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The original documents are located in Box 3, folder "Third Debate: Briefing Cards, Miscellaneous Topics" of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 3 of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library DEBATES - READING MATERIALS RETURN TO MIKE DUVAL GOVERNMENT VS, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE THE PRESI SEEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST REALIZE THAT GOVERNMENT CAN ONLY GROW STRONGER BY MAKING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE WEAKER. EVERY DOLLAR SPENT BY THE GOVERNMENT COMES FROM THE POCKET OF A WORKING AMERICAN. IF THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SPEND MORE, THEN YOU AND I WILL SPEND LESS. IF THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO EMPLOY MORE PEOPLE, THEN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE MUST EMPLOY FEWER PEOPLE. AND SUCH AN EMPHASIS ON BUREAU- CRATIC GROWTH INEVITABLY LEADS TO A DECLINE IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES, A DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF PEOPLE'S INCOME, AND AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF INFLATION, WHICH IN TURN PAVES THE WAY FOR A NEW RECESSION AND EVEN HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT. GOP PLATFORM - COST The (ANSWER TO ANY CHARGE THAT THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM WILL RESULT IN DEFICITS OR INCREASED TAXES.) UNLIKE MR. CARTER'S PLATFORM, MY PLATFORM CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL TAX CUTS FOR ALL AMERICANS. IN ADDITION, THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM STATES EXPLICITLY UNDER A SPECIAL "FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY" SECTION THAT ANY NET REDUCTION OF REVENUES (BECAUSE OF THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMS) MUST BE OFFSET BY REDUCED GOVERNMENT SPENDING." FINALLY, THE PLATFORM DEMANDS A "BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGET". GOP TAX CUT FOR POOR (RESPONSE TO CHARGE THAT REPUBLICANS PROTECT THE RICH -- NOT THE POOR, ) IN THE PERIOD SINCE 1969 -- WHILE REPUBLICANS WERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE -- 10 MILLION LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DROPPED FROM THE TAX ROLLS ALTOGETHER. THIS IS A 15% REDUCTION. THIS HELP FOR THE PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY INCREASING EXEMPTIONS AND DEDUCTIONS. GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION POINTS: DEALING WITH PROBLEMS - NOT ORGANIZATIONAL BLOCKS. RESHUFFLING AGENCIES DOESN'T SOLVE PROBLEMS, WE NEED NEW LAWS, RECORD: THE PRESIDENT HAS: Community Development 31 months 25 to pages /promm REVENUE SHARING 1 gahl PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF SEPARATE PROGRAMS IN SUCH AREAS AS HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES, PROPOSED THE MOST COMPLETE AND HARD-HITTING GOVERNMENT REFORM IN HISTORY - -- RAILROADS, AIRLINES, TRUCKS -- AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM AcT -- ALL AGENCIES IN 4 YEARS (OVER) AGENCY-BY-AGENCY "ZERO BASED" BUDGET REVIEW EACH YEAR, REBUTTAL: CARTER'S "1900 AGENCIES" MADE UP OF: 1200 PART-TIME ADVISORY COMMISSIONS (PRESIDENT REDUCES LIST BUT CONGRESS ADDS MORE. DOES CARTER WANT TO ELIMINATE SUCH CITIZENS' GROUPS AS: NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE HANDICAPPED?) 11 CABINET DEPARTMENTS 60 MAJOR AGENCIES 41 GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS (SUCH AS AMTRAK) MANAGEMENT THE KEYS TO A WELL MANAGED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE: 1) STOPPING THE ENDLESS CREATION OF NEW OVERLAPPING PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES so THAT ATTENTION CAN BE FOCUSED ON WHAT IS ALREADY THERE. 2) REFORMING THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS so THAT THEY HAVE A CLEAR MANDATE TO ACCOMPLISH A CLEARLY STATED GOAL -- MOVING AS FAR AS WE CAN TO PUT THE DECISION-MAKING POWER IN LOCAL OFFICIALS -- NOT IN THE HANDS OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS. 3) KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ON ACCOMPLISHMENT. (OVER ) THIS HAS BEEN MY POLICY, AND IT HAS PRODUCED RESULTS. - FEWER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL AT THE END OF THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THAN AT ANYTIME SINCE 1973. - HAVE REDUCED THE FEDERALLY IMPOSED PAPERWORK BURDEN ON THE PUBLIC BY 12% OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HAVE ORDERED FURTHER REDUCTIONS. - TODAY, AN APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TAKES 8 MONTHS TO PROCESS, NOT 31 MONTHS AS IT DID WHEN I TOOK OFFICE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORM HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 1,400 PAGES TO 25, MAKING GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT IS NOT CHANGING THE NAME ON THE STATIONERY OR RESHUFFLING BUREAUCRATS FROM AGENCY TO AGENCY. GOOD MANAGEMENT IS NOT A RAZZLE-DAZZLE, FLOURISH BUSINESS, IT IS HARD WORK THAT TAKES PERSISTENCE AND STAYING POWER, BIG GOVERNMENT WE ARE MAKING GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE RESPONSIVE, MORE EFFICIENT: CUT FEDERAL FORMS 10% REDUCED BUREAUCRACY BY 11,000 PEOPLE AND WHITE HOUSE STAFF TOO CUT RATE OF GROWTH OF SPENDING BY 50% CUT TAXES AND WILL DO IT AGAIN CONSOLIDATED 24 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INTO BLOC GRANTS MORE RESPONSIVE: TURNING OVER RESOURCES TO LOCAL PEOPLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WHERE THE ACTION IS: IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CRIME GOAL - LOCAL CONTROL; MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR CRIMINALS USING A GUN; PROTECT THE INNOCENT; COMPASSION FOR VICTIMS. FORD POLICY 1) I HAVE PROPOSED A MODEL SYSTEM OF FEDERAL LAWS: COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL CODE STIFF ANTI-DRUG LAW MANDATORY SENTENCING FOR KIDNAPPERS AND HIJACKERS AND THOSE USING GUNS, COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS 2) STEPPED UP FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT MORE JUDGES MORE MARSHALS MORE PRISONS (OVER) 3) ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES: $7 BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS "CAREER CRIMINAL" PROGRAM RESULTS 1974 - CRIME INCREASING 18% A YEAR 1975 - GROWTH RATE CUT TO 10% A YEAR HOUSING My GOAL IS TO SEE THAT EVERY AMERICAN CAN OWN A HOME IN A DECENT NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS SAFE AND HAS GOOD SCHOOLS, To DO THIS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SECURE JOBS FOR ALL WILLING TO WORK AND FREEDOM FROM INFLATION -- NEED STEADY ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE: 1) STARTING A PROGRAM WHICH WILL MAKE THE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS LOWER IN THE EARLY YEARS WHEN FAMILIES ARE GETTING STARTED. 2) STARTING A NEW PROGRAM THAT WILL LOWER DOWN PAYMENTS BY UP TO 50%. THIS YEAR ALONE WE WILL: 1) HELP 400,000 LOW INCOME PEOPLE PAY RENTS. 2) HELP 500,000 HOME BUYERS PAY LOWER INTEREST RATES. URBAN POLICY THE PRIORITIES FOR OUR CITIES ARE: JOBS PERSONAL SAFETY - CRIMINALS OFF THE STREET STOP DRUG TRAFFIC NEIGHBORHOODS WITH GOOD HOUSING AND GOOD SCHOOLS (OVER) My POLICY IS TO PUT THE MONEY WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE: IN THE LOCAL, URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. 1. ELIMINATE FEDERAL MIDDLEMEN, 2. GIVE RESOURCES TO LOCAL PEOPLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, 3. I CONSOLIDATED SEVEN URBAN PROGRAMS INTO ONE, GIVING LOCAL PEOPLE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 4. REPLACED 10,000 FEDERAL GRANTS WITH A CETA SYSTEM THAT SENDS MONEY WHERE IT'S NEEDED. 5. I HAVE PROPOSED THE SAME REFORMS FOR EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS IN HEALTH (16 PROGRAMS INTO ONE) EDUCATION (24 PROGRAMS INTO ONE) CHILD NUTRITION (15 PROGRAMS INTO ONE) CONSUMERISM - SOME HAVE URGED CREATION OF YET ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY TO LOOK OUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS. THEY ARGUE THAT THE EXISTING AGENCIES HAVE BECOME TOOLS OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND THERE- FORE WE NEED A COUNTERFORCE AGENCY, - IN MY BOOK THAT'S DEFEATISM OF THE WORST KIND. WHAT IT SAYS, IN EFFECT, IS THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE AGENCIES THEY CREATED TO HELP THEM AND THE ANSWER IS YET ANOTHER NEW AGENCY. - I SAY, LET'S MAKE THE AGENCIES WE ALREADY HAVE DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO -- LOOK OUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF ALL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, LET'S HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROTECTING THE CONSUMER'S INTERESTS. LET'S THROW THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS OUT. (OVER) - WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS: -- REPEALED TRADE LAWS THAT MADE CONSUMERS PAY HIGH PRICES, -- REDUCED RAILROAD REGULATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 90 YEARS. -- - STRENGTHENED ANTI-TRUST LAWS, -- REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK IMPOSED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THE PUBLIC BY 12% AND HAVE ORDERED FURTHER REDUCTIONS. - HAVE MAJOR REGULATORY REFORMS PENDING IN CONGRESS THAT WILL BENEFIT CONSUMERS - -- AIRLINE INDUSTRY -- BANKING INDUSTRY -- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WELFARE TORD AMERICANS ARE GENEROUS AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE. 1. WE HELP THOSE WHO ARE HELPLESS -- SICK, NEEDY, THE CHILDREN, 2. BUT WE WORK HARD -- SHOULDN'T WASTE HELP ON THOSE WHO WON'T HELP THEMSELVES. THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO: 1. RAISE FOOD STAMP BENEFITS FOR OUR ELDERLY WHILE CUTTING THEM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES. 2. CONSOLIDATE 15 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS WHICH DO NOT REACH 700,000 NEEDY CHILDREN, BUT DO SUBSIDIZE THE MEALS OF MANY CHILDREN FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES. 3. REFORM WELFARE TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN A TRADE AND GET A GOOD JOB. EDUCATION I BELIEVE DEEPLY, FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, THAT EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS, My POLICY HAS BEEN: FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION -- TO PUT THE $ WHERE THE DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE; -- TO RETURN DECISION-MAKING TO PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND TAKE IT AWAY FROM FEDERAL OFFICIALS; BY COMBINING 24 NARROW PROGRAMS INTO ONE. (OVER) FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: -- TO SEE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A COLLEGE EDUCATION: -- TO BEGIN NEW WAYS THROUGH THE TAX SYSTEM TO HELP MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES COPE WITH COLLEGE EXPENSES; AND, -- HELP THOSE FAMILIES WHO SEND CHILDREN TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Q: Mr. President, the Commerce Department announced last week that our trade deficit for this year had reached $2.6 billion and that the deficit could reach $4 billion by the end of the year. Do you view the current trade deficit as a threat to our domestic economy? A: Our 1976 trade deficit reflects in large measure the strength of the US economic recovery which has increased demand in the United States more than demand in many of our trading partners who have not recovered as rapidly as we have. But we do expect that as economic recovery proceeds abroad, the demand for our exports will further strengthen. We must also recognize that the major part of our deficit is oil, which now accounts for approximately 25% of our total imports, with a current value of $32-35 billion. This compares with around $7 billion in 1973. Adoption of my comprehensive energy program would help in reducing this cost by increasing domestic oil production and by encouraging energy conservation in our homes, on the highways, and in the factories. GOVERNOR CARTER'S ANSWER BRINGS TO MIND A FAMILIAR QUOTE BY TEDDY ROOSEVELT WHO SAID: SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK." GOVERNOR CARTER SEEMS TO BE SAYING, SPEAK LOUDLY AND CARRY A SMALL STICK -- - IT WON'T WORK NOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT 1. MR. CARTER DOESN'T KNOW THE FACTS. 2. MR. CARTER DOESN'T HAVE THE FULL PICTURE. 3. MR. CARTER DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS. 4. (DETENTE) I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU CALL IT -- LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. 5. (HARRIS SURVEY) WHAT I WANT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO REALIZE IS 6. ALWAYS MAKE YOUR STRONGEST STATEMENT FIRST. ? - 7. IN MY POSITION, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR APOLOGIES. 8. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OR LET ME TELL YOU A STORY. REBUTTAL ON SECRECY CHARGE CARTER CHARGE: FOREIGN POLICY UNDER HAK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED UNDER A CLOAK OF SECRECY, LEADING TO MISTAKES IN VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, ANGOLA, CIA, ETC. (1) MY RECORD ON FOREIGN POLICY IS THERE FOR ALL TO SEE: -- THERE ARE NO SECRET DEALS. -- WE HAVE HELD AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH THE CONGRESS TO KEEP THEM INFORMED. -- FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER THE SINAI AGREEMENT WAS REACHED, WE TURNED OVER THE FULLEST DOCUMENTATION IN CONGRESSIONAL HISTORY ON AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WASN'T EVEN A TREATY. (OVER) (2) DIPLOMACY CAN'T BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT CONFIDENTIALITY AND MR. CARTER KNOWS IT. WE WOULD THINK THAT DELICATE QUESTIONS OF ARMS CONTROLS OR THE MIDDLE EAST COULD BE NEGOTIATED IN THE GLARE OF TV LIGHTS. I MIGHT NOTE THAT OUR OWN CONSTITUTION WAS NEGOTIATED IN SECRET AND THE PROCEEDINGS WERE NOT PUBLISHED FOR 30 YEARS. BUT WHILE NEGOTIATIONS MUST SOMETIMES BE CONFIDENTIAL, THE RESULTS DO NOT AND ARE NOT. WE HAVE PROVIDED EXHAUSTIVE TESTIMONY AND WRITTEN RECORD FOR EVERY TREATY CONCLUDED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. (3) WHILE MR. CARTER COMPLAINS ABOUT SECRET DIPLOMACY, HE AT THE SAME TIME PROPOSES "UNPUBLICIZED" NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SOVIETS ON THE MIDDLE EAST. HE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. CARTER ON KISSINGER "HE'S (KISSINGER) A REMARKABLE MAN AND A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. HE'S THE KIND OF PERSON WHO HAS A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF HUMOR AND WHO, I THINK, IS PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF HIS NATION IN A SUPER- LATIVE WAY DURING THE TIMES THAT ARE so TRYING TO US ALL. " SPEECH, B'NAI B'RITH APRIL 20, 1974 WHO RUNS FOREIGN POLICY: KISSINGER OR FORD THIS IS A SUBJECT THAT HAS ATTRACTED FAR MORE HEAT THAN LIGHT. LET ME TRY TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT. DR. KISSINGER HAPPENS TO BE A SUPERB SECRETARY OF STATE. THE CONSTITUTION GIVES THE PRESIDENT AWESOME RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN POLICY. THE UNITED STATES IS THE KEYSTONE OF THE SECURITY OF THE FREE WORLD. JUST AS TRUMAN CHOSE ACHESON, I WANT A STRONG, ACTIVE SECRETARY OF STATE. HENRY KISSINGER IS JUST THAT. BUT I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU WHERE THE FINAL RESPONSIBILITY RESTS FOR DECISIONS SHAPING THE OVERALL DIRECTION AND THRUST OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY. THAT RESPONSIBILITY RESTS IN THE OVAL OFFICE: IT HAS (OVER) BEEN THERE IN THE PAST AND IT REMAINS THERE TODAY. IT IS THE PRESIDENT -- AND ONLY THE PRESIDENT -- WHO CAN DECIDE WHERE TO SEND OUR TROOPS, WHO CAN DECIDE HOW MANY MISSILES AND BOMBERS AND SHIPS WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR SECURITY, AND WHO CAN DECIDE WHETHER THE MOMENT OF TRUTH HAS ARRIVED IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. THE RESPONSIBILITY IS MINE AND I AND NO ONE ELSE DISCHARGES THAT RESPONSIBILITY. HELSINKI SUCCESS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HELSINKI SUMMIT OUR ALLY THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND UNDER WHICH POLAND AGREED TO PERMIT AT LEAST 125,000 ETHNIC GERMANS RESIDING IN POLAND TO EMIGRATE TO THE FRG OVER A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. UNDER THE AGREEMENT MONTHLY EMIGRATION FROM POLAND TO THE FRG INCREASED FROM ABOUT 300 IN AUGUST 1975 TO OVER 2,500 IN MAY 1976. THE FRG HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT MONTHLY EMIGRATION OF ETHNIC GERMANS FROM THE SOVIET UNION TO THE FRG INCREASED FROM 364 IN AUGUST OF 1975 TO 1, 129 IN AUGUST 1976. CARTER'S ENERGY PROPOSAL 1) SHUFFLES BOXES ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHART RATHER THAN SOLVING SUBSTANTIVE PROBLEMS. CREATES AN ORGANIZATIONAL TINKER TOY, 2) MIXES REGULATORY AND ENERGY PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, THEREBY POSSIBLY SUBJECTING INDEPENDENT REGULATORY COMMISSIONS TO UNDUE INDUCE POLITICAL INFLUENCE. 3) CARTER'S PLAN CONTAINS NOTHING NOT COVERED IN MY COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY CONTAINED IN THE 1975 STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE. PROGRAM EITHER BLOCKED BY CONGRESS OR BEING IMPLEMENTED. CARTER'S ENERGY PROPOSAL MR. CARTER'S FOUR-PAGE PRESS RELEASE ON ENERGY ORGANIZA- TION REVEALS HIS UNFAMILIARITY WITH BOTH ENERGY POLICY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. RATHER THAN DEALING WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE PROBLEMS, HE SHUFFLES BOXES ON AN ORGANIZATION CHART, CREATING THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS, BUT AVOIDING THE NECESSITY FOR CHOICES. FOR THE MOST PART, THE CARTER PROPOSAL IS LITTLE MORE