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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 2, folder \"10/19/74 - Greensboro, North\nCarolina\" of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R.\nFord 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nDigitized from Box 2 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nGREENS BORO, NORTH CAROLINA\nSATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1974\nIF I MIGHT CHANGE THE LYRICS SOMEWHAT: NOTHING COULD\nBE FINER THAN TO BE IN CAROLINA IN THE AFTERNOON!\nTHANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL WELCOME AND TURNOUT.\nGOVERNOR HOLSHAUSER, I AM NOT EXACTLY A STRANGER TO NORTH CAROLINA,\nBUT I ASSURE YOU THAT I AM CONSTANTLY AMAZED BY THE HIGH DEGREE OF\nSPIRIT I WITNESS ON EVERY VISIT I MAKE TO THE TARHEEL STATE.\nIn. Holohman\nJune Helms\nVinegar Bend miple\nJim Broyhell\nEarl Birth\nJun Martin\nJun Caroon\nSteve Ratchie\nWard Punny\nBill stevens\n- 2 -\nAS YOU KNOW, I WAS HERE JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO OUT\nAT PINEHURST TO PLAY IN A GOLF TOURNAMENT.\nYOU'LL BE RELIEVED\nTO KNOW THAT I DID NOT BRING MY CLUBS WITH ME TODAY.\n- 3 -\nTHERE ARE TWO REASONS WHY I AM PARTIAL TO\nNORTH CAROLINA. THE FIRST IS THAT JUST SOUTH OF HERE AND\nTHROUGHOUT THIS PARTICULAR AREA, A GREAT DEAL OF FURNITURE IS\nMANUFACTURED. AS YOU KNOW, WHERE I COME FROM IN GRAND RAPIDS,\nMICHIGAN, WE ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THE FURNITURE WE MANUFACTURE.\nBELIEVE ME, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING IN COMMON THE\nTRAIT OF BUILDING STRONG AND STURDY STRUCTURES FOR THE FUTURE\nOF AMERICA.\n- 4 -\nTHE SECOND REASON I AM PARTIAL TO NORTH CAROLINA IS\nTHAT I SPENT SOME TIME HERE DURING THE WAR -- JUST DOWN THE ROAD\nAT CHAPEL HILL.\nI'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT FINE PEOPLE LIVED HERE\nAND HOW CLOSELY I IDENTIFIED WITH THIS STATE.\nI WAS AN OFFICER\nTHEN IN THE NAVY'S V-5 PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM FOR AVIATORS.\n- 5 -\nI ALSO MET AT THE TIME AND BECAME GOOD FRIENDS WITH A MAN WHO\nSERVES NORTH CAROLINA'S 8TH DISTRICT so WELL IN THE CONGRESS:\nEARL RUTH. EARL, I AM HAPPY YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY,\nAND I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON NEXT YEAR TO\nCARRY ON YOUR GREAT RECORD OF SERVICE TO YOUR DISTRICT.\n- 6 -\nNORTH CAROLINA IS TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR HAVING A\nDEGREE OF LEADERSHIP THAT IS ENVIED BY OTHERS.\nONE OF THE MAIN\nREASONS IS YOUR FINE GOVERNOR; JIM HOLSHOUSER.\nBESIDES EARL, THERE ARE ALSO SOME OF MY OTHER FORMER\nCONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES HERE: JIM BROYHILL, VINEGAR BEND MIZELL\nAND JIM MARTIN. THERE IS NO QUESTION BUT THAT YOU WILL ALL BE\nBACK WORKING WITH ME IN THE 94TH CONGRESS.\n- 7 -\nI CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA DELEGATION\nCHIEF\nIS HEARD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THERE IS ONE BENEFICIARY:\n^\nTHE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.\nNOW, LET US GET TO THE BUSINESS AT HAND.\nTHE BUSINESS\nAT HAND IS THE DECISION THAT THE VOTERS ALL OVER AMERICA ARE GOING\nTO MAKE IN TWO AND ONE-HALF SHORT WEEKS.\nTHAT DECISION WILL\nTELL US SOMETHING ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF AMERICA IN A TIME OF GREAT\nTESTING.\n- 8 -\nTHAT IS WHY I AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF BILL STEVENS\nFOR SENATOR AND WARD PURRINGTON AND STEVE RITCHIE FOR THE\nCONGRESS.\nTHAT IS WHY I AM PROUD TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU\nELECT JIM CARSON TO THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM AS ATTORNEY GENERAL\nOF THIS GREAT STATE.\n- 9 -\nTHESE VOTES CAST ON NOVEMBER 5TH ARE GOING TO\nREPRESENT THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION A CITIZEN CAN MAKE IN A\nDEMOCRACY.