\n75,000\n70,000\n10\n205,000\n124,970\nNational Endowment/\nHumanities\n15\n480,908\n355,694\n6\n61,610\n- 0 -\n21\n542,518\n355,694\nintional Science\nFoundation\n1\n42,800\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n- O -\n1\n42,800\n- 0 -\nNational Academy of\nScience\n1\n400,000\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n1\n400,000\n- O -\nDepartment of:\nTransportation\n8\n31,557,000\n331,500\n3\n30,756,000\n- 0 -\n11\n62,313,000\n331,500\nHealth, Education &\nWelfare\n10\n2,944,583\n1,864,185\nSee Note on Within Report\n10\n2,944,583\n1,864,185\n0\nHousing and Urban\nDevelopment\n2\n5,515,000\n- 0 -\n3\n- 0 -\n505,000\n5\n5,515,000\n505,000\nJustice\n1\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n1\n- 0 -\n58,777\n2\n- ( -\n58,777\nCommerce\n4\n- 0 -\n4,000,000\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n4\n- C -\n4,000,000\nInterior\n11\n297,000\n325,000\n15\n16,425,000\n535,000\n26\n16,722.000\n860,000\nTOTALS\n58\n41,367,291\n6,931,349\n33\n47,317,610\n1,168,777\n21\n88,684.901\n8,100,126\nJUL 24 1375\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\n817 A. FURD\nJuly 23, 1975\nI\nI thought this might be\nof interest to you.\nDonald Rumsfeld\nD - -\nSend to\nTed M. TKs\nFORD LING LiB\nto DIR\nM\nI had lunch with a knowledgeable member of the Media a few\ndays ago, who is also a personal friend. During the two-hour lunch\nand conversation, I observed some comments which I think may be of\ninterest to you and to the administration, and are forwarded.\nHe stated that he has talked with several members of the\nDistrict of Columbia city government recently, and that he got the\nimpression that they are interested in requesting a grant of several\nmillion dollars from the Ford Administration in connection with the\nBicentennial. He said he learned that the District's non-voting\nRepresentative in Congress supports such a request. He stated that\nthose most interested in such a grant, are closely associated with\nthe local Democratic political machine. He expressed the belief\nthat if such a grant is requested and approved by the administration,\na considerable part of the money would be used for political purposes,\nincluding contributions to indirectly oppose the President in 1976.\nRelative to the Bicentennial, he said some of the most vocal\nmembers of the District city government, seem to regard the Bicentennial\ncelebration as some kind of city-wide festival, with the several city\nwards participating. He said he found very few who had an understanding\nof the big Bicentennial picture, a celebration of the two hundredth birth-\nday of our great Nation and an appropriate focus on that celebration\nin our Nation's capitol and the capitol of the free world.\nMy friend attended the Conference of Mayors in Boston, and\nsaid he observed that most of the Democratic Mayors at the Boston\nmeeting, appeared to be more interested in getting funds to bolster\ntheir political organizations for 1976, than their alleged interest\nin human needs in their cities. He said he saw the outline of a\nrefined welfare program which one of the Democratic Mayors brought to\nthe Conference, and that it appeared to be nothing more than a\npolitically inspired \"handout\" which did not seem to inspire nor\nencourage useful and productive employment.\nHe stated that the President's refusal to grant or loan an\nenormous amount of money to the poorly managed City of New York, was\nregarded by most members of the Media as a wise action on the part of\nthe President. He said in his opinion, if the President had gone\nalong with the New York request, he would have found it difficult not to do\nsame for every other city government in the country who would ask such\naid from the Federal Government.\nFor identification of the writer of thei\nletter to Mr. Rumsfeld.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJanuary 27, 1975\nDear Colonel Cumby:\nThank you for your thoughtful letter of January 14th.\nI very much appreciate your taking the time to\ngive me your evaluation and reaction to several\nof the issues that have recently been in the press.\nI have referred your suggestions on a series of\nmedia appearances that the President might .make\nto Ron Nessen, the President's Press Secretary,\nso that they can receive the careful consideration\nthey deserve. In that vein, I hope you had an\nopportunity to see \"A Conversation with the\nPresident\" last week.\nThank you again for taking the time to write.\nSincerely,\nDonald Rumsfeld\nAssistant to the President\nLt. Colonel Bert Cumby\nUnited States Army, Retired\n8201 - 16th Street\nSilver Spring, Maryland 20910\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nJuly 26\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nTO:\nTED MARRS\nFROM:\nJOHN O. MARSH, JR.