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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 23, folder \"Primaries\" of the Michael Raoul-\nDuval Papers 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. Michael Raoul-Duval donated to the\nUnited States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives\ncollections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in\nthe public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are\npresumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject\nto a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nL/30 5/12 sit. Room\nFoster Connor, Cavanaugh, Dural Jones\nMichigan\noptions\nhold line -no enors\nlong ball\nRadio Address from\nGrand Rapids.\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nfile\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nMARCH 2, 1976\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nSTATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY\nThe President is pleased by the outcome in Massachusetts and Vermont.\nHe wants to thank the voters, and those who worked in his campaign,\nfor their support. Today's victories in Massachusetts and Vermont,\nand last week's victory in New Hampshire, indicate the momentum is\nswinging in the President's favor. The President looks forward to the\nFlorida primary next week.\n# # #\nFORD & LIBRARY\n09E\n1976 PRESIDENTIS PREFERENCE PRIMARIES\nlevised.\nfile\nPRIMARIES\nState\nPrimary Date\nType of Primary\nNew Hampshire\nFebruary 24\nDirect\nVermont\nMarch 2\nMassachusetts\nMarch 2\nDirect\nFlorida\nMarch 9\nDirect\nIllinois\nMarch 16\nDirect\nNorth Carolina\nMarch 23\nDirect, closed\nWisconsin\nApril 6\nDirect\nNew York\nApril 6\nDelegate selection\nPennsylvania\nApril 27\nDirect, closed\nTexas\nMay 1\nGeorgia\nMay 4\nAlabama\nMay 4\nDirect, closed\nIndiana\nMay 4\nDirect, closed\nDistrict of Columbia\nMay 4\nIndirect, closed\nTennessee\nMay 6\nNebraska\nMay 11\nDirect, closed\nWest Virginia\nMay 11\nDirect\nMaryland\nMay 18\nIndirect\nMichigan\nMay 18\nDirect, open\nIdaho\nMay 25\nKentucky\nMay 25\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nDirect, open\nOregon\nMay 25\nDirect. closed\nNevada\nMay 25\nDirect, closed\nState\nPrimary Date\nType of Primary\nNew Mexico\nJune 1\nRhode Island\nJune 1\nIndirect, open\nSouth Dakota\nJune 1\nDirect, closed\nMississippi\nJune 1\nMontana\nJune 1\nJune 8\n,\nNew Jersey\nIndirect, open\nArkansas\nJune 8\nCalifornia\nJune 8\nOhio\nJune 8\nIndirect\n& LIBRARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 6, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nBOB VISSER\nFROM:\nBARRY ROTH\nBR\nSUBJECT:\nRecount Petition in Wisconsin\nAttached is a copy of a recount petition filed by Governor Reagan\nfor the Eighth Congressional District of Wisconsin, which is\nforwarded to you for appropriate handling.\nGERAL R-FORD LIBRARY\nCC: Mike Duval\n15/1/76\nXXX\nWISCONSIN CITIZENS FOR REAGAN\n414/426-1976\nSUITE 204\na\n404 NORTH MAIN STREET\nOSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54901\nCM\nApril 28, 1976\nNOTICE\nTo: Honorable Gerald R. Ford\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nIn accordance with Section 9.01, Wisconsin Statutes, this is\nnotification of intent to file the attached petition with the Wisconsin\nState Board of Canvassers for a recount of the votes cast in the\nRepublican Presidential Preference Primary Election on April 6, 1976,\nin and for the Eighth Congressional District of Wisconsin.\nJack D. Steinhilber D.Stendilber\nChairman, Wisconsin Citizens for Reagan\nCC: State Elections Board\nCounty Clerks\nWarren P. Knowles\nGERALD R. FORD\nAuthorized and paid for by Wisconsin Citizens for Reagan, Jack D. Steinhilber, Oshkosh, Chairman; Don L. Taylor, Waukesha, Treasurer\nPETITION FOR RECOUNT\nPursuant to Section 9.01, Wisconsin Statutes\nThe Petition of the undersigned, Ronald Reagan,\nrespectfully shows as follows:\n1. That he is a candidate for the Office of President\nof the United States of America, and that as such, he was a\nduly named candidate voted for in the Wisconsin Republican\nPresidential Preference Primary Election held on April 6, 1976.