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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 14, \"8/25/75 - Remarks for the Milwaukee\nWhite House Conference\" of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at\nthe 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nREMARKS FOR THE MILWAUKEE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE\nMONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1975\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\nTHANK YOU, BILL (Bill Baroody introduces you)\nMR. WATSON (Key Business sponsor)\nMR. SCHMIDT (Key Labor sponsor) AND\nHEADS OF THE OTHER SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS\nCONGRESSMAN BOB KASTEN\nDISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION\nLADIES AND GENT LEMEN\n- 1 -\n(ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS)\nI HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR\n26 YEARS NOW AND IT SADDENS ME TO SEE THE EVER-WIDENING\nCOMMUNICATION GAP BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND OUR CITIZENS.\n- 2 -\nI THINK THE DESPAIR MANY AMERICANS FEEL OF EVER MAKING\nTHEIR WISHES KNOWN WAS BEST SUMMED UP ON THE ENVELOPE\nOF A LETTER I RECENTLY RECEIVED.\nIT WAS PLAINTIVELY\nADDRESSED TO: PRESIDENT GERALD FORD -- OR VICE PRESIDENT\nNELSON ROCKEFELLER -- OR SECRETARY OF STATE HENRY KISSINGER\n-- OR JUST PLAIN ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN.\n- 3 -\nWELL, I ALONG WITH KEY MEMBERS OF MY\nCABINET AND STAFF -- HAVE COME HERE TODAY TO LISTEN.\nWE HAVE KEPT THE SPEECHES TO A MINIMUM -- AND,\nHOPEFULLY, OUR RESPONSIVENESS TO A MAXIMUM.\n- 4 -\nWITH THE REPUTATION YOU WISCONSIN PEOPLE\nHAVE FOR HARD WORK AND KEEN TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW,\nI LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND IDEAS\nABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY.\n- 5 -\nBUT FIRST, LET ME BRIEFLY TOUCH ON SOME\nOF THE BASIC DIRECTIONS I BELIEVE OUR NATION CAN AND\nSHOULD TAKE IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD.\nOBVIOUSLY, THE ECONOMY IS ONE OF OUR\nPRINCIPAL CONCERNS.\nGRADUALLY, STEP BY STEP,\nTHE AMERICAN FREE ENTERPRISE ECONOMY HAS CREATED OVER\nTHE YEARS A BETTER LIFE FOR MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER\nSYSTEM IN THE WORLD.\n- 6 -\nYET, IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN IT PASS\nTHROUGH SOME VERY DIFFICULT TIMES.\nRECESSION\nON THE ONE HAND AND INFLATION ON THE OTHER HAVE STRAINED\nTHE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.\n- 7 -\nSOME OF THE CAUSES OF OUR ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES\nWERE BEYOND OUR CONTROL -- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS\nPROMPTED THE SKYROCKETING OIL PRICES.\nOTHERS WERE\nTHE RESULT OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY -- SUCH AS\nINFLATIONARY SPENDING.\n- 8 -\nBUT, ON THE BASIS OF THE LATEST FIGURES,\nTHE DARKEST DAYS OF THE RECESSION ARE BEHIND US.\nTHE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS STARTING THE SUSTAINED RECOVERY\nWE ALL DESIRE.\nWE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET,\nHOWEVER, AS FAR AS THE RECESSION IS CONCERNED.\nUNEMPLOYMENT IS FAR TOO HIGH AND MUST BE BROUGHT\nDOWN.\nWE MUST GET OUR FACTORIES PRODUCING AT\nMAXIMUM CAPACITY AGAIN.\n- 9 -\nAND, WHILE WE CONTINUE FIGHTING THE\nRECESSION, WE MUST ALSO FIGHT JUST AS HARD AGAINST\nRISING INFLATION.\nTHE JULY INCREASE IN THE\nCONSUMER PRICE INDEX WAS A CLEAR WARNING THAT\nWE MUST NOT RELAX FOR A MOMENT IN THE BATTLE AGAINST\nINFLATION.\nAND WE WILL NOT.\n- 10 - -\nTODAY, YOU ALREADY HAVE HEARD FROM\nSOME OF THE KEY PEOPLE IN MY ADMINISTRATION ON ENERGY,\nINFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT AND NEW INCENTIVES FOR THE\nWORKING PEOPLE AND EMPLOYERS.\nI HOPE WE CAN\nGO FURTHER INTO THESE AND OTHER AREAS IN THE QUESTIONS\nYOU HAVE SAVED UP.\nTHANK YOU VERY MUCH.\nEND OF TEXT\n(QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION FOLLOWS)"
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