\nFor Direct Reply\nFor Draft Response\nXX For Your Information\nPlease Advise\nThe attached was forwarded to me from\nDon Rumsfeld. Thought you might find\nit interesting.\nJuly 26\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nTO:\nDON RUMSFELD\nFROM:\nJOHN O. MARSH, JR.\nFor Direct Reply\nFor Draft Response\nFor Your Information\nPlease Advise\nThanks for sending me a copy\nthe\nof the suggestions forwarded to you\nfrom Lt. Col. Cumby concerning the\nBicentennial.\nGERALD\nAugust 29, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nRUSS ROURKE\nFROM:\nJACK MARSH\nI want you to work on Philadelphia's request to move the\nDeclaration of Independence to Phila. for the Bicentennial.\nIt is my view this should be staffed out and circulated through\nthe system. There are two questions I have:\n(1) Should the document be sent to Philadelphia?\nApprove\nDisapprove\n(2) Who should sign the letter?\nPresident\nSomeone else, at the direction\nof the President\nThe proper staffing people would be Ted Marrs, OMB, myself,\nCongressional Relations, Domestic Council.\nIt should be pointed out in the staffing paper that there is a\ntremendous interest in this and legislation has been introduced\nby Senator Scott.\nJOM/dl\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nSeptember 26, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJACK MARSH\nFROM:\nRUSS ROURKE\nTed Marrs advises me Senator Scott is starting to get some\npressure from Mayor Rizzo et al re Philadelphia's $100 million.\nTed is, of course, continuing to maintain the pressure on the\nrespective agencies where Philadelphia projectsapplications\nare being processed. He has alerted Paul O'Neill to this\nlatest \"pressure drive. If Ted is of the opinion that Senator\nScott may well approach the President directly on this whole\nmatter in the near future.\nXOIM/RAR/dl\nCC: Max Friedersdorf\nGERALD R. FORD\nSEP 29 1975\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 29, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nRUSS ROURKE\nFROM:\nTED MARRS 200\nThe original of the attached was provided to\nMax Friedersdorf who will use it as a source\ndocument in preparation of briefing paper for\nthe President's meeting with Senator Scott.\nEnclosure\nSeptember 29, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMAX FRIEDERSDORF\nFROM:\nTED MARRS\nI believe that the attached will be useful source\nmaterial for preparation of your briefing paper\nfor the President's meeting with Senator Scott.\nEnclosure\npft\nGERALD 1817 ? FORD\nSeptember 29, 1975\nMEETING WITH SENATOR HUGH SCOTT\nMonday, September 29, 1975\n3:30 p.m.\nThe Oval Office\nFrom: Theodore C. Marrs\nI.\nPURPOSE\nGeneral discussion with Senator Scott\nII. BACKGROUND\nA. Bicentennial Funding for Philadelphia\nThis has been a perennial problem. There are basic\ndifferences of opinion:\n1. \"The Philadelphia view\" is that President Nixon\nand staff promised $100M dollars to Philadelphia.\nAvailable records indicate there was a commitment\nof \"up to $100M dollars\", dependent on technically\nsound applications, funds coming from within exist-\ning categorical programs and funds within current\nappropriation levels.\n2. The \"Philadelphia view\" is that the accounting\nattached as Tab A is inaccurate because Philadel-\nphia would have received certain items anyway, that\ncertain items were started before the commitment,\nand that some items are not \"truly Bicentennial.\"\nThe facts are that the items have been included in\nthe various lists of proposals from Philadelphia.\nSenator Scott has been outstanding in his understanding\nand efforts despite the difficult situation in which he\nhas been placed (Tab B). Philadelphia pressures have\nbeen great.\nThe President supported attention to Philadelphia\napplications on a priority basis in March of this year\n(Tab C). Since that time there have been essentially\nno new Philadelphia applications. Since June the\nfollowing additional grants have been made as a result\nis\nFORD\nGERALD\n817\n-2-\nof well developed applications which had been\npreviously submitted. They were funded from\nwithin existing categorical programs.\n$75,000\nNEA\n45,000\nInterior\n13,000\nState\nB. Prayer Proclamations\nSenator Scott has requested that the Prayer\nProclamation collection presented to the\nPresident be displayed in Christ Church in\nPhiladelphia. This is being arranged.\nC. Recognition of Haym Salomon\nThere is an active campaign to insure recognition\nof this Jewish revolutionary supporter. His\nfinancial and other contributions were most impres-\nsive. Loans were not repaid to him. There are\ncurrent efforts to obtain compensation for his\nfamily.\nSenator Scott has introduced Senate Resolution 99\nwhich would recommend establishing \"Haym Salomon\nDay\" (January 4, 1976).