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Exchange of Remarks between the President and Leo Cherne at the Swearing-in Ceremony for the Members of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board [Ford Speech or Statement]
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Digitized from Box 23 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 1, 1976
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
EXCHANGE OF REMARKS
BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT
AND
LEO CHERNE
AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE
PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
THE ROSE GARDEN
11:07 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Let me first welcome the new
members of my Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and all
of the other guests who are here, including Justice Powell.
The new members, of course, are joining a very
distinguished institution established by President Eisenhower
some 20 years ago. It has served every President since that
time in providing advice essential to our national security.
I recently announced, as all of you know, the first
major change in our foreign intelligence community since
the end of World War II. My actions were designed specifically
to strengthen our foreign intelligence agencies to be certain
that American has the information it requires both in peace
time as well as in war.
I also announced very specific reforms that insure
individual rights of American citizens to make certain that
they are fully protected. My decision: to enlarge this
Advisory Board demonstrates our full intention and determination
to achieve the best possible foreign intelligence.
This panel of very distinguished American citizens
acts as a bridge between a basic strength of America, the
genius and innovation found in our private sector in the
Government's responsibility to maintain effective foreign
intelligence. Such capacities are absolutely vital to our
national security and to our foreign policy.
The strength of America has never been found in
Government alone, it is the support of American citizens
who contribute to the Government as a whole. I look to all
of you, and it is a very distinguished group under the leader-
ship of Leo Cherne, to provide me with very candid, very frank
and very wise advice as to the quality of our foreign intelligence
effort. Your diverse backgrounds and individual records over
a long period of time will make this Board an exceptional
asset in efforts to strengthen our foreign intelligence.
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I am confident that you, individually as well as
collectively, will serve America with great distinction, and
I will meet with the Board immediately after the swearing in
by Justice Powell.
I ask you if you would please, Mr. Justice,
to swear in this distinguished group.
(Swearing-in)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very, very much,
Mr. Justice. I appreciate it.
JUSTICE POWELL: It is my privilege. I am very
interested in the work of this Board. I think it is a very
distinguished Board, quite obviously.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.
Leo, do you want to say anything or do you
just want to come in and --
MR. CHERNE: Let me just add very briefly what
an extraordinary privilege it is for me to serve as Chairman
of this Board, but the particular privilege includes not only
the opportunity to serve the President, but to have a group
associated with this effort as distinguished, as varied in
its extraordinary capabilities as are represented on this
Board.
Mr. President, we will, with every resource
available to our minds, give you the very best of judgment
we are capable of.
Thank you.
END
(AT 11:10 A.M. EST)