\n2. That the official canvass of the said election\nin the Eighth Congressional District of Wisconsin indicates\na difference of 222 votes between the leading candidate,\nGerald R. Ford, and your Petitioner, a difference considerably\nless than one-half of one percent of the total vote cast, and\nthat a change of less than one vote per precinct would change\nthe result and award four delegates from said District\ncommitted to vote for your Petitioner at the Republican\nNational Convention.\n3. That your Petitioner is informed and believes\nthat mistakes have been committed in the counting and return\nof the votes cast in the Republican Presidential Primary in\nsaid District, specifically, in all of the wards (unless\notherwise specified) in the following counties: Brown (except\nthe town of Morrisson), Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee,\nLanglade, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano,\nVilas, Waupaco, and the town of Enterprise in Oneida County.\nWHEREFORE, your Petitioner requests that a recount be\nheld pursuant to Section 9.01, Wisconsin Statutes, for all\nof the wards specified herein.\nBaned Reage\nRONALD REAGAN\nas FORD LIBRARY\nBERALD\nSTATE OF: INDIANA\nCOUNTY OF: MARION\nRonald Reagan, being first duly sworn, on oath,\ndeposes and says: That he has read the foregoing Petition\nand that the same is true to his knowledge except for those\nmatters stated on information and belief, and as to those\nmatters he believes it to be true.\nRONALD REAGAN\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this 23 day\nof April, 1976.\nNotary Public\nMy Commission Expires:\nDecember 27th 1979\nGRANTS W FORD LIBRARY\nMay 9, 1976\nMEMO\nTO:\nRejers C.B. Morton\nFor Discussion and Approval\nIn accordance with the wire of Friday, May 7, 1976, from you and Stu Spencer to\nGovernor Milliken, the following group is to be in charge of coordinating and\napproving all campaign activities on behalf of President Ford from today through\nprimary election day; Peter Fletcher, Bill McLaughlin, Joyce Braithwaite for\nGovernor Milliken and Jim DeFrancis for Senator Griffin.\nJon Holt is to work at the direction of this group and it is presumed that you\nand Mr. Spencer will advise the appropriate personnel (with the exception of\nthe Secret Service) of this arrangement to insure their understanding and\ncooperation. Bill Seidman will advise appropriate White House personnel of\nthe existence of this council and its authority.\nThe attached is a proposed plan of action that we recommend be followed during\nthe last nine days of the Michigan campaign to maximize the Ford vote.\nThe plan includes a proposal for the President to do a railroad \"whistle stop\"\ncampaign stint through Flint, Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Niles on\nSaturday, May 15. It is estimated that the train will cost between $5,000\nand $6,000.\nIt includes an assembly plant production line tour the same day if a plant can\nbe found that is in production on that day.\nIt suggests Mrs. Ford attend the Tulip Festival Parade in Holland and the\nMichigan Week Parade in Sturgis.\nAs the train and auto plant tour are not the usual campaign drill, quick\napproval is necessary if the plan is to implemented.\nStaff assignments are suggested and must be immediately approved so that everyone\ncan begin functioning on Monday morning. These staff assignments include the\ndelegation of full coordinating responsibility to Jim DeFrancis.\nThere is a need for more phones in Grand Rapids if we are to identify the\nmaximum number of Ford voters in that city where his percentages are extremely\nhigh. The approval for up to seven more phones must be given immediately so\nthey can be installed on Monday.