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The original documents are located in Box 8, folder "1/20/76 - Tribute to Pearl
Bailey" of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 8 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files
at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
MICHAEL RADOCK
VICE PRESIDENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR
File - Pearl Baily Saluto
FIRST LADY
February 9, 1976
Dear Jim:
Enclosed is an autographed picture
of you from Mrs. Ford. I thought you would
enjoy having it.
I have also enclosed some other
photographs which are fun and which you,
Bob, Toni and Nancy might like.
Thanks so much for the beautiful
flowers. They meant a lot to me and I
appreciate it. Please give my love to
everyone.
Fondly,
Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
Mr. Jim Peck
Take It From Here
NBC Television
4001 Nebraska Avenue
Washington, D.C.
SRW/fp
FORD of LIBRARY
PRESIDENT'S FILES
Letter delivered personally by Mrs. Ford
to Pearl Baily during "A Tribute to Pearl Baily"
on the Take It From Here television show 1/20/76.
January 19, 1976
Dear Pearl:
On stage or off, you lighten hearts and
brighten days wherever you go. I join
your many, many friends and fans every-
where in toasting your fabulous talent
as a performer and a warm and loving
person.
Keep on being Pearl.
With every good wish,
/s/ Jerry
Miss Pearl Bailey
8433 Melvin Avenue
Northridge, California 91324
SRW/6P
FORD & LIBRARY DERALD
THE WASHINGTON POST
Wednesday, Jan. 21,1976 * B3
Pearl Bailey, Shier and Retiring
By Jacqueline Trescott
"Oh, they told me you were in New
York and I just told our age," Pearl
Bailey squealed as Betty Ford led a
parade of friends who dropped by to tape
a show-business retirement salute to the
57-year-old entertainer at WRC-TV
yesterday.
Before going on, Mrs. Ford said her son
Jack was a "good politician" but as to
aspiring to be President, "I wouldn't
wish that on him."
She also said she had tried to get a plug
for the Equal Rights. Amendment in-
cluded in her husband's State of the
Union address on Monday, but "there's
so much to cover. As it was I thought it
was too long-I'd like to see it about 35
minutes.' Mrs. Ford said she was
"absolutely amazed" at former Georgia
Gov. Jimmy Carter's show of strength in
the Iowa caucus.
Lynda Robb (whose husband, Chuck,
N074
DW
MRS. FORD-PEARL BAILEY
BY FRANCIS LEWINE
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD JOINED TODAY IN A TELEVISION
SALUTE TO SINGER PEARL BAILEY, WHO WAS GIVEN A "SURPRISE" FAREVELL
AS SHE PREPARES TO END HER STAE CAREER THIS WEEK.
MRS. FORD JOINED A NUMBER OF CELEBRITIES ON THE TELEVISION SHOW
"TAKE IT FROM HERE'' (WRC-NBC-TV) WHO GATHERED FOR THE TAPING OF AN
HOUR-LONG SHOW HONORING MISS BAILEY. IT WILL BE SHOWN WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
PEARL HAD LAUNCHED INTO AN INTERVIEW ON THE SHOW AND WAS EXPRESSING
HER FONDNESS FOR MRS. FORD, WHEN THE FIRST LADY MADE HER APPEARANCE
ON STAGE.
MRS. FORD PERSONALLY DELIVERED A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TOASTING
MISS BAILEY'S **FABULOUS TALENT AS A PERFORMER AND A WOMAN AND A
LOVING PERSON."
THE PRESIDENT SAID, ''ON STAGE OR OFF YOU LIGHTEN HEARTS AND
BRIGHTEN DAYS WHEREVER YOU GO.''
AMONG THE CELEBRITIES ON HAND WAS LYNDA BIRD ROBB, DAUGHTER OF
FORMER PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON, WHO SAID OF HER MOTHER, NOW
RESIDING ON THE LBJ TEXAS RANCH, "SHE'S GLAD TO BE WHERE SHE IS.''
FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON SENT MISS BAILEY A TELEGRAM RECALLING HER
SUPERB PERFORMANCES** AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND SAYING, "SHE HAS
BROUGHT LAUGHTER, JOY AND ENTERTAINMENT TO AUDIENCES ALL OVER THE
WORLD.''
PRESIDENT FORD NAMED MISS BAILEY RECENTLY TO THE U.S. DELEGATION AI
THE UNITED NATIONS AND NIXON SAID HER CONTRIBUTION THERE "*IS
APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US.''
MISS BAILEY PLANS TO END HER LONG CAREER SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A FINAL
PERFORMANCE IN THE MUSICAL, 'HELLO DOLLY, AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
HERE.
