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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 3, folder \"Blue Ribbon 400 Luncheon, Los\nAngeles, California, April 2, 1975\" 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nDigitized from Box 3 of the Frances K. Pullen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nREMARKS\nAPRIL 2, L975\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH. THE LUNCHEON HAS BEEN WONDERFUL,\nAND I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MEETING AND VISITING WITH\nALL OF YOU MRS. CHANDELER, I THANK YOU AND ALL THE\nMEMBERS OF THE BLUE RIBBON 400 FOR INVITING ME TO BE A\nPART, THE HONOR HAS BEEN TRULY MINE.\nan event\nThis is I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR LUNCHEON\nfor sometime\nbutalso\nNot only BOTH BECAUSE OF MY INTEREST IN THE ARTS AND BECAUSE OF\nMY GREAT ADMIRATION FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. I UNDERSTAND\ndollars\nYOU HAVE RAISED OVER $4 MILLION FOR THE MUSIC CENTER OVER\nTHE PAST 6 YEARS. YOU DESERVE really TO BE CALLED\"AMAZING\"\n-2-\nAS YOU MAY KNOW, $ HAVE SPENT A GOOD PART OF\nMY LIFE WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN THE FIELDS OF MUSIC\nhas been spent\nAND DANCE, YOUR FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND THE ARTS\nCONSEQUENTLY IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ME.\nI HAVE ALWAYS FELT IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR\nYOUNGSTERS TO GROW UP WITH THE ARTS AS A VERY INTEGRAL\nPART OF THEIR LIVES -- TO GROW UP KNOWING MUSIC AND ART\nAND LITERATURE AS SOMETHING CLOSE TO THEM -- SOMETHING\nWHICH IS EXCITING AND FUN. something togrow with vision\nSomething to broaden their\n-3-\nYOU APPARENTLY FEEL THE SAME WAY, AND I AM GRATEFUL\nFOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN THE LOS\nANGELES AREA.\nI THINK WHAT MATTERS IS THAT BY OPENING OURSELVES\nUP TO THE ENDLESS EXPRESSIONS AVAILABLE IN ART, WE OPEN\nOUR SENSES AND MINDS TO ALL KINDS OF NEW EXPERIENCES. AND\ndo\nTHROUGH THIS WE GROW. THIS IS WHAT MAKES ART SO IMPORTANT.\nIT'S A PLEASURE BEING HERE WITH YOU AND BEING ABLE\nTO BE A PART OF WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO. YOU ARE DOING A\n-4-\nFANTASTIC JOB AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED I WILL BE WATCHING\nYOUR ACTIVITIES WITH GREAT INTEREST.\nallowing me to spend this\nThank you again for\ntime with \"you\""
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