\nWe believe it is important to set up a radio actuality system so that daily\nstatements by advocates can be beamed to all Michigan stations as the PFC -\nWashington system does not cover all Michigan stations. Immediate approval\nis necessary for whatever costs are necessary to begin this program on Monday.\nGERALDO FORD LIBRARY\n1. SCHEDULING:\nA.\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFRIDAY, MAY 14\n- Overnight Flint\nSATURDAY, MAY 15\n- Chevy plant, Flint or some other public event\n- Begin whistle stop tour at Flint train station\n- Lansing train station\n- Battle Creek train station\n- Kalamazoo train station\n- Niles train station\n- Motor to South Bend, Indiana - fly to Grand Rapids\n- Grand Rapids, Welcome Home Picnic\nSUNDAY, MAY 16\n- Church with Mrs. Ford, Grand Rapids\n- Fly to Tri-City airport - motor to events in:\n- Saginaw, college forum\n- Bay City, senior citizens home\n- Midland, GOP rally\nB. MRS. FORD\nTHURSDAY, MAY 13\nFORD LIBRARY & QERALD\n- Holland Tulip Festival\n- Muskegon\n- Grand Rapids\nFRIDAY, MAY 14\n- Greek Festival, Wyandotte\n- Country Fair, Greenfield Village\n- Ann Arbor\n- Jackson\nSATURDAY, MAY 15\n- Fountain dedication, Marshall\n- Michigan Week Parade, Sturgis\n- Kalamazoo\nin Crand Ranids\nwith the President, Cental Repids\nMrs. Ford to be accompanied by Mrs. Helen Williken and Mrs. Marge Griffin\nC. ADVOCATES\nMAY 10\nTom Ford, Jackson\nSenator Griffin, Dearborn\nCreighton Holden, Saginaw and Bay City\nSecretary Elmendorf, Detroit Economic Club\nMAY 11\nTom Ford, Grand Rapids\nCreighton Holden, Charlevoix, Petoskey, Cheboygan\nMAY 12\nGovernor Milliken, Holland\nMAY 13\nVirginia Knauer, Grand Rapids\nGovernor Milliken, Ann Arbor\nMAY 14\nSecretary Richardson, Midland\nFORD & LIBRARY 938470\nCongressman Cederberg, Essexville\nGovernor Milliken, Saginaw\nSenator Griffin, Port Huron\nMAY 15\nCongressman VanderJagt, Muskegon\nCongressman Esch, Macomb County\nSecretary Coleman, Mt. Pleasant\nWhat we know of the advocates' schedule is weak.\nThe following should be commissioned immediately for the 14, 15, 16 and 1\n- HUTCHINSON:\nBenton Harbor\nDowagiac - Cassopolis\nThree Rivers\nColdwater\nHillsdale\nAdrian\nSouth Haven\nPaw Paw\nPlymouth\nLivonia\n- BROWN:\nHastings\nCharlotte\nGrand Ledge\nEaton Rapids\nAlbion\nOlivet\nBattle Creek\nKalamazoo\n- VANDERJAGT:\nGrand Haven\nNewaygo\nFremont\nShelby\nLudington\nManistee\nFrankfort\nCadillac\nTraverse City\n- CEDERBERG:\nFORD & LIBRARY 07VY39\nSt. Johns\nAlma\nClare\nGladwin\nWest Branch\nRoscommon\nBig Rapids\nReed City\nCadillac\nLake City\nTraverse City\n- RUPPE:\nSault Ste Marie\nIron Mountain\nNewberry\nMenominee\nMunising\nEscanaba\nMarquette\nManistique\nHoughton\nSt. Ignace\nOntonogan\nAlpena\nIronwood\nPetoskey\nIron River\nGaylord\nCyrstal Falls\nGrayling\n- BROOMFIELD\nAll of Oakland, County\nIn addition we could use the following:\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\n- Secretary Carla Hills in outstate areas\n- Elliott Richardson, Detroit press conference after Midland breakfast to\ncontest Reagan Economic Club speech\n- Secretary Coleman, Detroit press conference prior to Mt. Pleasant speech\n- L. William Seidman, service club events\n- Bill Gorog, service club events\nIn addition, Jack Ford as soon as dates are finalized, should be scheduled heavily\nleaning to youth, college and ethnic events.\nConsideration should be given to using him at the Tiger games with Cleveland on\nSaturday and Sunday afternoons - both of which are on television or the Monday\nnight game (5/17) with Boston which is the year's first family night and should\ndraw good crowds.\nAlso 2 meeting with the Senate Republican and House Republican caucuses to enlist\ntheir part as serving as surrogates for the President in their respective\nDistricts. This can be a great help by having over 50 elected Republican officials\nspeaking on the President's behalf where they have great influence.\nThe scheduling operation needs to be beefed up - daily detailed schedules of all\nadvocates are a necessity.