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The original documents are located in Box 2, folder "10/28/74 - International Horse
Show" of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 21, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PATTI MATSON
FROM:
SUBAN PORTER
SUBJECT:
Action Memo
Mrs. Ford has accepted the following out-of-house invitation:
EVENT: Opening Night
GROUP: Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd.
DATE: Monday, October 28, 1974
TIME: Begins at 7:30 p.m.; Mrs. Ford probably around 9:30 p.m.
however
PLACE: National Guard Armory, Washington, D. C.
CONTACT: Mr. Bruce G. Sundlun, President 298-7607
Mrs. Gwen Dobson, Director of Publicity 298-8042 x7607
Comments: In August, Mrs. Ford accepted an invitation to attend the
Opening Night on October 28th of the Sixteenth Annual Washington
International Horse Show. At the time of her illness, however, we
cancelled this commitment. The President had also originally agreed
to attend with her. Because she is feeling better now, Mrs. Ford
would like to attend briefly on Monday evening. Attached is the full
file.
Thank you.
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WASHINGTON International Horse Show Association, Ltd.
1729 H STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006
Telephone 202/298-7607
Proceeds to People-to-People Sports Committee and Lions' Eye Bank
September 4, 1974
Mrs. Ford
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Ford:
On behalf of the Officers and Directors of the Washington
International Horse Show, I would like to express our appreciation
of your support by serving as the Honorary Chairman of this major
sports event in our Nation's Capital.
We look forward with great pleasure to having you with
us as our Honored Guest for Opening Night, Monday, October 28th.
With all good wishes.
Sincerely, Sundlen
Bruce G. Sundlun
President
1974 Dates: Sundav October 27 Through Sundav. November 3
August 28, 1974
Dear Bruce,
It was a special pleasure to receive
your thoughtful letter telling of plans
for the Sixteenth Annual Washington
International Horse Show and inviting me
both to attend and to serve as Honorary
Chairman. I would be delighted to have
my name listed in this way and it would
be a special pleasure to join you for the
opening evening, Monday, October 28th.
Although it is yet too early to know the
requirements of the President's schedule,
I am hopeful he, too, will find it
possible to attend.
with best wishes to everyone who is
working diligently in preparation for the
Show and my warmest regards,
Sincerely,
Mr. Bruce G. Sundlun
President
Washington International Horse
Show Association, Ltd.
1729 H Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20006
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Honorary Chairman file
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International Horse Thow Association, Ltd.
1729 H STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
Telephone 202/293-7607
Proceeds to People-to-Paople Sports Committee and Lions' Eye Bank
August 16, 1974
address To:
Mrs. Ford
The White House
Dear Bruce
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Ford:
The Sixteenth Annual Washington International Horse Show will take
place in the District of Columbia National Guard Armory from October 27
through November 3. The First Lady has traditionally been the Honorary
Chairman of this prestigious event since its inception in 1958. Therefore,
I would like to invite you to continue this tradition and honor us by being
the Honorary Chairman of the 1974 Show.
I would also like to invite you and the President to be our guests
at the Show Monday evening, October 28, for our formal Opening Night cere-
monies and Sunday evening, November 3, which is United States Night and the
official closing of the Show. Our final performance features the culmina-
tion of the jumping competition when the international and national riders
vie for the coveted President of the United States Perpetual Trophy in a
Grand Prix event. This is a thrilling class, and we would be greatly
honored if you and the President would attend and present this magnificent
trophy to the winner.
We feel that the Horse Show contributes a great deal to the community.
The world of the horse is rapidly growing, and the Show offers divisions in
twenty different types of equestrian events, which draw capacity audiences.
Additionally, the Horse Show benefits several worthy causes: The People-to-
People Sports Committee, in which President Eisenhower was so interested;
the Lions Eye Bank; and either Children's Hospital or the Metropolitan Boys
Clubs. Consequently, the Washington International ranks as a major event in
the Nation's Capital. In view of this I sincerely hope you will do us the
honor of serving as Honorary Chairman and attending the Show. I look forward
to hearing from you.
Please accept my best wishes for you and the President.
Sincerely
Bruce G. Sundlun
President
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October 1, 1974
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Dear Mr. Sundlun,
The President and Mrs. Ford were greatly
looking forward to being present for the
opening of the Sixteenth Annual Washington
International Horse Show on October 28th and
new, dure to Mrs. Ford's illness, they deeply
regret that they will be unable to be with
you. You may be sure you have their hopes
for a memorable evening, however, and their
best wishes to all who are striving for the
success of the entire Show.
with warmest regards,
Sincerely,
Susan Porter
Appointments Secretary
for Mrs. Ford
Mr. Bruce G. Sundlun
President
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Washington International Horse
Show Association, Ltd.
