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    "title": "1976/06/18 - Iowa GOP Dinner, Des Moines, Iowa",
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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 2, folder \"1976/06/18 - Iowa GOP Dinner, Des\nMoines, Iowa\" of the Frances K. Pullen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nScanned from Box 2 of the Frances K. Pullen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nSALUTE TO MARY LOUISE SMITH\nDes Moines, Iowa\nJune 18, 1976\n1\nLAST NIGHT I WAS IN NEW YORK CITY\nFOR A SALUTE TO WOMEN.\nTONIGHT I AM VERY HAPPY\nTO BE IN IOWA FOR THIS HOME STATE SALUTE\nTO ONE VERY SPECIAL WOMAN --- MARY LOUISE SMITH--\nA GREAT FAVORITE OF OUR FAMILY.\nBECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS IN LEBANON,\nTHE PRESIDENT HAD TO STAY IN WASHINGTON --\nBUT I WANTED TO COME AND EXPRESS\nOUR AFFECTION FOR MARY LOUISE\n3\nI KNOW HOW MANY REPUBLICANS\nSHARE THESE FEELINGS.\nHER WARMTH AND GRACE\nHAVE CHARMED ALL WHO MEET HER.\nTHE G.O.P. IS EXTREMELY LUCKY\nTO HAVE MARY LOUISE.\n4\nDURING THESE PAST MONTHS,\nI HAVE SEEN THE SPIRIT OF OUR PARTY REVIVING,\nAND MARY LOUISE HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE\nIN THIS RENEWAL OF SPIRIT\n5\nDURING DIFFICULT DAYS,\nHER COMMITMENT AND FAITH NEVER FALTERED\nTHE TALENT, ENTHUSIASM AND OPTIMISM\nOF MARY LOUISE\nSYMBOLIZE THE REPUBLICANS OF 1976.\nOUR DIFFERENCES --\nWHICH ARE PART OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS --\nWILL NOT DIVIDE US,\nBECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH\nOF OUR COMMON POLITICAL FAITH\n7\nOUR REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES UNITE US TODAY --\nJUST AS THEY HAVE\nTHROUGHOUT OUR PARTY'S HISTORY,\n8\nI BELIEVE --\nAS I KNOW YOU DO --\nAMERICA NEEDS REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP\nAS IT BEGINS ITS THIRD CENTURY,\n9\nOUR MESSAGE OF SOUND FISCAL POLICY,\nEFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT\nAND A STRONG DEFENSE\nWILL BE A WINNER\n10\nI KNOW HOW MUCH\nHER FRIENDS IN IOWA\nHAVE HELPED MARY LOUISE --\nESPECIALLY THE INDISPENSABLE\nGOVERNOR RAY.\nAND FOR THAT GOVERNOR,\nI WANT TO THANK YOU.\nMARY LOUISE,\nI AM SO GLAD\nI COULD BE HERE\nTO HONOR YOUR HARD WORK\nAND LEADERSHIP.\n12\nYOU HAVE MADE IOWA\nAND ALL OF US\nVERY PROUD OF YOU,\nI HAVE BROUGHT\nA TOKEN OF AFFECTION\nFROM OUR FAMILY --\nAN ELEPHANT F\nFROM THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL COLLECTION.\n14\nIF I MAY BORROW A LINE\nFROM THE PRESIDENT --\n\"WE ALL KNOW\nELEPHANTS EAT PEANUTS,\nAND THAT IS EXACTLY\nWHAT WILL HAPPEN\nIN NOVEMBER. \"\n(PRESENT ELEPHANT)"
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