\n2. STAFF\nJames DeFrancis - Director = (517) 487 5413\nJean Larzalere - Assistant to Director\nJon Breen - Press Secretary with special emphasis on press credentialing and ca\nand feeding of press\nMatt Surrel - Radio with special emphasis on coordinating and creating daily\nactuality by advocates\nKathi Seglund - PFC Secretary and Office Manager\nKitty Goodman - Phone Center Chairman\nKathy Campbell - Field Representative - Saginaw, Flint, Dearborn, Wayne 14 and\nand Macomb phone centers\nGeorge Irwin - Field Representative - Lansing, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapi\nand Muskegon phone centers\nKaren Murphy - Oakland phone center\nJulie Abraham - Home Phone Chairman\nGuy Gordon - Deliver campaign materials\nPeg Molin - Advocate scheduling\nWe suggest that Jon Holt immediately begin to hold regional meetings throughout the\nState with PFC and GOP leadership to stress urgency of the campaign and \"Get-Cut-Tr\nVote\" drive.\nR.\nis\nGERALD\nFORD\nA. PHONE CENTERS\nLIBRATA\n-- FLINT\n-\n4 phones\ngoal - 8100 calls\nFoor performance to date. Needs to increase production from 150 to\n1000 calls per day. If PFC Chairman cannot hypo volunteers, suggest\nemergency recruitment of Jack Millhouse to get 74 volunteers.\n- LANSING\n4 phones (plus home phones)\ngoal - 24,000 calls\nIs averaging almost 400 calls per day. Needs to increase that by\n8 times to meet goal - an improvement with number of phones must at\nleast double present production.\n- KALAMAZOO\n2 phones\ngoal - 7500 calls\nMust at least double their average of 275 daily calls.\n- KENT\n5 phones\ngoal - 26,400 calls\nAverage 960 calls per day - need more phones as calls average Ford 79%,\nReagan 6%. Cannot finish job with 5 phones.\n- MACOMB\n9 phones\ngoal - - 28,500 calls\nSuper job. Average 2,500 calls per day. Will finish all their calls.\n- MUSKEGON\n4 phones\ngoal - 7500 calls\nAverage 450 calls per day need to increase production in order to finis\n- OAKLAND\n9 phones\ngoal - 35,000 calls\nVery poor performance to date. Karen Murphy will spend full time in this\nvery crucial area.\n- SAGINAW\n3 phones\ngoal - 14,500 calls\nVery poor production to date. Suggest Ranny contact Jean Draper. Volunt\nsituation has not improved.\n- WASHTENAW\n6 phones\ngoal - 12,700 calls\nPerformance very slow. Nancy Chase began full time on program as of\nSaturday. Should increase significantly.\n- WAYNE 14\n5 phones\ngoal 16,400 calls\nAverage 390 calls per day - must increase drastically.\n- WAYNE 15\n5 phones\ngoal 18,300 calls\nAverage 650 calls to date - trend shows increase each day but production\nhappen\nonce.\nKitty Coodman and Julie Abraham with the assistance of the field staff should begin\nlining up extra phones and phoners for election day now. Atl phones must be\nin use around the clock on the 18th.\nFORD & 939470 LIBRARY\nB. AV BALLOTS\nIf it is not already being done, each pro Ford household should be asked if\nthey need an absent voter's ballot.\nA supply of AV applications should be in the phone centers so that they may\nbe mailed immediately. Kitty Goodman should have this operative no later\nthan Monday. Applications are available from the local clerk.\nC. HOME PHONES\nThis is the poorest of all substitutes for phone centers and if past Michigan\nhistory is a barometer, little prodcution can be expected. Julie should\nbegin implementing the PFC program the first thing Monday morning with the\nfield representatives lending any assistance they can.\n4.\nMEDIA\nA. ADVERTISING\nWhatever the paid advertising schedule is we highly recommend that the campai\nstresses the President's Michigan ties especially using Governor Milliken and\nSenator Griffin as the main supporters of the candidate.\nWe again urge that the Congressmen be used on radio spots in their own areas\nurging \"Vote for Ford\". His Michigan ties are a plus and should be stressed\nat every turn especially on radio and television.