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Digitized from Box 32 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 1976
Office of the Vice President
(Chicago, Illinois)
REMARKS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
AT THE SALUTE TO THE PRESIDENT DINNER
GRAND BALLROOM, CONRAD HILTON HOTEL
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
AT 9:12 P.M. CDT
It is always an experience, ladies and gentlemen,
to be introduced by my good friend Bob Hope. By the time
Bob gets done, I feel more like a survivor than a speaker.
Fellow Republicans, there is just one message
tonight at this Salute Dinner -- Jerry Ford should, can
and will be the next President of the United States.
(Applause)
When Jerry Ford was catapulted into the Presidency,
he inherited three major crises -- Watergate, a Constitutional
crisis; Viet Nam, a crisis of national disunion deeper than
anything since the Civil War; inflation and recession --
the Nation's worst economic crisis since the Great Depres-
sion.
Yet, in two short years Jerry Ford has restored
trust and confidence to the White House. He has cut
inflation in half, and the economy is on the upswing.
Americans are once again optimistic about the future,
and America is at peace throughout the world.
(Applause)
And the last President that could make that
statement was another great Republicar, Dwight David
Eisenhower.
(Applause)
Jerry Ford was able to do it because he is the
leader with compassion and guts. Because he has a deep
concern for people, he has had the courage to do the tough
things that would protect their best long-term interests.
He knows that the politically popular quickie
Federal Government palliatives only make things worse in
the long run. He has had the guts to say "No!" to
excessive spending.
He knows that economic freedom is indivisible
from political freedom and that people cannot enjoy human
dignity unless our system provides economic opportunity.
President Ford recognizes the proper role of government --
to help people to help themselves, not to legislate,
regulate and dominate every waking hour of our lives.
(Applause)
Jerry Ford grasps the greatness of America, the
goodness and creativity of her people, and the unlimited
opportunities that lie ahead.
Jerry Ford is a President whose vision of the
future of America is rooted in his deep faith in the
fundamental values and institutions that brought this
Nation to greatness.
MORE
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When the American voters step into that booth
on November 2, they are going to ask themselves basically
one question -- in whom can I place my trust and confidence
to meet the problems of the next four years at home and
abroad?
There is just one answer -- Jerry Ford -- our
next President.
(Applause)
The Republican Party is grateful to President
Ford for his choice of a running mate. Bob Dole knows
American government from the grass roots up. He brings
character and courage to the ticket -- and a brilliant
and beautiful wife, who is a member of the Federal Trade
Commission in her own right. So, ladies and gentlemen, you
get two for one in this case.
(Laughter, applause)
Bob Dole is a man of infinite compassion, a cham-
pion of civil rights, a supporter of the deserving poor, a
champion of the handicapped, a strong supporter of the
American enterprise system and fiscal integrity, a wounded
war hero, and a supporter of Israel and a strong America.
Ladies and gentlemen, as the current Vice President
of the United States, it is my proud privilege to present
to you the next Vice President of the United States --
Senator Robert Dole.
END
(AT 9:18 P.M. CDT)