\nD. Moving the Declaration of Independence to\nPhiladelphia\nThis has been requested by Mayor Riszo and the Daily\nNews. A petition with one million signatures in\nsupport of such a move is said to be ready for\npresentation.\nArchives strongly opposes on the basis of fragility,\netc. The Congressional Research Service agrees that\nthere is significant risk in the proposed move.\nSenator Scott has introduced legislation asking GSA\nto survey the matter and make recommendations.\nThere is a paper on this issue now being staffed in\nthe White House.\n617 GERALD ? FORD\nB\nSUMMARY OF FEDERAL AGENCY SUPPORT\nOF\nPHILADELPHIA'S BICENTENNIAL EFFORT\nPHILADELPHIA '76 PROPOSALS\nOTHER PHILADELPHIA PROPOSALS\nTOTAL ALL PROPOSALS\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nTOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS\nFEDERAL AGENCY\nNO. OF\nUNDER\nNO. OF\nUNDER\nTOTAL\nUNDER\nPROJECTS\nAUTHORIZED\nCONSIDERATION\nPROJECTS\nAUTHORIZED\nCONSIDERATION\nPROJECTS\nAUTHOR ZED\nCONSIDERATI\nNational Endowment/Arts\n5\n130,000\n54,970\n5\n75,000\n70,000\n10\n205,000\n124,970\nNational Endownent/\nHumanities\n15\n459,008\n381,730\n6\n61,610\n- 0 -\n21\n520,618\n381,730\nNational Science\nFoundation\n1\n42,800\n- O -\nI 1 0\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n1\n42,800\n- 0 -\nNational Academy of\nScience\n1\n400,000\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n1\n400,000\n- 0 -\nDepartment of:\nTransportation\n9\n31,557,000\n437,500\n3\n30,756,000\n- 0 -\n12\n62,313,000\n437,500\nHealth, Education &\nWelfare\n10\n2,175,323\n2,633,445\nSee Note on Within Report\n10\n2,175,323\n2,633,445\nHousing and Urban\nDevelopment\n2\n5,515,000\n- 0 -\n3\nI 1 0\n505,000\n5\n5,515,000\n505,000\nJustice\n1\n- 0 -\n- 0 -\n1\n- 0 -\n58,777\n2\n$\n.\n53,777\nCommerce\n4\n$ 1 0\n4,000,000\n\" - 0 -\nà 1 0\n- 0 -\n4\n-\n4,000,000\nInterior\n5\n297,000\n- 0 -\n13\n16,160,000\nor 0 -\n18\n16,457,000\n- 0\nTOWALS\n53\n40.576.131\n7.507.645\n31\n47.052.610\n633,777\n94\n87,628,741\n8,141,422\nB\nHUGH SCOTT\nMARTIN G. HAMBERGER\nPENNSYLVANIA\nADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT\nEDITH V. SKINNER\nUnited States Senate\nEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT\nWASHINGTON D.C. 20510\nMay 15, 1975\nMr. John 0. Marsh\nCounsellor to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear John? Jack-\nJust a note to thank you for your\nassistance in responding to Mayor Rizzo's\nrequest for Federal support of the\nPhialdelphia Bicentennial Program.\nDr. Ted Marrs has done an excellent\njob in understanding the problem and\nbeing responsive to Mayor Rizzo's request.\nAttached for your information is a copy of\nmy letter to Mayor Rizzo advising him\nof the results of your study.\nI sincerely appreciate your\ncooperation and courtesies that have\nbeen extended to my staff and repre-\nsentatives of the City of Philadelphia.\nWith kind regard,\nSincerely,\n7th Hugh Scott\nUnited States Senator\nHS/es\nSTATEMENT BY U. S. SENATOR HUGH SCOTT (R-PA.)\nJUNE 18, 1975\n\"Over many months, I have been working closely with Mayor Rizzo and\nPHILADELPHIA 76 Chairman Richard Bond to assure that maximum Federal funding is\nprovided for Philadelphia's Bicentennial effort. It is our mutual hope that the\nCity of Brotherly Love will have an outstanding and enduring commemoration of our\nNation's 200th birthday.\n\"To date, President Ford and other White House officials have given us\nassurances that $42 million has been earmarked for Philadelphia's Bicentennial\nprograms. An additional $45 million has been authorized to support the Bicentennial\nactivities. I have personally discussed the funding with the President and I\npleage my continued efforts to work for the fullest possible Federal commitment to\nthe programs which are being planned.\n\"While the amount authorized in Federal funds is not the full amount\nrequested by the City of Philadelphia and PHILADELPHIA '76, I join with Mayor\nRizzo, Chairman Bond and all other Philadelphia Bicentennial planners in reaffirming\nour efforts to increase that amount to the maximum possible.\n\"Also, I am delighted to report to you that I have been successful in\nobtaining two new Federal appropriations to assist the Bicentennial effort. These\nfunds include $1.5 million for construction of a visitors' parking facility at\nIndependence National Historical Park, and nearly $3.3 million for demolition,\nconstruction of a pedestrian mall and restoration of the historic Bond House. I\nfully expect that additional appropriations will be forthcoming in the future.\n###\nHUGH SCOTT\nMARTIN G. HAMBERGER\nPENNSYLVANIA\nRESISTANT\nUnited States Senale\nWASHINGTON. D.C. 20510\nMay 13, 1975\nHonorable Frank Rizzo\nMayor\nCity of Philadelphia\nCity Hall\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania\nDear Frank:\nIn response to our recent meeting with Presidential\nCounsellor, John 0. Marsh, the White House has prepared\nthe attached compilation of federal support of the Phila-\ndelphia Bicentennial Program.