\nI AM GOING TO BE AS FRANK WITH YOU AS I HAVE TRIED\nTO BE BEFORE ALL OF MY FELLOW AMERICANS.\nIN THE BLUNTEST TERMS:\nI NEED THESE MEN IN THE CONGRESS.\nI NEED THE HELP OF\nBILL STEVENS TO GUARD THE PUBLIC TREASURY FROM THE RAIDS OF THE\nBUDGET BUSTERS.\n- IO -\nI NEED YOUNG MEN LIKE STEVE RITCHIE AND WARD PURRINGTUN\nTO CARRY THE BALL FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT -- THE TYPE OF\nGOVERNMENT WHICH WILL BRING THE SAME KIND OF COMMON SENSE TO\nTHE NATIONAL ECONOMY AS EACH OF YOU HAVE TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL\nFAMILY ECONOMIES.\n- II -\nI HAVE BEEN ACROSS THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY OVER THE LAS T\nYEAR -- MOST RECENTLY THE MIDWEST, THE EAST, AND NOW THE SOUTH.\nNEXT WILL BE THE WEST.\nTHE MESSAGE IS THE SAME EVERYWHERE:\nLET'S DO SOMETHING.\nLET'S STOP WRINGING OUR HANDS IN FRUSTRATION.\nLET'S STOP CASTING ACCUSATIONS AND SEEKING POLITICAL BROWNIE\nPOINTS WITH OUR PROBLEMS.\nLET'S DEAL WITH OUR CONCERNS.\nTHAT IS THE MESSAGE I HAVE HEARD.\n- I2 -\nIT IS A MESSAGE THAT SAYS, IT IS TOO LATE FOR POLITICS\nAS USUAL.\nIT IS TOO LATE TO PLAY GAMES WITH THE ECONOMIC FUTURE\nOF EVERY WORKING MAN AND WOMAN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.\n- 13 -\nTHAT IS WHY I AM HERE TODAY.\nI WANT TO LET THE\nPEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA HEAR FROM ME IN NORTH CAROLINA.\nTHERE MIGHT BE SOME PEOPLE WHO WOULD RATHER CRITICIZE THAN\nFIND SOLUTIONS.\nBUT I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.\nNEITHER ARE\nTHE MEN I HAVE INTRODUCED TO YOU TODAY. THEY ARE ACHIEVERS --\nNOT COMPLAINERS.\nTHEY ARE DO-ERS --- NOT POO-POOERS.\n- I4 -\nTHE ECONOMIC PROGRAM I SUBMITTED TO THE CONGRESS\nAND THE NATION ON OCTOBER 8TH WAS THE RESULT OF WEEKS OF INTENSIVE\nSTUDY AND THE FRUITION OF A MASSIVE SUMMIT CONFERENCE WHICH\nSOLICITED WIDESPREAD VIEWS FROM ALL SECTORS OF AMERICA.\n- 15 -\nI SUBMITTED THAT ECONOMIC PROGRAM IN GOOD FAITH.\nI BELIEVE IT WILL WORK IF WE WILL ONLY GIVE IT A CHANCE.\nYET, WHAT HAS BEEN THE REACTION?\nTHE RESPONSE FROM THE\nGREAT MAJORITY OF AMERICANS HAS BEEN HEART-WARMING.\nTHEY ARE\nPITCHING IN TO WIN.\nBUT STILL OTHERS IN CONGRESS AND ELSEWHERE,\nI AM SORRY TO REPORT, WOULD RATHER HAVE A POLITICAL ISSUE THAN\nAN ECONOMIC SOLUTION.\n- 16 -\nTHIS IS NO TIME TO SEEK POLITICAL ADVANTAGE FOR\nANY PERSON OR ANY PARTY. OF COURSE, I WANT MY PARTY TO WIN.\nBUT I ASSURE YOU THAT I DO NOT WANT IT TO WIN AT THE EXPENSE OF\nTHE NATIONAL WELLBEING.\n- 17 -\nON NOVEMBER 5TH, THE DECISION IS UP TO YOU AND\nMILLIONS OF OTHER VOTERS ACROSS THE LAND.\nYOU CAN CHOOSE\nTO SEND TO THE CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTY WHICH\nHAS CONTROLLED US FOR 38 OUT OF THE LAST 42 YEARS AND\nHELPED CREATE THE PROBLEMS WE ARE NOW TRY ING TO SOLVE.\n- 18 -\nOR YOU CAN VOTE TO CHANGE THINGS.\nYOU CAN VOTE TO PUT AN END\nTO END\nONE-PARTY RULE IN CONGRESS.\nYOU CAN VOTE TO ENHANCE\nCOOPERATION BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES.\nYOU CAN VOTE FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PLACING\nCURBS ON FEDERAL SPENDING AND TO FIGHTING INFLATION.\n- 19 -\nTHE TEAM OF BILL STEVENS IN THE SENATE AND WARD\nPURRINGTON AND STEVE RITCHIE IN THE HOUSE WILL WORK WELL FOR YOU\nNORTH\nIN SOUTH CAROLINA.\nI RECALL THAT STEVE WAS THE ONLY AIR FORCE\nFIGHTER ACE IN THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.\nTHAT MEANS THAT STEVE IS\nA STRAIGHT SHOOTER.\nso IS WARD AND ALL OF THE OTHERS WHO NEED\nYOUR HELP TO BRING SOME PERSPECTIVE AND BALANCE TO THE CONGRESS OF\nTHE UNITED STATES.\n- 20 - -\nIN SHORT, WHAT I NEED IS A CONGRESS, THAT IN THE WORDS\nOF A TELEVISION COMMENTATOR, WILL PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS\nTHE LEGISLATION.\nTHANK YOU.\n# #\n#"
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