01-20-76 15:46EST
UP-027
(GOODBYE DOLLY)
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- WEARING A RED HAI WITH TALL RED FEATHERS, A
MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES' DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS SALUTED
PRESIDENT AND MRS. FORD WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM THE STAGE OF THE OPERA
HOUSE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
THE GREETINGS CAME FROM ENTERTAINER PEARL BAILEY, WHO was PLAYING
THE ROLE OF DOLLY IN "HELLO DOLLY" AND WHO SAYS SHE IS RETIRING FROM
THE STAGE SATURDAY TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO HER NEW ROLE AS A DIPLOMAT.
AT THE END OF THE SHOW, THE HOUSE LIGHTS CAME ON AND MISS BAILEY,
LOOKING UP TOWARD THE PRESIDENTIAL BOX, HAILED MRS. FORD SAYING, "I
FEEL WARM JUST IN HER PRESENCE." TO FORD SHE SAID: "YOU KNOW, SIR, OF
THE AFFECTION I FEEL FOR THE GENTLEMAN, THE PRESIDENT."
THEN SHE PUT ON A 15 MINUTE DISPLAY OF VAUDEVILLE.
FORD TOLD REPORTERS THAT HE WENT BACKSTAGE TO GREET MISS ILEY
AFTER THE SHOW. ACCOMPANYING THE FORDS ON THEIR NIGHT OUT WERE SEN.
AND MRS. ROBERT GRIFFIN, R-MICH.; REP. AND MRS. JOHN JARMAN, R-OKLA.,
AND FORMER ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN HAROLD COLLIER AND MRS. COLLIER.
UPI 01-22 09:59 AES
UP-105
(SECRETARY OF STATE BETTY)
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- WITHOUT REALIZING IT, BETTY FORD ALMOST GOT
THE EGYPTIANS AND THE ISRAELIS TOGETHER TUESDAY-- ALMOST BUT NOT
QUITE.
THE OCCASION WAS A TAPED TELEVISED SHOW HONORING SINGER PEARL
BAILEY, WHO IS LEAVING SHOW BUSINESS. SOME OF HER CELEBRITY AND
DIPLOMATIC FRIENDS FROM THE WASHINGTON SCENE WERE INVITED TO TAKE
PART -- INCLUDING MRS. FORD -- AND SHOWED UP ON THE SET OF THE
STUDIO.
AMONG THEM WERE EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR ASHRAF GORBAL AND ISRAELI
AMBASSADOR SIMCHA DINITZ. THE PRODUCERS WERE FLUSTERED, KNOWING THE
TwO DIPLOMATS DID NOT WANT TO BE WITH EACH OTHER.
BUT BOTH WERE TAKEN TO A HOLDING ROOM WHERE THERE WERE TWO DOORS.
GORBAL AND ONE OF HIS STAFFERS STAYED ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROOM AND
DINITZ AND AN AIDE HELD FORTH ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THEY IGNORED EACH OTHER. TURNED THEIR BACKS ON EACH OTHER. BUT
EACH GRACIOUSLY GREETED MRS. FORD WHEN SHE WALKED IN.
HER REMARKS INDICATED THAT THE ROOTS OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
HAVE ESCAPED HER. SHE SHOOK HANDS WITH A SMILING DINITZ AND
COMPLIMENTED HIM ON A RECENT TELEVISION PROGRAM SHE HAD SEEN.
"I ENJOYED WATCHING YOU THE OTHER EVENING," SHE SAID. "I'M STILL
TRYING TO FIGURE IT (THE MIDEAST SITUATION) OUT. IF I WATCH MORE
CAREFULLY..."
DINITZ TOLD HER SOOTHINGLY, "IT'S A VERY COMPLEX PROBLEM."
"I SAID TO MY HUSBAND -- EXPLAIN IT,' MRS. FORD SAID, REFERRING
THE PALESTINIAN DEBATE BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS.
"HONEY," SHE QUOTED THE PRESIDENT AS SAYING. "IT WILL TAKE HOURS
AND HOURS."
"IT IS BECAUSE OF THE GREAT STATESMANSHIP OF YOUR HUSBAND AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE," DINITZ WAS OVERHEARD TO SAY.
UPI 01-20 04:12 PES
SERIAL R. FORD LIBRARY
N074
DW
MRS. FORD-PEARL BAILEY
BY FRANCIS LEWINE
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD JOINED TODAY IN A TELEVISION
SALUTE TO SINGER PEARL BAILEY, WHO WAS GIVEN A 'SURPRISE' FAREWELL
AS SHE PREPARES TO END HER STAE CAREER THIS WEEK.
MRS. FORD JOINED A NUMBER OF CELEBRITIES ON THE TELEVISION SHOW
"TAKE IT FROM HERE'' (WRC-NBC-TV) WHO GATHERED FOR THE TAPING OF AN
MORNING. HOUR-LONG SHOW HONORING MISS BAILEY. IT WILL BE SHOWN WEDNESDAY
PEARL HAD LAUNCHED INTO AN INTERVIEW ON THE SHOW AND WAS EXPRESSING
HER FONDNESS FOR MRS. FORD, WHEN THE FIRST LADY MADE HER APPEARANCE
ON STAGE.