1729 # Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 2000s
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William Henkle
RECEIVED
Lucy Winchester
OCT 4 1974
SOCIAL.FILLES
Susan:
The Monday night program shpaes up as follows:
7:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies for 'Diplomatic Night'
7:45
Arabian Park Horses (King Feisal Trophy)
8:15
Foxhound Exhibition
8:30
Diplomatic Officers Class
9:00
Arabian Mounted Costume Class
9:30
Parade of Colors preceding International Jumping Class
It is hoped that Mrs. Ford will 'take the Salute"
Six teams are competing from Great Britain, Ireland,
France, Germany, Mexico and the United States. AS the
teams line up in front of the Presidential Box, the
Anthems of the countries are played.
Class 91 - International Open Jumpers will begin as soon
as the ceremonies are concluded.
If you have any questions, call Gwen Dobson (Mrs. Robert), Director of
Publicity for the Horse Show 703 364-2922
Horse Show Office at the Armory 298-8042
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Mrs. Ford Makes First Social Appearance.
Washington (UPI) -- Betty Ford made her first public
social appearance since her breast cancer operation Monday
night to watch the Washington InternationalHorse Show. While
walking arm in arm with her and throughout the performances
at the National Guard Armory, the President kept his arm around
the First Lady. Occasionally, as when the Marlborough Hunt
Club hounds romped in the Arena or when an old friend such as
Italian Ambassador Egidio Ortona rode by, the President donned
his eyeglasses to see the turf better.
The President and Mrs. Ford dined at the White House and
brought their guests to the horse show.
The guests included Ambassador to East Germany and Mrs.
John Sherman Cooper, former Nixon re-election Campaign Chief
Clark MacGregor and his wife, and General Motors Vice
President Rodney Markley and his wife.
Mrs. Ford, patron of the show's official opening, wore a
midnight blue wool coat with a navy fox fur collar.
Most of the audience appeared to be horse fanciers wearing
dress ranging from top hats to 10-gallon stetsons. The crowd
gave the Fords a brief standing ovation.
Jackson Says Ford Uses Boy Scout Approach.
Albuquerque, N.M. (UPI) -- Sen. Henry Jackson, D-Wash.
Monday accused President Ford of ignoring the nation's problems
and said Ford's economic program is a "boy scout approach. "
Jackson, campaigning for Democratic candidates in New Mexico,
said Ford is campaigning nationwide to "save the two party system.
I say it is more important to save the country."
President Signs Two Money Bills.
Washington (AP) -- The White House announced Monday that
President Ford had signed legislation authorizing appropria-
tions of $741.9 million for the State Department and $239.5
million for the United States Information Agency for the cur-
rent fiscal year.
4
Philadelphia Inquirer, "Speed Kills--If We Let It." A vague
coalition of forces has been drawing together lately in opposition
to a movement in Congress to make 55 miles per hour America's
permanent national speed limit. There are a number of arguments
in favor of the 55 MPH limit, among them that almost every
vehicle on the roads today yields far greater fuel economy
under that limit than any higher one. But the primary argument
is that it saves lives. Slaughter on America's highway each
year is in the range of total American battle deaths in Vietnam
for the 10-year involvement -- yet no one is marching on
Washington over them.
Christian Science Monitor, "Test for Tanaka." Japanese
leftists are exploiting two issues to try to block a visit by
President Ford to Japan next month. They probably will not
succeed--as they did with the Eisenhower visit back in 1960--
but the situation points to rising uncertainty in a nation
extremely important to world economic stability.
Christian Science Monitor, "Autos and Recession.' The
latest sales and earnings figures for the auto industry confirm
that cars have become the second major victim of the economic
downturn. The first victim, of course, was housing, which
went into a recession as mortgage money grew scarce and interest
rates soared. It now appears that the home appliance industry
will be the next major sector to show a sharp reverse. A fourth
of large appliance sales is tied to housing production.
CBS Morning News
Mrs. Ford's health and first public appearance: Barry
Serafin reported that Monday, First Lady Betty Ford, recup-
erating from breast cancer surgery, underwent a physical
examination. Dr. Walter Lukash, Mrs. Ford's physician,
said the First Lady is undergoing tests to see what therapy,
if any, is needed to prevent a reoccurrence of her cancer.
In commenting on Mrs. Ford's appearance Monday night as
honorary chairman of the Washington International Horse Show,
Susan Peterson said "No one, not even the President, could
upstage the real star."
5
Peterson further said, "If Mrs. Ford was weak after her
operation a month ago, she did not show it.' Many First Ladies
have been selected to serve as honorary chairmen of the horse
show, Peterson said, but few cared enough to attend.