THAN A CUT AND PASTE JOB FROM THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONAL MANUAL AND A COLLECTION OF PREVIOUS PROPOSALS WHICH THE CONGRESS HAS SHOWN ITSELF UNWILLING TO ACT ON, IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THIS ORGANIZATIONAL TINKER TOY, I HAVE MADE THE HARD DECISIONS AND ANNOUNCED A TOUGH, COMPRE- HENSIVE ENERGY POLICY IN MY 1975 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, CONGRESS AND MR. CARTER HAVE YET TO MAKE THESE DIFFICULT CHOICES, IN THOSE CASES WHERE MR. CARTER HAS ADDED SOMETHING NEW, HE RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN HE ANSWERS, FOR EXAMPLE, HE ELIMINATES SOME INDEPENDENT REGULATORY FUNCTIONS, PLACING THE ACTIVITIES IN A CABINET AGENCY, AND THEN SAYS THAT IT WILL BE NECESSARY "To ESTABLISH BUFFERS TO ENSURE THAT FUNCTIONS ARE INSULATED FROM UNDUE POLITICAL INFLUENCE." BUT THIS, OF COURSE, IS PRECISELY WHY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY COMMISSIONS HAVE BEEN CREATED SEPARATE FROM AGENCIES THAT PROMOTE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY 2 COMMISSIONS ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF A POLITICAL APPOINTEE. MR. CARTER'S PROPOSAL APPEARS TO REMOVE THIS IMPORTANT "BUFFER" AGAINST IMPROPER POLITICAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE REGULATORY COMMISSIONS. As TO MR. CARTER'S OTHER ENERGY PROPOSALS TO PRODUCE MORE ENERGY DOMESTICALLY, THE PLAIN FACT IS THAT THEY HAVE EITHER BEEN PROPOSED BY ME IN MY 1975 STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE -- AND BLOCKED BY CONGRESS -- OR THEY ARE NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED BY MY ADMINISTRATION. FIRST REBUTTAL THE HAS SEEN I EXPECT TO HAVE AMPLE TIME THIS EVENING TO PRESENT MY VIEWS -- WHICH DIFFER SHARPLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED BY MR. CARTER -- ON (INSERT SUBJECT OF CARTER'S FIRST ANSWER). BUT OUR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS ON ALL THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES MUST BE JUDGED BY THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE CENTRAL ISSUE OF THIS CAMPAIGN: WHICH MAN BY VIRTUE OF EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND WISDOM WARRANTS THE TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? THE PEOPLE CAN MAKE THIS JUDGMENT BY COMPARING MY SPECIFIC POLICIES AND RECORD WITH MR. CARTER'S CAMPAIGN PROMISES - I AM FOR LOWER TAXES FOR ALL AMERICANS. MR. CARTER SAID HE WILL RAISE TAXES FOR ALL THOSE OVER THE "MEDIAN" INCOME LEVEL -- THAT'S THREE OUT OF EVERY FIVE TAXPAYERS, I AM FOR LESS GOVERNMENT AND LESS FEDERAL SPENDING. MR. CARTER HAS A PLATFORM WHICH DEMANDS MORE GOVERN- MENT AND MORE SPENDING. My VISION FOR OUR THIRD CENTURY IS ONE OF GREATER FREEDOM FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND FOR EVERY FAMILY. MR. CARTER'S RHETORIC IS FOR MORE GOVERNMENT, U. S. UNIFORMED MILITARY AUGUST 31, 1974 2,153,481 AUGUST 31, 1976 (preliminary) 2,084,763 68,718 NOTE: Current authorization is 2,100,000 BIG GOVERNMENT QUESTION (OSHA, FEA, EPA) The larger issue you are raising, is whether this Administration is serious about wanting to reduce the burden of Big Government in the United States. We are dead serious, and here's what we've done in 25 months: -- We've cut back Federal paperwork and the forms that people fill out by over 10%. -- We've reduced the size of the Federal bureau- cracy by 11,000 employees and we've cut the size of the White House staff, -- We've asked the Congress to cut the growth rate of Federal spending by 50%. -- Most importantly, we've cut taxes. And if I'm elected, we're going to cut taxes again. The only way to hold down the cost of living in the United States is to hold down the cost of government. As to the specific agencies you questioned, let me say this: -- The Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration were both created in the last Administration. The environment must be protected, and I intend to keep EPA in business. On the other hand, OSHA has issued far too many burdensome regulations in my opinion and I intend to rein it in; by contrast, my opponent wants to expand the powers of OSHA. - 2 - -- As to the Federal Energy Administration, it was created to solve a specific problem: the short- term energy crisis. We are solving that problem, and over the next four years, FEA is going to be phased out. My policy is to phase out as many useless program and agencies as possible. Some will