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OCR Page 1 of 6OFF THE RECORD
SEPTEMBER 21, 1971
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
TO
RACING CAR DRIVERS, OWNERS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
THE STATE DINING ROOM
5:36 P.M. EDT
Well, gentlemen, I guess this is a crowd which is
stag. I hope Women's Lib is not listening in, because that
will cause you some problems.
I want you to know that I am really delighted to have
the opportunity to welcome all of you here in the State Dining
Room. This is a very special occasion for this room, and
I think for me, for the Secretary of Transportation, and for
racing. I think this is the first time that auto racing, which
has such an enormous appeal in this country, has been recog-
nized in the way that it has been recognized by having a
special reception for those who are the leaders in this sport.
I would like to say that I am an expert in it. I am
really not. I, however, have followed it for years in the
newspapers. As a matter of fact, if anybody here is old enough
to remember the old Ascot Racetrack, remember the dirt track
out in Los Angeles -- I have seen a couple of races there. But
I have never been to Indianapolis, except on television. I
flew over the Ontario track the day that it opened, and saw that
huge crowd of 200,000 down there and realized what an enormously
popular sport this is.
Then, of course, I have followed the great names in
racing through the years. As a matter of fact, it is interest-
ing to note that our Secretary of Transportation who, inci-
dentally, is one of your great enthusiasts --- you can drive
those cars, can't you, John?
SECRETARY VOLPE: I try.
THE PRESIDENT: He, as you know, is very proud, and
we are very proud, of his Italian background. The names I
remember from racing are Italian going back many years. Pepe
DePalma, remember him? And now, today, we still have quite a few
people with Italian background in racing.
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