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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 21, \"1/9/76 - Talking Points: Reception for State\nChairman and Advisory Committee of the PFC\" 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 21 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nTALKING POINTS:\nRECEPTION FOR STATE CHAIRMEN AND ADVISORY\nCOMMITTEE OF THE PFC\nJANUARY 9, 1976\n-1-\nIT'S A GREAT PLEASURE FOR BETTY AND ME TO WELCOME\nYOU TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THIS GET-TOGETHER OF THE STATE\nCHAIRMEN AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE\nPRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE.\n-2-\nI APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOUR ACCEPTING THE VERY\nDIFFICULT AND DEMANDING ASSIGNMENTS WHICH YOU HAVE UNDERTAKEN\nHAVING GONE THROUGH 13 ELECTIONS IN THE PAST 27 YEARS, I\nKNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD CAMPAIGN TEAM - AND I AM VERY\nPLEASED THAT WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM ASSEMBLED FOR THE 1976\nCAMPAIGN\n-3-\nTHIS YEAR WILL BE A TREMENDOUSLY CHALLENGING ONE --\nFOR ALL OF US\nTHE NEXT 10 MONTHS ARE CRITICAL, NOT\nONLY FOR THE POLITICAL FORTUNES OF ONE MAN OR PARTY, BUT\nFOR THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY\n-4-\nAS WE ENTER OUR THIRD CENTURY OF AMERICAN\nINDEPENDENCE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST MAKE A FUNDAMENTAL\nCHOICE: A CHOICE BETWEEN REDUCING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT\nIN THEIR LIVES OR EXPANDING THAT ROLE.\n-5-\nYOU AND I HAVE MADE OUR CHOICE\nIT IS TO REDUCE\nTHE HEAVY BURDEN THAT GOVERNMENT IMPOSES THROUGH TAXATION,\nINFLATIONARY SPENDING AND BUREAUCRATIC INTERFERENCE\nWE SEEK TO AVOID FURTHER STIFLING OF INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE AND\nTHE SPIRIT OF FREE ENTERPRISE.\n-6-\nIN MAKING THAT PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,\nWE WILL ALSO PRESENT THEM WITH A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT\nBOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD -- IN SHORT, A RECORD OF\nPEACE AND PROGRESS.\n-7-\nI'M CONFIDENT THAT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PAST\n17 MONTHS AND THE NEXT IO MONTHS WILL ESTABLISH A RECORD\nTHAT APPEALS TO THE WORKING MAN AND WOMAN, TO THE FARMER,\nTHE HOMEMAKER, THE PROFESSIONAL, THE BUSINESSMAN --\nTO MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ACROSS THIS NATION\n-8-\nTHE JOB AHEAD -- IS TO TRANSFORM THAT APPEAL\nINTO A SOLID MANDATE ON ELECTION DAY\nWE CAN --\nWE MUST -- WIN THE SUPPORT OF OUR FELLOW REPUBLICANS FIRST\n-9-\nBUT WE MUST SELL THAT RECORD TO ALL AMERICA\nWE MUST\nMAKE NEW FRIENDS AND ENLIST NEW SUPPORTERS WHO SHARE OUR\nVISION OF AMERICA'S FUTURE\nAND WE MUST START NOW\nTHAT'S WHERE EACH OF YOU COME IN\n-10-\nTHERE'S NOTHING I LIKE BETTER THAN A GOOD, TOUGH,\nCOMPETITIVE CAMPAIGN\nI INTEND TO CAMPAIGN AS MUCH\nAS I CAN, BUT THE DEMANDS OF MY JOB MAY NOT PERMIT AS MUCH\nPERSONAL PARTICIPATION AS I WOULD LIKE\n-II-\nTHAT MAKES YOUR JOB ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT --\nTHE ORGANIZING, THE FUND-RAISING, THE CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES\nTHAT ARE so ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS.\n-12-\nI HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN EACH ONE OF YOU\nIF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS EFFORT, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT\nTHE VOTERS WILL RESPOND WITH OVERWHELMING APPROVAL\nOF OUR POLICIES NEXT NOVEMBER\n-13-\nI APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT\nI LOOK FORWARD\nTO SHARING GREAT VICTORIES WITH YOU IN THE COMING MONTHS\nEND OF TEXT"
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