Ford on campaign trail: As President Ford left Washington
Tuesday to campaign for Republicans in the Fifth Congressional
District of Michigan, which he long represented in Congress,
Phil Jones reported, "The Ford coattails did not work in last
February's special election, and some doubt that they will work
this time.'
Jones said last February, voters chose Democrat Richard
Vander Veen to fill Ford's former congressional seat. Later
in this week Ford will travel to Iowa, California, Oregon,
Colorado, Kansas, and Utah, Jones said.
"The President has made the decision to put his prestige
on the line Jones said. "If he does not, and the Republicans
do lose, he is afraid they will say the President did not even
try, but it may be one of those 'no win' situations for Mr. Ford,
for if the Republicans do badly in the areas where he has been,
Democrats will then boast that not even a Republican President
could save his party from disaster."
Bill Plante reported on the race between Vander Veen and
his Republican challenger, Paul Goebel. Polls, Plante
reported, show Vander Veen leading but with less than 50 per
cent of the vote and with a large segment of the population
still undecided. Plante said insurance man Goebel is counting
on the President's influence to help him beat the polls.
Film showed a segment of a television commercial in which
Ford urged the voters to select Goebel.
Plante reported that Vander Veen campaigns as a
conservative Democrat claiming the district is not a Republican
stronghold. Vander Veen, Plante reported, said the voters
elected Ford to represent them for 25 years, not because
they agreed with his political stand, but because they liked
him. Plante said Ford's visit it likely to help Goebel's
chances of victory.
8
NBC TODAY SHOW
Israeli-Lebanon Border
Steve Delaney reported that the Israeli army regularly
patrols Israel's border with Lebanon, including vilages in-
side Lebanon "while the Lebanese army looks the other way.
Delaney said the Israelis have even issued their own iden-
tity cards to village residents inside Lebanon.
President and Mrs. Ford Attend Horse Show
Over film of horse competition at the International
Horse Show, John Cochran reported that President and Mrs.
Ford attended because Mrs. Ford is honorary chairman, and
because they both like horses. The President has had ex-
perience riding, said Cochran, as he was a mounted ranger
with the National Park Service as a young man. Cochran
said Mrs. Ford presented some of the awards to winners.
Southern Papers
Charlotte Observer, "Arms Lunacy, It is Potentially
Suicidal. Nobody should be fooled into thinking that detente
has reduced the dangers of global disaster; those dangers in-
crease daily because the two super powers continue to quicken
their preparations for war. As long as members of Congress
continue to approve of the arms acceleration, the federal bud-
get will continue to be staggered, the taxpayers will continue
to be burdened unnecessarily and the dangers to peace will con-
tinue to grow.
Birmingham News, "Inflation Already Whipped?" The next
problem which will be uppermost in the minds of all of us
will be not inflation but recession. The danger then will be
in employing too great a stimulus to the economy, which would
bring us back again to the problem of inflation.
New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Pollution Up There." What's
polluted by man, yet remains mostly unnoticed by people? The
answer is easy, though it should make environmentalists uneasy
and rightly so: Outer space. The problem that all this debris
creates involves the law of gravity. What goes up must come
down. And the debris happens to be coming down at the rate of
wash Star-News
10/30/74 P E-1
The Ambassadors Tried
Wiggling Valiantly
"I thought this was going to be an informal
party," said Mrs. Philip Buchen, looking incredu-
Betty Beale
lously at the glittering richness of the Persian
Room in the Iranian Embassy last night.
look in a white blouse over a long black skirt, re-
Notwithstanding the silken and mirrored mosaic
called with the actor the play she once wrote called,
surroundings, things became more informal when
"Pilate's Wife," in which he was to play the part of
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Pontius Pilate.
Betty Ford
Rides Again
By Judy Flander
Star-News Staff Writer
They rolled out the red carpet for Betty Ford at the
Washington International Horse Show last night, and
she walked right down it and on to the horse ring to
present the Inverness Farm Challenge Trophy.
It was the first major public appearance for the
President's wife since she had breast cancer surgery
last month. She wore the navy evening suit she'd pick-
ed out for the occasion before she learned of her ill-
ness; as honorary chairman of the horse show she had
had every intention of attending. And did.
FIVE MOTORCYCLES and a police car, lights
flashing but sirens quiet, had preceded the Presiden-
tial car to the front of the D. C. Armory. Except for a
- United Press International
few photographers, only some curious youngsters on
See BETTY, D-2
Fords enjoy first outing since her surgery.
The First
Family at
Ringside
By Emily Fisher
The opening of the 16th
Washington
International
Horse Show, which has drawn
fewer luminaries in recent
years, drew two of the
gest
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