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The original documents are located in Box 42, "No Date - Speech to the PFC Finance
Committee (ca. November 1975)" of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading
Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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- 1 -
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IT IS A PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE WHITE HOUSE
TODAY.
I WANT TO COMMEND DAVE PACKARD FOR THE FINE JOB
HE DID IN SETTING UP THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I WANT TO THANK
FOR ACCEPTING THE CHAIRMANSHIP.
- la -
I KNOW
WILL DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB,
AS ALL OF YOU ARE DOING IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES.
Digitized from Box 42 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
-2-
MORE THAN A HUND RED AND TWENTY YEARS AGO, ONE
OF MY PREDECESSORS IN THIS OFFICE -- JAMES BUCHANAN --
WROTE THAT "TO BE LIBERAL WITH THEIR OWN MONEY BUT SPARING
OF THAT OF THE REPUBLIC WAS THE GLORY OF DISTINGUISHED
PUBLIC SERVANTS IN ANCIENT ROME."
-3-
IN MODERN AMERICA, REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE ARE
STILL TRYING TO BE SPARING OF THE MONEY OF THE REPUBLIC.
BUT WE DO WANT OUR FELLOW REPUBLICANS TO BE AS GENEROUS
AS POSSIBLE WITH THEIRS.
-4-
MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE GENEROUS IS THE JOB
WHICH EACH OF YOU HAVE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO ACCEPT.
I AM SINCERELY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR PLAYING SUCH
AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR CAMPAIGN.
-5-
WE ARE GEARING UP FOR WHAT PROMISES TO BE AN
EXCITING AND CHALLENGING CAMPAIGN.
THE NEXT FIFTY WEEKS
ARE CRITICAL, NOT ONLY FOR THE POLITICAL FORTUNES OF ONE MAN
OR ONE PARTY, BUT FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICA.
-6-
AS WE ENTER OUR THIRD CENTURY OF INDEPENDENCE,
WE ARE OFFERING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE A FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE --
A CHOICE BETWEEN REDUCING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THEIR
LIVES, OR EXPANDING THAT ROLE.
-7-
WE HAVE MADE OUR CHOICE.
IT IS TO REDUCE THE
HEAVY BURDEN THAT GOVERNMENT IMPOSES THROUGH TAXATION,
INFLATIONARY SPENDING, BUREAUCRATIC INTERFERENCE, AND THE
STIFLING OF INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE AND FREEDOM.
-8-
A RECORD OF STRENGTH AT HOME AND STRENGTH
ABROAD -- A RECORD OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND PEACE --
WILL BE THE STANDARD BY WHICH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
ASSESS OUR PERFORMANCE.
-9-
LESS GOVERNMENT -- AND BETTER GOVERNMENT -- WILL
BE OUR PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE THE BASIS FOR ATTRACTING WIDESPREAD
SUPPORT FROM AMERICANS OF EVERY WALK OF LIFE.
- 10 -
I BELIEVE THE WORKING MAN AND WOMAN, THE FARMER,
THE HOMEMAKER, THE PROFESSIONAL, THE BUSINESSMAN --
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS -- WILL BE WILLING TO SUPPORT OUR CAUSE
TO INSURE THAT THEIR INCOME IS PROTECTED IN THE FUTURE
FROM HIGH TAXES, RUNAWAY INFLATION, AND RECKLESS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
-11-
WE HAVE MANY OLD AND FAITHFUL FRIENDS
WHO HAVE AIDED THE CAUSE OVER THE YEARS.
WE APPRECIATE
THEIR CONTINUING GENEROSITY.
BUT WE SHOULD ALSO
MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND ENLIST NEW SUPPORTERS WHO SHARE
OUR VISION OF AMERICA'S FUTURE.
WE SHOULD DO IT RIGHT NOW.
-12-
I'VE BEEN IN POLITICS FOR MORE THAN TWENTY-SEVEN
YEARS.
I'VE RUN SUCCESSFULLY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
THIRTEEN TIMES.
I INTEND TO CONTINUE THIS TREND.
-13-
IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I'VE HELPED RAISE MORE
THAN 4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONS IN 23
STATES.
WE'VE PAID OFF A LOT OF DEBTS, PUT 5 STATE PARTY
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BLACK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS AND
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF MANY
OTHERS.
-14-
THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAMPAIGNS
NEXT YEAR.
SOME FRIENDS KID ME ABOUT ACTUALLY ENJOYING
MYSELF WHEN I ATTEND REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISING DINNERS.
-15-
I ADMIT IT -- I DO ENJOY MYSELF.
I'VE BEEN ENJOYING MYSELF
FOR 27 YEARS.
I ENJOY MEETING GOOD REPUBLICANS, EATING
GOOD REPUBLICAN CHICKEN AND PEAS AND RAISING GOOD
REPUBLICAN MONEY.
-16-
BUT THE PRESS OF BUSINESS IN THE COMING MONTHS WILL
DEMAND THAT I STAY A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND DO
LESS TRAVELING THAN I'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
THAT MEANS I WILL
HAVE TO RELY VERY HEAVILY ON MY SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TO CARRY ON THE ESSENTIALS OF OUR CAMPAIGN EFFORT.
-17-
ALMOST A FULL YEAR BEFORE THE ELCETION IS NOT THE
EAS IEST TIME TO GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT POLITICS.
AFTER THE CONVENTION, THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM.
-18-
BUT WE'RE 28 PRIMARIES AWAY FROM THE CONFIDENCE.
THAT'S WHY YOUR WORK AND YOUR SUCCESS IN THE IMMEDIATE
FUTURE IS CRITICAL.
-19-
IF WE CAN WAGE A VIGOROUS AND EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGN,
AND GET OUR MESSAGE THROUGH TO THE PEOPLE, I HAVE NO DOUBT
THAT THEY WILL RESPOND WITH OVERWHELMING APPROVAL AT THE
POLLS NEXT NOVEMBER.
-20-
FOR OUR CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE NEED A
GOOD PROGRAM, A GOOD ORGANIZATION, A GOOD CAND IDATE,
AND ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATE OUR STRENGTHS
TO THE PEOPLE.
-21-
WE HAVE THE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A GOOD
ORGANIZATION.
BETTY SAYS WE HAVE A GREAT CANDIDATE.
I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RAISE THE
RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR A GREAT VICTORY AT THE CONVENTION
NEXT AUGUST AND AT THE POLLS NEXT NOVEMBER.
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