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Digitized from Box 33 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 29, 1976
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
(Houston, Texas)
THE WHITE HOUSE
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AND
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
WILLIAM P. HOBBY AIRPORT
3:40 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: I think the people of the great
Lone Star State know of President Ford's deep commitment
to a strong national defense program. Everybody here
knows that I have worked for two years with the Congress
trying to get the Congress to go along with the kind
of a defense budget that is needed and necessary now
as well as in the future. We were fortunate in the
last Congress to obtain considerable success in that
regard.
I am looking forward to a continuation of a
strong national defense program. That is the most
effective way to keep the peace, the most effective way
to insure our domestic security.
I want everybody in Texas to know what a great
contribution they have made to the security in the
United States. Your military industry here in Texas,
not only in the building of aircraft but in electronic
communications systems, as well as all the other things,
are very significant in making our defense program the
kind that will produce results in deterring the enemy,
maintaining the peace and meeting any challenge.
I also wish to compliment the young men and
women who man the military installations from E1 Paso
to Houston. They do a tremendous job on behalf of our
national security.
So, it is great to be in Texas with all the
fine people that have contributed so significantly
to my campaign. And I might add one footnote, in the
last five days there has been a verynotable, very evident
upturn in the polls, a very discernible increase in
crowds all over the United States, whether it is in the
Southeast, the Middle West, the Northeast or elsewhere.
We have the momentum going and we expect it to
keep going, because we have the right programs and we
have good leadership and good organization, and with
that kind of momentum we are going to surprise some
people on November 2.
MORE
Page 2
QUESTION: Mr. President, with the court
decision today in New York regarding Mr. McCarthy,
can you afford to lose Texas and still win the election
on Tuesday?
THE PRESIDENT: We are very optimistic, of
course, about winning Texas. It is a very key State.
On the other hand, we don't write off New York even if
by chance the court does decide in the final analysis
that Senator McCarthy will be precluded from offering
himself as a prospective candidate in New York State.
Texas is crucial. I think we have some good
news that has been coming. It is getting better. And
when you look at how well we are doing in California,
how well we are doing in some other States, as I said a
moment ago, we are going to surprise some people.
QUESTION: Mr. President, this has been a
grueling campaign for you. Are you looking forward to
the end of this on Tuesday night?
THE PRESIDENT: Do I look tired? (Laughter)
I tell you, I get stronger every day, and for good reason.
QUESTION: How far behind do you see you are at this
point, and is there time left to catch up?
THE PRESIDENT: I think we are neck-and-neck,
and when you have momentum and the opposition is trying
to put their finger in every dike to try and stop the
erosion, obviously we have the momentum going and they
are frantic and frustrated and frenzied. And, gee, I
just feel good about it, just wonderful.
Thank you all very much.
THE PRESS: Thank you, Mr. President.
END
(AT 3:45 P.M. CDT)