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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"High School Graduates Message,\n1975\" of the Eliska Hasek 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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the\nUnited States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives\ncollections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in\nthe public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are\npresumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject\nto a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nTO THE 1975 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES:\nAs high school graduates, you are passing an important\nmilestone. You are about to enter into a society that is\nfilled with challenge and opportunity. What you do with\nyour lives from this point forward will determine not only\nyour personal self-fulfillment, but the general well-being\nof our nation.\nYou carry with you the hopes of those who know and trust\nyou. The future of America depends on your generation.\nYou can make of America whatever you want. The oppor-\ntunities before you are as great as the challenges.\nEducation is the greatest key to a better life. But to open\nthe door of opportunity you need faith in yourselves, pride in\nwhat you have accomplished, and the idealism to persevere.\nIf you add to this the awareness that learning never ceases,\nyou will indeed bring to your lives the kind of meaning and\nsatisfaction you seek.\nI wish you every success on the road ahead.\nGERALD R. FORD\nFORD of LIBRARY"
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