MRS. FORD PERSONALLY DELIVERED A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TOASTING
LOVING PERSON.
MISS BAILEY'S 'FABULOUS TALENT AS A PERFORMER AND A WOMAN AND A
THE PRESIDENT SAID, ''ON STAGE OR OFF YOU LIGHTEN HEARTS AND
BRIGHTEN DAYS WHEREVER YOU GO."
AMONG THE CELEBRITIES ON HAND WAS LYNDA BIRD ROBB, DAUGHTER OF
FORMER PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON, WHO SAID OF HER MOTHER, NOW
RESIDING ON THE LBJ TEXAS RANCH, SHE'S GLAD TO BE WHERE SHE IS."
FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON SENT MISS BAILEY A TELEGRAM RECALLING HER
'SUPERB PERFORMANCES** AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND SAYING, SHE HAS
WORLD.'' BROUGHT LAUGHTER, JOY AND ENTERTAINMENT TO AUDIENCES ALL OVER THE
THE UNITED NATIONS AND NIXON SAID HER CONTRIBUTION THERE "IS
PRESIDENT FORD NAMED MISS BAILEY RECENTLY TO THE U.S. DELEGATION AT
APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US."
HERE. PERFORMANCE IN THE MUSICAL, HELLO DOLLY,' AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
MISS BAILEY PLANS TO END HER LONG CAREER SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A FINAL
01-20-76 15:46EST
UP-098
(BETTY)
(BY HELEN THOMAS)
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- BETTY FORD SAYS HER SON JACK IS A "GOOD
POLITICIAN" BUT SHE WOULDN'T WISH THE PRESIDENCY ON HIM.
SHE ALSO PREDICTED THAT THERE WOULD BE A WOMAN PRESIDENT SOME DAY,
AND SAID WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF ANNE ARMSTRONG AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO
GREAT BRITAIN, HER HUSBAND WOULD BE NOMINATING OTHER WOMEN TO TOP
JOBS IN THE FUTURE. SHE DECLINED TO BE SPECIFIC.
MRS. FORD TALKED WITH REPORTERS AT NBC-TV STUDIOS WHERE SHE TOOK
PART IN A TAPED TELEVISED SHOW HONORING PEARL BAILEY WHO IS MAKING
HER FAREWELL TO SHOW BUSINESS WITH A PRODUCTION OF "HELLO DOLLY."
THE FIRST LADY, KEEPING UP TO DATE ON THE POLITICAL FRONT,
COMMENTED ON THE IOWA PARTY CAUCUSES "I WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED. I WAS
SURPRISED AT JIMMY CARTER'S STRENGTH".
CARTER, WHOM MRS. FORD MET WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, LED
THE ROSTER OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES -- ONE OF WHOM COULD BE HER
HUSBAND'S RIVAL IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
MRS. FORD ALSO SAID SHE THOUGHT HER HUSBAND'S STATE OF THE UNION
ADDRESS MONDAY "WAS TOO LONG." HIS DELIVERY RAN CLOSE TO AN HOUR.
MRS. FORD SAID, "I LIKE TO SEE A -MINUTE PRESENTATION."
ASKED IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE JACK, 23, AS PRESIDENT SOME DAY,
SHE REPLIED "I WOULDN'T WISH THAT ON HIM,' BUT ADDED "HE'S A 60 0D
POLITICIAN."
AS THE PRESIDENT'S SON, JACK IS HAVING "DIFFICULTIES" LANDING A
JOB, SHE SAID, BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS WHICH
INTERESTED HIM AFE FEDERALLY FUNDED AND LEAVE HIM OPEN TO POSSIBLE
CHARGES OF NEPOT 1SM.
ASKED IF SHE STILL GAVE JACK ADVICE, SHE SHOCK HER HEAD. "HE'S 23
NOW, SHE EXPLAIIED.
SHE MADE IT CLEAR SHE THOUGHT JACK HAD BEEN FORTHRIGHT IN A
NEWSPAPER INTERVIEW IN WHICH HE ADMITTED HE HAD TRIED MARIJUANA WHILE
HE WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT. "I THINK HE MADE A GOOD STATEMENT AND SAID
WHAT HE THOUGHT." SHE SAID.
IN THE PEARL BAILEY SPECIAL, MRS. FORD READ A WIRE FROM THE
PRESIDENT, WHO LAST FALL APPOINTED THE SINGER TO THE UNITED NATIONS
DELEGATION. "ON STAGE OR OFF -- YOU LIGHTEN HEARTS AND BRIGHTEN
ALWAYS WHERE YOU GO," THE TELEGRAM READ. "KEEP ON BEING PEARL. IPONO
WAS SIGNED "JERRY FGRD."
UPI 01-20. 13:36 PES
GREATO
LIBRARY
UP_000