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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 14, \"8/19/75 - Closing Remarks After Q&A\nSession at the White House Conference, Peoria, Illinois\" of the President's Speeches and\nStatements: Reading Copies 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 14 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n\"\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nPWA\nJowell\nCLOSING REMARKS AFTER Q&A SESSION\nAT THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE\nPEORIA, ILLINOIS\nTUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1975\n-1-\nTHANK YOU ALL FOR A STIMULATING AND INFORMATIVE\nSESSION.\nAS I HAVE ALREADY SAID, THE PURPOSE OF\nTHESE CONFERENCES IS TWO-FOLD.\nTHEY ARE AN EXERCISE\nIN TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION.\nWE CAME TO PEORIA TO\nLISTEN AND LEARN AS WELL AS TO SPEAK.\nAND JUDGING BY THAT STANDARD, I BELIEVE\nTHIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN A SUCCESS.\n-2-\nTO DO ITS JOB WELL, GOVERNMENT MUST BE TUNED\nIN TO THE PEOPLE IT SERVES.\nIT MUST BE OPEN AND\nIT MUST BE RESPONSIVE AS IT MAINTAINS A TWO-WAY\nCONVERSATION WITH CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.\nTODAY, YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT AGRICULTURE FROM SECRETARY\nBUTZ, ABOUT THE ECONOMY FROM JOHN DUNLOP AND BILL SEIDMAN,\nABOUT THE ENERGY SITUATION FROM FRANK ZARB, ABOUT\nEDUCATION FROM COMMISSIONER BELL, AND ABOUT THE\nENVIRONMENT FROM RUSSELL TRAIN.\n-3-\nWE HAVE TRIED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT\nTHIS ADMINISTRATION'S GOALS ARE AND WHERE WE ARE HEADING\nIN OUR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP NEW DIRECTIONS WHILE STRENGTHENING\nTHE BASIC FREE ENTERPRISE VALUES WHICH MAKE AMERICA GREAT.\n- 4 -\nBUT JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE ALSO HEARD\nFROM YOU -- FROM MEN AND WOMEN REPRESENTING NEARLY\nEVERY FACET OF LIFE IN THE PEORIA AREA -- LABOR,\n\\\nBUSINESS\n\\\nINDUSTRY,\nEDUCATION,\nFARMING,\nTHE MINORITY COMMUNITY,\nWOMENS GROUPS, THE PRESS ) AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION.\n- 5 -\nTHIS IS THE SEVENTH PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL\nMEETING I HAVE ATTENDED.\nTHE MORE OF THEM I ATTEND,\nTHE MORE I LEARN AND THE MORE OPTIMISTIC I BECOME ABOUT\nAMERICA'S LONG-TERM FUTURE.\nIN THE PEOPLE GATHERED\nHERE -- AND IN MILLIONS OF OTHERS LIKE YOU AROUND THE\nCOUNTRY -- WE HAVE THE ONE PRICELESS NATIONAL RESOURCE\nTHAT WILL NEVER BE DEPLETED.\n- 6 -\nAS LONG AS WE CAN MEET TOGETHER AND WORK\nTOGETHER LIKE THIS -- IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CANDOR, TRUST\nAND MUTUAL RESPECT -- THERE IS NO PROBLEM WE CANNOT\nULTIMATELY SOLVE.\nAFTER ALL, THAT IS REALLY WHAT AMERICA IS\nALL ABOUT -- PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES,\nFROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, PULLING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS\nA BETTER COUNTRY.\n- 7 -\nTHEY DID IT IN 1776 AT INDEPENDENCE HALL.\nWE, Too, CAN DO IT 200 YEARS LATER.\nTHANK YOU VERY MUCH.\nEND OF TEXT"
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