\nAs you can see, $87.6 million has been authorized to\ndate and $8.1 million is under active consideration. I\nhave received assurances from the White House of coopera-\ntion from the Executive in handling future requests for\nfunding submitted by the City of Philadelphia. Therefore,\nI view this compilation as a status report with every\nexpectation that additional funding will be made available\nto fund new programs.\nI take this opportunity to reiterate my strong support\nfor the Bicentennial program endorsed by the City of Phila-\ndelphia. Please keep me fully advised as to your progress\nand I- will continue, as in the past, to be of every possible\nassistance.\nIt is a pleasure to work with you on these matters of\nmutual interest.\nWith kind regard,\nSincerely,\nHugh Scott\nUnited States Senator\nHS/mcl\nC\nPhilape\nCharts\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 28, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJOHN OTTINA\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION\nAND WELFARE\nFROM:\nTHEODORE C. MARRS sem\nSPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nPHILADELPHIA/D.C. FUNDING\nAPPLICATIONS\nAs a follow-up to the President's request regarding the\nPhiladelphia and D.C. applications, I would like to\noffer the following guidelines:\n1. Confer with appropriate officials in your\nagency including the Secretary or Administrator\nand determine your agency's ability to respond to\nthese requests during the next 30 days.\n2. Report to Assistant Secretary Meeker at HUD,\nChairman of the Task Force for Philadelphia and\nWashington, D. C., on these commitments both in\ndollar amounts and program area no later than the\nclose of business April 7.\n3. Treat all of the quality applications currently\nin hand as priority applications and be prepared\nfor a funding announcement within 30 days.\nIf applications have not yet actually been submitted by\neither Philadelphia or Washington or applications are found\nto have technical problems which preclude their prompt\nconsideration, this information should be provided to\nAssistant Secretary Meeker at the time of your April 7\nreport.\nWe are seeking quality projects in addition to rapid\nadministrative action. Our guidelines should be those\ngiven to the cities. Specifically:\n1. Funds will come from existing categorical programs.\nPage 2\n2. Applications must be technically sound.\n3. Funding decisions will be made within current\nappropriation levels.\nThe President wants the Bicentennial to be a success and\nfeels Philadelphia and the District of Columbia will play\nan important role in the commemoration of our 200th\nbirthday. As he said, the Federal government is not going\nto write out a check but we will do the next best thing --\nexpedite -- give help as quickly as possible to appro-\npriate programs which follow the proper legal guidelines.\nI look forward to working with you and plan to meet with you\non a frequent basis.\nThank you for your prompt consideration of this matter.\nBecentennial\nOctober 24, 1975\nDear Senator:\nI have your letter of October 20 in which\nyou request a meeting with the President to\ndiscuss a federal grant to provide human ser-\nvices for the City of Philadelphia in connection\nwith the Bicentennial year.\nI intend to discuss this matter directly with\nthe President, and I will be back in touch with\nyou shortly.\nWith warmest personal regards, I remain,\nSincerely,\nJohn O. Marah, Jr.\nCounsellor to the President\nThe Honorable Hugh Scott\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D. C.\nJOM:RAR:cb\nFORD is LIBRARI\nBicentennial\n(Crossed\nNovember 22, 1975\nbacked-mars)\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTED MARRS\nFROM:\nJACK MARSH\nYou should keep the attached for a handy reference.\nIt's the type of thing that should be shown to Scott and used to\ncounter the Philadelphia request for additional assistance by\npointing out that Boston and other communities are already\nseverely critical of the Philadelphia position.\nIn reference to the Farmfest, it should be noted that this is\nnot being sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, but by\na private, non-profit group. It might be well to get an evalua-\ntion from the Department of Agriculture as to their assessment\nof this proposal to include its sponsors and its theme, as well\nas the State of Missouri program for Missouri school children.\nWhat is the NEA program, and how does it operate? Are other\nStates following the Missouri pattern?\nJOM/dl\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD"
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