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Digitized from Box 23 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 27, 1976
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
(Fresno, California)
THE WHITE HOUSE
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AND
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
AT THE
FRESNO AIR TERMINAL
11:10 A.M. PST
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. It
is nice to be in Fresno. We have had a good day and a half
in California. Any of you with the local press that would
like to ask questions, I would be delighted to try and respond.
QUESTION: After a day and a half, are you ready
to predict how you will do?
THE PRESIDENT: I think we have to recognize for
practical reasons we started from behind, but I am very
impressed with the people that are heading up the organization
and I am encouraged by what I understand are the great,
great many volunteers that are participating and I think
by the time the primary comes in June we will be in very
good shape, and we will sure do our best.
QUESTION: If you are nominated, would you consider
Governor Reagan as your running mate?
THE PRESIDENT: As I have said a good many times,
we have many, many outstanding Republicans who are potentially
outstanding Vice Presidential candidates and certainly
Governor Reagan would fit on that list without a question.
QUESTION: Mr. President, NBC News has reported
some teamster officials feel that they are immune from
investigational prosecution by your Administration. Do you
have any response to that?
THE PRESIDENT: Anything that involves a criminal
investigation or prosectuion I don't think it is appropriate
for me to comment on. We have an outstanding Attorney
General in Ed Levi and I am sure he will handle it properly.
I am sure that he will maintain the high standard that
Ed Levi is known for.
MORE
Page 2
QUESTION: Now that Mr. Carter is considered
a serious contender, do you plan to do anything differently?
THE PRESIDENT: Not at all. We are concentrating
on the Republican side and I will let my good Democratic
friends resolve their problems.
QUESTION: Mr. President, Woodward and Bernstein
have been quoted quite a lot from their latest book saying
former President Nixon had been threatening suicide. and
drinking heavily in his last days. Could you comment at all
on that?
THE PRESIDENT: I have not read the book. I can
only say in my personal experiences in those last few days
I saw no evidence of it.
It is very nice to see you all. It is beautiful
here in Fresno. I wish we could stay longer, but we will be
back.
Thank you very, very much.
END
(AT 11:14 A.M. PST)