\nTo hypo the vote turnout throughout the State, small town radio stations shou\nbe used extensively on May 16 and 17. Stations should be used in:\nAdrian\nHillsdale\nColdwater\nSturgis\nThree Rivers\nDowagiac\nCassopolis\nPaw Paw\nSouth Haven\nAllegan\nHastings\nHowell\nBrighton\nIonia\nLapeer\nMarlette\nCrosswell\nVassar\nCaro\nSandusky\nBad Axe\nBig Rapids\nNewaygo\nShelby\nHart\nLudington\nReed City\nEvart\nHarrison\nEast Tawas\nWest Branch\nHoughton Lake\nManistee\nUnistiple\nMenominee\nPowers\nIron Mountain\nCrystal Falls\nIron River\nL'Anse\nHoughton\nIronwood\nGERALD 7622\nOntonogon\nB. NEWS\nWe recommend that Matt Surrel immediately begin a radio operation that feeds\nactuality from each of the advocates daily to all of Michigan's radio stations\nEach day's barage from the advocates should be coordinated as to theme and\ndirection. This will necessitate the installation of equipment unless the\nnational PFC operation is equipped to transmit to all state stations which\nwe understand not to be the case.\nC. ENDORSEMENTS\nAn immediate tally to be made of all Michigan papers as to the number that\nendorsed the President. This should be accomplished by a push for further\nendorsements with a studied press push to publicize them.\nGeorge Weeks should advise as to how this program can be implemented. Radio\nand television ads should be prepared to publicize the best of the endorsement\nThis was effective in the 1974 Milliken race. Production costs were $260.\nThe list of Republican County and District Chairmen should be prepared by\nPeter Fletcher and released by him at a Wednesday press conference.\n5. ISSUES\nThe President should take the positive high road when in the State and take credit\nfor the economic turn around and a peaceful world.\nWhen in swing Congressional Districts, he should jab at the Democratic \"do-nothin\nCongress.\nThe advocates should also sing the litany of the accomplishments of the administr\nas well as calling to task the irresponsible and unworkable claims of the opposit\n6. MISCELLANEOUS\nNext weekend should feature a statewide bumper sticker drive. We will need stick\nimmediately if it is to happen.\n8.\nREAGAN\nReagan is increasing the number of days he is in the State. Local GOP\nor other friendlies should be asked to monitor each appearance with\nfeedback sent immediately to Jim DeFrancis.\nWe can plan on their mailing to the Wallace voters. We should ignore\nthis and continue toward our goal of turning out a maximum Ford vote.\nThe Governor's office is preparing a detailed list of suggested, positive points w.\ncould be emphasized by the President, as well as a list of troublesome issues and\nquestions he is likely to face.\nOne of the most effective media efforts could be to maximize the use of the Govern\nwho already has cut radio spots to make announcements about the President's Michig\nplans.\nFollowing are some areas that should be explored for possible consideration by the\nPresident.\nDISASTER RELIEF\nOn May 6, the Governor asked for a Presidential Declaration of disaster aide for\nBay, Areanc and Tuscola counties. It would be good to be able to announce a\nfavorable response just before or during the President's Michigan visit.\nGREAT LAKES\nPossibly something could be developed on joint efforts with Canada to control the\nwater levels. Any Federal support of anti-pollution effort also would be well rec\nOUT STATE ECONOMIC PROGRAMS\nThe President has been supportive of extension of the Economic Development Admini:\nprograms which channel about $10 million a year into Michigan and of the Upper Gri\nLakes Regional Commission which provides about $3 million a year. The Ford\nadministration, in response to the Governor's request, extended special EDA funds\nBay and Muskegon counties for job-creating projects.\nOther issues that should be explored are the pending Federal aide package for Det\nthe Michigan request to have the Solar Energy Research Institute located in Michi\nthe pending request for further F:D.A. assistance in the PBB controversy.