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OCR Page 1 of 44THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
WEEKEND NEWS REVIEW
October 14, 1973
The major stories:
- Hill met in what NY News terms "short but historic" Sat.
session to smooth way for quick confirmation of Ford. RN's
nomination read and referred to Rules.
Ford will be
confirmed by end of month according to Hill, said NBC in #2
story. Nearly everyone's convinced there be no problems.
Noting Hill's "bipartisan praise" for Ford, CBS said
meanest word of day was MC calling him "mediocre. 11
CBS noted Rules voted for live coverage of hearings.
Promising
full investigation, Cannon said it'll take panel about 2 weeks to
begin hearings.
AP leads: "1 day after nomination, Ford had enough votes pledged
to him for confirmation by both House and Senate. 11 AP survey
showed 223 House members express intention to vote for Ford.
In Senate, Ford had 56 votes. NBC/CBS film noted Ford's arrival
at Hill where he met w/Scott, Mansfield, Albert and "every step
of way" reiterated he wouldn't be candidate in '76.
Ford said
nothing was wrong w/health and he doesn't believe anything's
wrong w/record. Ford said questions raised about '70 campaign
contributions are only thing he knows about that'll be gone into fully
"and it should be gone into fully.
"
Star reports in '72 Ford's
campaign got nearly half of its money, $38,000, from DC fund-
raising comm that kept names of donors secret under loophole
before new disclosure law took effect. NBC noted.
After accepting congrats from House colleagues, Ford went to WH
for intell briefing on M-E from RN, HAK, and Haig. Both nets
w/film.
Noting foreign policy isn't Ford's strong point, NBC
said RN promised him "crash course.
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RN on CBS film (silent
NBC clip) said Ford will immediately begin receiving daily intell
briefings and will participate in all meetings of Cabinet and NSC.
CBS/NBC film of Ford's arrival to cheering crowd at Grand Rapids
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