be replaced by new agencies as new problems arise. But the for the rest, let's save the money and give it back to the American taxpayer. That's why I want a $10 billion tax cut for the American people. NIXON - FORD (WATERGATE/TRUST) What I've tried to give our country is the kind of leadership they can count on in good times and bad -- one that stands up and speaks out for the people's rights, but a little less frantic and noisy, and a little steadier and quieter than in recent years. I believe it has helped us have solid and steady recovery these past two years, and I'm proud to be part of it. The pardon is one example of this kind of healing leadership. When I faced that decision, our country was in one of the most divided and rancorous periods in all our history. It was terribly important -- and urgent -- that we be brought together again. I can remember very clearly -- better I am sure than anyone in this theatre -- (looking into the TV camera) and probably better than anyone watching on television -- the raw emotions of those days in August of 1974. There was distrust and anger and a vindictive spirit -- diverting us all from great issues and poisoning the political life of our country. That recollection is still vivid with me, and because of it, if faced with the same circumstances, I would make the same decision again. I am certain in my mind that this decision contributed a great deal to the healing and recent progress of America, and equally certain that a long delay of that decision would have done very serious damage in many ways to the American people. NIXON - FORD DOMESTIC CONTINUITY When I came into office, I must tell you that I was less concerned with the question of what Nixon than policies to continue I was with the overriding question of how to turn the ship of state around. It takes minutes to turn an aircraft carrier into the opposite direction, but it takes many, many months -- and sometimes years -- to turn the ship of state around. But that's what we've done in the past 25 months. -- Twenty five months ago, inflation was shooting up at 12% a year and we were hurtling toward a recession. Today inflation is less than 6% and the economy is in the midst of a strong recovery. -- Twenty five months ago, America was still mired in Southeast Asia and our allies doubted our leadership. Today America is at peace and we have restored our leadership. -- Twenty five months ago, Americans had lost their faith and trust in the White House. Today, that faith and trust has been restored. I have never tried to total up how many of our policies come from the last Administration and how many are new. I am much more interested in solving the country's problems. -2- And I can also tell you that I am proud of the many new initiatives we have put forward to solve those problems: -- Under this Administration, taxes have been cut and I'm fighting to cut them again. -- Under this Administration, the nation for the first time has a national energy policy. -- Under this Administration, the nation for the first time in half a century is making a concerted attack on government red tape and bureaucracy. I am happy to go to the American people and ask them to judge me on the basis of the last 25 months and the goals that I am setting for the next four years. Q: Why do you not have a balance budget? A: The quickest, surest way to eliminate our huge $60 billion deficit is to do it gradually -- the way I have recommended. If we tried to eliminate the deficit overnight, we would have SO disrupted the economy as to make it even more difficult to get the budget back into balance.

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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 3, folder \"Third Debate: Briefing Cards,\nMiscellaneous Topics\" of the White House Special Files Unit Files 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 White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nDEBATES - READING MATERIALS\nRETURN TO MIKE DUVAL\nGOVERNMENT VS, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE\nTHE PRESI\nSEEN\nTHE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST REALIZE THAT GOVERNMENT CAN ONLY\nGROW STRONGER BY MAKING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE WEAKER. EVERY DOLLAR\nSPENT BY THE GOVERNMENT COMES FROM THE POCKET OF A WORKING AMERICAN.