\nOne of the major problem areas the President is likely to encounter with the medi\n1\nwhy Michigan has not received more Federal assistance and why it has been losing\nFederal activities as the Great Lakes Mapping office and the tank production prog\n00 in the new direction and to give everyone their assignments.\nDate Nobilier should call a staff meeting for the first thing Monday maining to\nGERALD 4. FORD LIBRARY\nmike Dewal\nRESEARCH DIVISION\nPresident Ford Committee\nANSWER DESK\nfile\nINFORMATION UPDATE\nMay 27, 1976\nAGGREGATE REPUBLICAN ELECTION RETURNS\nWith unofficial returns in from Tuesday's six primary\nstates, President Ford leads Ronald Reagan in the\nRepublican votes cast to date nationwide by about 6%.\nPresident Ford has 3,270,191 votes (53%) to Reagan's\n2,921,214 votes (47%).\nState-by-state results are shown at Attachment A.\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nResearch Department\nMay 27, 1976\nATTACHMENT A\nFORD\nREAGAN\nOTHER\nTOTAL\nNew Hampshire\n55,156\n53,569\n11,155\n119,880\nVermont\n27,014\n4,892\n251\n32,157\nMassachusetts\n115,375\n63,555\n14,481\n193,411\nFlorida\n321,982\n287,837\n609,819\nNew York\nIllinois\n456,750\n311,295\n7,848\n777,893\nNorth Carolina\n88,897\n101,468\n3,362\n193,727\nWisconsin\n326,504\n261,862\n588,366\nPennsylvania\nTexas\n151,032\n309,936\n2,052\n463,020\nAlabama\n17,395\n33,948\n51,343\nGeorgia\n59,801\n128,671\n188,472\nIndiana*\n307,582\n323,772\n631,354\nNebraska\n93,299\n112,116\n205,415\nWest Virginia\n82,281\n62,975\n145,256\nMichigan\n689,540\n363,791\n8,651\n1,061,982\nMaryland\n94,784\n68,916\n163,700\nKentucky\n67,868\n62.567\n130,435\nTennessee\n*\n120,564\n118;394\n238,958\nArkansas\n*\n11,449\n20,209\n31,658\nIdaho\n*\n22,240\n66,583\n88,823\nNevada\n*\n13,767\n31,616\n45,383\nOregon\n*\n146,911\n133,242\n280,153\nTOTALS\n3,270,191\n2,921,214\n47,800\n6,239,205\n*\nNot yet certified\nOut of Ford/Reagan vote: Ford - 52.8%\nReagan - 47.2%\nOut of total vote:\nFord - 52.4%\nReagan - 46.8%\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 28, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR MIKE DUVAL\nRHN\nFROM:\nRON NESSEN\nHere is a copy of a memo sent to me after the Michigan primary\nby George Weeks, Governor Milliken's chief of staff, the Governor's\nformer press secretary, and a former colleague of mine at the\nUPI.\nThis memo lists a number of aspects of the President's campaign\nin Michigan, particularly those related to advertising and media\nevents, which Weeks thinks was successful and which he thinks\nmight be helpful in other States.\nI thought you might want to have the benefit of his observations.\nAttachment:\nMemo to Ron Nessen from George Weeks\nFORD & LIBRARY 938470\nHartner\nNo: Governor\nMay 9, 1976\nFrom; George Weeks\nCammo\nSubject: Media and Campaign Issues\nfile\nMechige\nAs a follow-up on Bill HoLaughlin's memo on overall stretegy,\nwe think you can play 3. major role between now and the May 18\nprimary in issuing statements yourself, in suggesting positive\npoints the President might emphasize, and in identifying troublesome\nareas he might encounter.\nFor openers, it would be good for you to set the stage for\nthis week S Michigan campaigning by issuing a statement today for\nthe Monday papers, radio and TV contrasting the common sense\nleadership of the President with the nonesense of his challenger\nhis superficial and simplistic positions, his boxoffice diplomacy, etc\nA draft based on some of the thoughts you have expressed is attached.\nPOSITIVE POINTS\nApart from the national campaign emphasis on economic recovery,\ninflation, energy and other issues that should be good for Michigan,\nthere are several specific areas that could be developed.\nEconomic Development- The President has supported extension of\nthe Economic Development Administration, which has channelled about\n10 million 2. year into Michigan, and the Upper Great Lakes\nRegional Commission, which as supplied about $3 million C. year,\nbotho of them to help create jobs. The Administration XK responded\nfevorably, for example, to your request for grents to Bay end\nMusitegon counties.