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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 17, \"9/24/75 - Remarks at Meeting with\nExecutives of the American Chamber of Commerce\" 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 17 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n- 1 -\nTHE PRESITERS\nHAS SEEN\n1. WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE.\nI AM ESPECIALLY\nPLEASED TODAY TO MEET THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO RUN THE\nCHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN AMERICA'S CITIES AND TOWNS.\nYOU PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING AND DEVELOPING\nYOUR COMMUNITIES AND, IN TURN, YOUR NATION.\n- 2 -\n2. I WANT TO THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WORKED WITH\nBILL BAROODY IN ORGANIZING THE WHITE HOUSE DOMESTIC CONFERENCES.\nWE HAVE HELD TWELVE OF THESE WORKING CONFERENCES so FAR --\nAND I'VE ATTENDED TEN.\nTHE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL CHAMBERS IN\nORGANIZING THESE CONFERENCES HAS BEEN MOST VALUABLE.\n- 3 -\n3. THESE CONFERENCES PROVIDE VALUABLE TWO-WAY STREETS:\nFOR MEMBERS OF MY ADMINISTRATION TO LEARN OF THE CONCERNS AND\nIDEAS OF AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND TO ENABLE US IN\nWASHINGTON TO DISCUSS OUR PROBLEMS AND POLICIES WITH YOU.\nI CALL THESE \"LISTEN AND LEARN\" SESSIONS -- FOR THAT'S WHAT\nWE SEEK.\n- 4 -\n4. YOU'VE HEARD TODAY FROM ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS\nON THREE KEY ISSUES -- ENERGY,\nTHE ECONOMY AND DEREGULATION.\nTHESE ARE NOT JUST TOPICS FOR POLITICAL DEBATES, BUT ISSUES THAT\nAFFECT THE LIVES OF ALL AMERICANS.\nAS OPINION LEADERS IN\nYOUR COMMUNITY, I URGE YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST IN THESE THREE\nPROBLEMS -- AND YOUR CONTINUED HELP IN ACHIEVING SOLUTIONS.\n- 5 -\n5. IN THE CASE OF DEREGULATION, IT WILL NOT BE EASY TO\nUNSNARL THE MAZE OF OUTDATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS, WHICH NOW\nSTIFLE TOO MANY AREAS OF BUSINESS COMPETITION.\nBUT IT'S\nIMPORTANT TO BUSINESS AND TO THE COUNTRY THAT WE TRY.\n- 6 -\n6. IN YOUR WORK, YOU SEE EVERY DAY PROBLEMS THE\nFEDERAL GOVERNMENT CREATES FOR BUSINESSMEN: THE INCREDIBLE\nPAPERWORK, MORE THEN 5,200 FEDERAL FORMS -- AND THE CONFINING\nREGULATIONS.\nWHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I CAN VIVIDLY RECALL\nMY FATHER'S PAINT AND VARNISH COMPANY, WHICH HE STARTED IN 1929.\n- 7 -\nWE ALL PITCHED IN TO HELP.\nMY JOB WAS MIXING THE PAINT AND\nLABELING THE CANS.\nMY FATHER SOLD THE MERCHANDISE -- DOING\nWHAT HE HAD TO DO FOR THE BUSINESS, NOT WHAT SOME BUREAUCRATS\nTHOUGHT SHOULD BE DONE.\n- 8 -\nI DOUBT IF THE FORD PAINT AND VARNISH COMPANY COULD HAVE\nSURVIVED THE DEPRESSION IF MY FATHER HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO DEVOTE\nHIS ENERGY TO FILLING OUT FORMS INSTEAD OF TENDING TO HIS\nBUSINESS.\n- 9 -\n7. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO\nGET TO KNOW MANY OF YOU PERSONALLY.\nYOU HAVE MADE ME\nAWARE OF THE TREMENDOUS TALENT AND DEDICATION AT WORK IN THE\nNATION'S CHAMBERS.\n- 10 - -\nI COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AND WISH YOU\nSUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE.\nI ALSO ASK YOUR CONTINUED HELP\nIN SOLVING THE NATION'S PROBLEMS.\nEND OF TEXT"
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