\nIF THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SPEND MORE, THEN YOU AND I WILL SPEND\nLESS. IF THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO EMPLOY MORE PEOPLE, THEN PRIVATE\nENTERPRISE MUST EMPLOY FEWER PEOPLE. AND SUCH AN EMPHASIS ON BUREAU-\nCRATIC GROWTH INEVITABLY LEADS TO A DECLINE IN THE PRODUCTION OF\nGOODS AND SERVICES, A DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF PEOPLE'S INCOME, AND\nAN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF INFLATION, WHICH IN TURN PAVES THE WAY FOR\nA NEW RECESSION AND EVEN HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT.\nGOP PLATFORM - COST\nThe\n(ANSWER TO ANY CHARGE THAT THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM WILL RESULT\nIN DEFICITS OR INCREASED TAXES.)\nUNLIKE MR. CARTER'S PLATFORM, MY PLATFORM CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL\nTAX CUTS FOR ALL AMERICANS.\nIN ADDITION, THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM STATES EXPLICITLY UNDER\nA SPECIAL \"FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY\" SECTION THAT ANY NET\nREDUCTION OF REVENUES (BECAUSE OF THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMS)\nMUST BE OFFSET BY REDUCED GOVERNMENT SPENDING.\"\nFINALLY, THE PLATFORM DEMANDS A \"BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGET\".\nGOP TAX CUT FOR POOR\n(RESPONSE TO CHARGE THAT REPUBLICANS PROTECT THE RICH -- NOT THE\nPOOR, )\nIN THE PERIOD SINCE 1969 -- WHILE REPUBLICANS WERE IN THE\nWHITE HOUSE -- 10 MILLION LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES\nHAVE BEEN DROPPED FROM THE TAX ROLLS ALTOGETHER. THIS IS A\n15% REDUCTION.\nTHIS HELP FOR THE PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES WAS ACCOMPLISHED\nBY INCREASING EXEMPTIONS AND DEDUCTIONS.\nGOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION\nPOINTS:\nDEALING WITH PROBLEMS - NOT ORGANIZATIONAL BLOCKS.\nRESHUFFLING AGENCIES DOESN'T SOLVE PROBLEMS, WE NEED\nNEW LAWS,\nRECORD:\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS:\nCommunity Development 31 months 25 to pages /promm\nREVENUE SHARING\n1 gahl\nPROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF SEPARATE PROGRAMS IN SUCH\nAREAS AS HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES,\nPROPOSED THE MOST COMPLETE AND HARD-HITTING GOVERNMENT\nREFORM IN HISTORY -\n-- RAILROADS, AIRLINES, TRUCKS\n-- AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM AcT -- ALL AGENCIES IN\n4 YEARS\n(OVER)\nAGENCY-BY-AGENCY \"ZERO BASED\" BUDGET REVIEW EACH YEAR,\nREBUTTAL: CARTER'S \"1900 AGENCIES\" MADE UP OF:\n1200 PART-TIME ADVISORY COMMISSIONS (PRESIDENT REDUCES LIST\nBUT CONGRESS ADDS MORE. DOES CARTER WANT TO ELIMINATE\nSUCH CITIZENS' GROUPS AS: NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING\nAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE HANDICAPPED?)\n11 CABINET DEPARTMENTS\n60 MAJOR AGENCIES\n41 GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS (SUCH AS AMTRAK)\nMANAGEMENT\nTHE KEYS TO A WELL MANAGED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE:\n1) STOPPING THE ENDLESS CREATION OF NEW OVERLAPPING PROGRAMS\nAND AGENCIES so THAT ATTENTION CAN BE FOCUSED ON WHAT IS\nALREADY THERE.\n2) REFORMING THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS so THAT THEY\nHAVE A CLEAR MANDATE TO ACCOMPLISH A CLEARLY STATED GOAL --\nMOVING AS FAR AS WE CAN TO PUT THE DECISION-MAKING POWER\nIN LOCAL OFFICIALS -- NOT IN THE HANDS OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS.\n3) KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ON ACCOMPLISHMENT.\n(OVER )\nTHIS HAS BEEN MY POLICY, AND IT HAS PRODUCED RESULTS.\n-\nFEWER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL AT THE END OF THE\nLAST FISCAL YEAR THAN AT ANYTIME SINCE 1973.\n-\nHAVE REDUCED THE FEDERALLY IMPOSED PAPERWORK BURDEN ON THE\nPUBLIC BY 12% OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HAVE ORDERED FURTHER\nREDUCTIONS.\n-\nTODAY, AN APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TAKES\n8 MONTHS TO PROCESS, NOT 31 MONTHS AS IT DID WHEN I TOOK OFFICE,\nTHE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORM HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 1,400\nPAGES TO 25,\nMAKING GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT IS NOT CHANGING THE NAME ON THE\nSTATIONERY OR RESHUFFLING BUREAUCRATS FROM AGENCY TO AGENCY. GOOD\nMANAGEMENT IS NOT A RAZZLE-DAZZLE, FLOURISH BUSINESS, IT IS HARD\nWORK THAT TAKES PERSISTENCE AND STAYING POWER,\nBIG GOVERNMENT\nWE ARE MAKING GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE RESPONSIVE,\nMORE EFFICIENT:\nCUT FEDERAL FORMS 10%\nREDUCED BUREAUCRACY BY 11,000 PEOPLE AND\nWHITE HOUSE STAFF TOO\nCUT RATE OF GROWTH OF SPENDING BY 50%\nCUT TAXES AND WILL DO IT AGAIN\nCONSOLIDATED 24 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INTO\nBLOC GRANTS\nMORE RESPONSIVE:\nTURNING OVER RESOURCES TO LOCAL PEOPLE TO\nSOLVE PROBLEMS WHERE THE ACTION IS: IN THE\nLOCAL COMMUNITY\nCRIME\nGOAL - LOCAL CONTROL; MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR CRIMINALS USING\nA GUN; PROTECT THE INNOCENT; COMPASSION FOR VICTIMS.