\nDisanter Relief Your May 6 request for a Presidential declaration\nfor Bay, Grenac and Tuscola counties is pending. When the federal\nennouncement comes, there could be a follow-up on the totals so\nfor this year. It is substantial.\nGreat Lakes- Anything about them plays well in Michigan. It\nwould be good to be able to announcexa some progress in\ninternational efforts to control water levels, or fight pollution.\nPRB This is one of the hottest issues, and as a Presidential\nstatement about accelerated FDA and National Science Foundation\nefforts would 80 over well in Republican outstate Michigan.\nTransportation--Michigan's leadership in this aree could be\nackdowledged, with emphasis on your program to save the rails,\nexcend public transportation and gaix correct SEXTA funding and\norganizational problems in order to get more federal aid. Anything\npositive the President could get from Secretary Coleman would be\nartrewsly holeful.\nDetroit--Your efforts with the Mayor for a package emphasizing\nself-help rather than outright state or federal bailout cowld be\nrecognized, and hopefully there could be come expression of progress\nat the federal level on the longrange package you, Hex Ficher and\nothers presented at the White House months ago.\nCrime --It would be good to tally the amount of LEEA funds that\nhave come into Michigan and to highlight some of the successful\nfoderally-funded programs.\nReason Out--We have assembled our own tally of what Reagan's 90\nbillion cut could mean to Michigan but federal agencies undoubtedly\nhave more updated nsterial that could be used.\nYou have asked the federal government for about $40 million\n(figure needs to be checked) for research in shale exploration, and\nwe are going after the Solar Energy Research Insitute site. Tom DeCair\nhas indicated that the President has had encouraging words for several\nS tates on the SERI selection and that it would be good that if he\nat least could indicate that Michigan is not being ruled out, as\nsome fear, because he does not appear to be wanting to play homestate\nfavortism.\nFEDERAL AID\nThe energy issue leads into what I think can be ons of the President\nmost vulnerable local Michigan issued- why hasn t Michigan fared well,\ncomparatively, in competition for federal aid and projects? Levin\nmade this a big issue in his compaign against you, and now, with\na Michigan man in the White House, this is an issue the Democrats\nand stoking up for again. Among the issues are the closing of the\nCreat Lakes Mapping institute, the threatened loss of the Warren\ntank production, and Kxincheloe. (on the latter, Tom has heard\nthat Reagan is sending 3. retired general up there to gather material\nfor him.\nWe should have a special meeting on the federal aid issue.\nOTHER ISSUES\nFollowing are some other issues that could confront the President:\nSeafarer We should give the President's people & briefing paper on\nwhere you stand, since there is con iderable potential for the press\nseeing 2. wide difference between your position and the President's\nPigeon River- There presumably is = conflict between your no drill\nposition and the President S national energy concerns.\nBusing --It's E. dorment issue but one that probably will be raised.\nThe RSh emendment is still a good position for E. federal posture.\nFORD & GERMED LIBRARY\nThe people of Michigan will have 00 opportunity this week\nto compare the commonsense of President Ford and the nongsense\nof his primary opponent.\nIt is nongsense to campaign for the Presidency on a script of\nsuperficial and simplistic answers to complex domestic and\nforeign issues. President Ford's commonsence leadership already\nhas produced new trust and a record of accomplishment. The record\nshows that the President's performance compares favorabily to his\nopponent's promises.\nIt's nonusense to propose 2 #90 billion cut in\nfederal taxes by merely shifting the burden to the states-which in\nthe case of Michigan would mean monexthanz#2x that We would have to\nabout double the budget funded by state taxes.