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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 21, \"1/14/76 - Presidential Remarks for\nLombardi Awards Dinner (Includes briefing paper)\" 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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\n#5\nFILM SPOT:\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR\nLOMBARDI AWARDS DINNER\nJANUARY I4, 1976\n-|-\nVINCE LOMBARDI WOULD BE PROUD OF THIS\nGATHERING IN HIS HONOR\nHE WOULD BE PROUD OF THE\nYOUNG COLLEGE LINEMEN RECEIVING YOUR AWARDS\n-2-\nI JOIN IN THAT PRIDE IN A MAN LIKE VINCE LOMBARDI\nIN THE TRIBUTE BEING PAID THESE FINE YOUNG ATHLETES\nAND IN THE PRIDE OF ALL OF YOU WHO HELPED TO MAKE THIS\nDINNER A SUCCESS\nYOURS IS A NOBLE GOAL\nTO RAISE\nFUNDS so WE MIGHT FIND A CURE FOR CANCER -- THE DISEASE\nWHICH COST VINCE LOMBARDI HIS LIFE\n-3-\nI CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO PAY TRIBUTE\nTO VINCE LOMBARDI THAN TO HELP MEDICAL SCIENCE CONQUER\nTHE DREAD DISEASE THAT HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF so MANY\nIN THIS COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD\n-4-\nYOU ALSO PAY TRIBUTE TO YOURSELVES,\nYOUR COMMUNITY OF\nHOUSTON AND THE STATE OF TEXAS AS WELL AS AMERICAN\nSPORTSMANSHIP BY THIS DINNER\nTHE GREATEST GIFT\nTHAT ANYONE CAN OFFER IS TO GIVE OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF\n-5-\nAS AN OLD COLLEGE LINEMAN MYSELF, I OFFER MY\nCONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF THE PLAYERS HONORED THIS\nEVENING\nI WISH I COULD BE THERE TO PERSONALLY JOIN\nIN THIS TRIBUTE\nSINCE I CANNOT DO so, LET ME LEAVE\nYOU WITH THIS THOUGHT:\n-6-\nIN THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR OF OUR NATION, THE\nPRINCIPLES AND IDEALS THAT MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT ARE\nAS ENDURING AS THEY WERE 200 YEARS AGO; THE CONCEPTS OF\nHUMAN DIGNITY AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY ARE AS VALID\nAS EVER\n-7-\nYOUR AWARDS DINNER ENNOBLES THOSE CHER ISHED BELIEFS\nI CONGRATULATE YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS GREAT CAUSE\nYOU MAKE ALL OF US MORE WORTHY OF THE INHERITANCE LEFT\nBY THE FOUND ING FATHERS OF THIS GREAT NATION\nTHANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING\nEND OF TEXT\nTHE\nPRESIDENT\nHAS SEEN\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nTaping Session\nWednesday - January 14, 1976\n12:45 P.M.\nThe Cabinet Room\nFrom:\nTerry O'Donnell\nBACKGROUND\nToday at 12:45 p.m. in the Cabinet Room, you will do the following five\ntapings in the order listed:\n1.\nAUDIO TAPE MESSAGE FOR THE ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL\nON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL PRAYER\nBREAKFAST ON JANUARY 29.\nShips and military installations will hold local prayer breakfasts\nconcurrently with the Annual National Prayer Breakfast. More\nthan 100, 000 military and civilian personnel across the Nation\nand throughout the world will join with those meeting in Washington\nin acknowledging and reaffirming moral and spiritual values.\n2.\nAUDIO TAPE MESSAGE FOR THE IOWA CAUCUS\nVery brief public service announcement to be read this weekend\nby various radio stations prior to Iowa Caucus next week.\n3.\nVIDEO TAPE MESSAGE - \"MAN OF THE YEAR\" AWARD FROM THE\nUKRAINIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF AMERICA-CHICAGO DIVISION\nFor consistent support of the endeavors of America's minority and\nethnic communities. The award will be \"presented\" at 7:00 p.m.\nSaturday, January 24, 1976, at the Chicago-Sheraton Hotel where\napproximately 850 members and guests of the Ukrainian Congress\nCommittee will be gathered. Congressman Derwinski was \"Man of\nthe Year\" last year.\n2.\n4.\nVIDEO TAPE MESSAGE FOR THE ANNUAL CONVENTION-\nEXPOSITION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME\nBUILDERS.\nConvention is being held in Dallas, Texas, from January 18\nthrough January 22. Expect about 55,000 participants at the\nConvention with about 600 exhibits on display --- 75,000\nfirms are members of the NAHB.\n5.\nVIDEO TAPE MESSAGE FOR THE VINCE LOMBARDI AWARDS\nDINNER OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HOUSTON FOUNDATION\nON JANUARY 22.\nYou were invited to be the principal speaker and Honorary\nChairman of this event. You agreed to accept the Chairmanship\nbut had to decline the invitation to speak. This is the sixth\nsuch dinner honoring the Nation's outstanding college linemen\nduring the 1975 football season. Profits from these annual\nevents are donated to the American Cancer Society in Coach\nLombardi's name for research purposes. To date, well over\n$150,000 has been contributed.\nSPECIAL NOTE\nTeleprompter will be used for Messages 3 through 5."
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