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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 3, folder \"Jerry Ford Day, Grand Rapids,\nMichigan, January 17, 1974\" of the Frances K. Pullen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford\nPresidential 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nGRAND RAPIDS \"JERRY FORD DAY\"\nMRS. FORD\nJANUARY 17, 1974\nTHANK YOU CAL, (ETc.)\nNEVER IN MY LIFE DID I EXPECT TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY\nAS YOUR HONORED GUEST. I AM HERE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM\nNOW THE WIFE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,\nMANY OF YOU WOULD EXPECT ME TO BE HERE AS A FASHION\nCOMMENTATOR, WHICH MOST OF YOU HAVE KNOWN ME AS BEFORE,\nOR MANY, AS A DANCE INSTRUCTOR, GOING BACK A GOOD MANY YEARS\nAND SAYING \"A ONE-TWO-THREE KICK, \"BUT CERTAINLY NEVER THE SECOND\nMRS. FORD\nGRAND RAPIDS \"JERRY FORD DAY\"\nJANUARY 17', 1974\nTHANK YOU CAL, (ETc.)\nNEVER IN MY LIFE DID I EXPECT TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY\nAS YOUR HONORED GUEST. I AM HERE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM\nNOW THE WIFE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.\nMANY OF YOU WOULD EXPECT ME TO BE HERE AS A FASHION\nCOMMENTATOR, WHICH MOST OF YOU HAVE KNOWN ME AS BEFORE.\nOR MANY, AS A DANCE INSTRUCTOR, -- GOING BACK A GOOD MANY YEARS --\nAND SAYING, \"A ONE-TWO-THREE KID,\" BUT CERTAINLY NEVER THE SECOND\nDigitized from Box 3 of the Frances K. Pullen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n-2-\nLADY. IN FACT, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A FIRST LADY FROM THE\nSTATE OF MICHIGAN,\nEVEN WHEN I PINCH MYSELF, I STILL CAN'T QUITE BELIEVE THAT\nIT IS ALL TRUE,\nBUT ENOUGH OF THAT -- I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE AS JUST PLAIN\nBETTY BLOOMER FORD -- AND SEE ALL THE FRIENDS I HAVE MISSED\nFOR so MANY YEARS,\n-3-\nTWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF A MARVELOUS MARRIAGE. TWENTY-FIVE\nYEARS OF HELPING JERRY IN MY OWN WAY TO SERVE OUR DISTRICT AS\nBEST I COULD, AND NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, DUE TO THE 25TH\nAMENDMENT, AS YOUR GUEST OF HONOR,\nNATURALLY, IT HAS MADE SOME DIFFERENCE IN OUR ROUTINE\nLIFE -- A LITTLE MORE HECTIC, A GOOD MANY DEMANDS -- AND\nMANY-A-DAY, I COULD USE 48 HOURS INSTEAD OF 24,\n-4-\nBUT NONE OF US HAVE CHANGED, THE CHILDREN ARE THE SAME,\nWELL, MAYBE SHAN, OUR SIAMESE CAT, IS FEELING HER OATS SINCE\nAPPEARING ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES,\nBUT GRAND RAPIDS IS STILL OUR HOME, AND YOU ARE STILL\nOUR DEAREST FRIENDS. You HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME\nTO BE HERE TO HELP CELEBRATE \"JERRY FORD DAY.\""
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