\nI prefer President Ford's common sense approach of trying to out\nthe rate of increased federal spending while continuing revenue\ncharing--which has meant more than\nfor Michigan.\nIt would be nonesense to base the nation S\nforeign policy on the kind of boxoffice diplomacy that President\nFord's challenger has demonstrated over Panama. Terminating\nnegotiations and dismissing the president of that nation as If \"a jerk'\nisn't going to lead to the tind of U.S. security and longterm\ninternational stability that President Ford and other Presidents\nbefore him have been seeking through negotiati ns.\ngraft 2\nIt is nonsense and demagogic that a candidate who Was one of\nthe last Republicans to resagnx fully recognize the abuses of\nWatergate would suggest that President Ford would somehow be tainted\nby this sad chapter in American history. The fact is, the President\ncandor and integrity has have done much to restore trust in the\nPresidency.\nIt's nongsense, norally wrong and politically stupid kex for\n3. Republican candidate to appeal for crossovers of Wallace\nDemocrate and still expect to win the support of the bz vast\nmajority of voters.\nMichigan is a state with great pride in its President, and 2\nhigh stake in the outcome of the 1976 Presidential Cempaign.\nI believe it also will be the state where the celluloid\ncandidacy of Ronald Reagan will be exposed.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 2, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMIKE DUVAL\nFROM:\nDAVE GERGEN DS\nOver the past two weeks, Ronald Reagan has continually claimed that\nhe won the popular vote in the primaries where he met the President\nhead-on. He neglects, however, to include those primaries where\nhis name did not appear on the ballot i. e. Pennsylvania and Vermont.\nIn these two primaries, he only received a combined total of 45, 406\nvotes while President Ford received 760,486 votes.\nWhen the vote totals from the Pennsylvania and Vermont primaries\nare taken into account, the President leads the popular vote by\na margin of 52-48% (51.5-47.8%) over Reagan. The actual vote\nmargin is about 388, 000 in the President's favor.\nThe actual vote totals from all of the Republican primaries are\nlisted below:\nFORD\n5,363,328\nREAGAN\n4,975,224\nOTHER\n57,763\nTOTALS\n10,398,074\nAttachment\nFORD LIBRARY & 9ERALD\nREPUBLICAN\nREGION\nFORD\nREAGAN\nOTHER\nTOTAL\nNorth East\nConn\nDel\nD.C.\n-----\nFord ran unopposed -\nKent\n67,868\n62,567\n130,435\nMaine\nMass\n115,375\n63,555\n14,481\n193,411\nN.J.\nFord ran unopposed ---\nN.Y.\nby Delegate\nPenn\n733,472\n40.514\n733.986\nR.I.\n9,365\n4,480\n508\n14,352\nVa\nW Va\n82,281\n62,975\n145,256\nN.H.\n55,156\n53,569\n11,155\n119,880\nVer\n27,014\n4,892\n251\n32,157\nMd\n94,784\n68,916\n163,700\nBERALD FORD LIBRARY\n1,185,315\n361,468\n26,395\n1,573,177\nSouthern\nAla\n19,114\n35,007\n/\n54.121\nArk\n11,449\n20,612\n484\n32,546\nGa\n59,801\n128,671\n188,472\nLa\nMiss\nN.C.\n88,897\n101,468\n3,362\n193,727\nS.C.\nOkla\nP.R.\nTenn\n120,564\n118,394\n238,958\nVir Is\nFla\n321,982\n287,837\n609,819\n621,807\n691,989\n3,846\n1,317,613\nMid West\nIll\n456,750\n311,295\n7,582\n-\n775,627\nI\nInd\n307,582\n323,772\n631,354\nMich\n689,540\n363,791\n8,651\n1,061,982\nOhio\n495,523\n403,855\n899,378\nWisc\n326,869\n|\n262,126\n2,817\n591,812\n2,276,264 1,663,839\n19,050\n960,153\nGreat Plains\nIowa\nKans\nMinn\nMo\nNeb\n93,299\n112,116\n205,415\nN.Dak\nS.Dak\n36,919\n43,004\n4,055\n/\n83,978\n130,218\n155,120\n4,055\n289,393\nSouth West\nAri\nN.Mex\nTexas\n151,032\n309,936\n2,052\n463,020\nUtah\n151,032\n309,936\n2,052\n463,020\nNorth West\nAlaska\nGuam\nHawaii\nNev\n13,747\n31,637\n2,365\n47,749\nOre\n146,911\n133,242\n280,153\nWash\nCalif\n800,572 1,536,400\n2,336,972\n961,230\n1,701,279\n2,365\n2,664,874\nRocky Mtns\nCol\nIdaho\n22,240\n66,583\n88,823\nMont\n15,222\n25,010\n41,021\nWyoming\n37,462\n91,593\n129,844"
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