\nFORD POLICY\n1) I HAVE PROPOSED A MODEL SYSTEM OF FEDERAL LAWS:\nCOMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL CODE\nSTIFF ANTI-DRUG LAW\nMANDATORY SENTENCING FOR KIDNAPPERS AND HIJACKERS AND\nTHOSE USING GUNS,\nCOMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS\n2) STEPPED UP FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT\nMORE JUDGES\nMORE MARSHALS\nMORE PRISONS\n(OVER)\n3) ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES:\n$7 BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS\n\"CAREER CRIMINAL\" PROGRAM\nRESULTS\n1974 - CRIME INCREASING 18% A YEAR\n1975 - GROWTH RATE CUT TO 10% A YEAR\nHOUSING\nMy GOAL IS TO SEE THAT EVERY AMERICAN CAN OWN A HOME IN A\nDECENT NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS SAFE AND HAS GOOD SCHOOLS,\nTo DO THIS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SECURE JOBS FOR ALL WILLING TO\nWORK AND FREEDOM FROM INFLATION -- NEED STEADY ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS.\nWE ARE: 1) STARTING A PROGRAM WHICH WILL MAKE THE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS\nLOWER IN THE EARLY YEARS WHEN FAMILIES ARE GETTING STARTED.\n2) STARTING A NEW PROGRAM THAT WILL LOWER DOWN PAYMENTS\nBY UP TO 50%.\nTHIS YEAR ALONE WE WILL:\n1) HELP 400,000 LOW INCOME PEOPLE PAY RENTS.\n2) HELP 500,000 HOME BUYERS PAY LOWER INTEREST RATES.\nURBAN POLICY\nTHE PRIORITIES FOR OUR CITIES ARE:\nJOBS\nPERSONAL SAFETY - CRIMINALS OFF THE STREET\nSTOP DRUG TRAFFIC\nNEIGHBORHOODS WITH GOOD HOUSING AND GOOD SCHOOLS\n(OVER)\nMy POLICY IS TO PUT THE MONEY WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE: IN THE\nLOCAL, URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.\n1. ELIMINATE FEDERAL MIDDLEMEN,\n2. GIVE RESOURCES TO LOCAL PEOPLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS,\n3. I CONSOLIDATED SEVEN URBAN PROGRAMS INTO ONE, GIVING LOCAL\nPEOPLE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.\n4. REPLACED 10,000 FEDERAL GRANTS WITH A CETA SYSTEM THAT SENDS\nMONEY WHERE IT'S NEEDED.\n5. I HAVE PROPOSED THE SAME REFORMS FOR EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS\nIN HEALTH (16 PROGRAMS INTO ONE)\nEDUCATION (24 PROGRAMS INTO ONE)\nCHILD NUTRITION (15 PROGRAMS INTO ONE)\nCONSUMERISM\n- SOME HAVE URGED CREATION OF YET ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY TO LOOK\nOUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS. THEY ARGUE THAT THE EXISTING\nAGENCIES HAVE BECOME TOOLS OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND THERE-\nFORE WE NEED A COUNTERFORCE AGENCY,\n-\nIN MY BOOK THAT'S DEFEATISM OF THE WORST KIND. WHAT IT SAYS, IN\nEFFECT, IS THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE AGENCIES THEY\nCREATED TO HELP THEM AND THE ANSWER IS YET ANOTHER NEW AGENCY.\n-\nI SAY, LET'S MAKE THE AGENCIES WE ALREADY HAVE DO WHAT THEY\nARE SUPPOSED TO DO -- LOOK OUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF ALL OF THE\nAMERICAN PEOPLE, LET'S HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROTECTING\nTHE CONSUMER'S INTERESTS. LET'S THROW THE SPECIAL INTEREST\nGROUPS OUT.\n(OVER)\n- WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS:\n-- REPEALED TRADE LAWS THAT MADE CONSUMERS PAY HIGH PRICES,\n-- REDUCED RAILROAD REGULATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 90 YEARS.\n-- - STRENGTHENED ANTI-TRUST LAWS,\n-- REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK IMPOSED BY THE FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT ON THE PUBLIC BY 12% AND HAVE ORDERED FURTHER\nREDUCTIONS.\n-\nHAVE MAJOR REGULATORY REFORMS PENDING IN CONGRESS THAT WILL\nBENEFIT CONSUMERS -\n-- AIRLINE INDUSTRY\n-- BANKING INDUSTRY\n-- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION\nWELFARE\nTORD\nAMERICANS ARE GENEROUS AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE.\n1. WE HELP THOSE WHO ARE HELPLESS -- SICK, NEEDY, THE CHILDREN,\n2. BUT WE WORK HARD -- SHOULDN'T WASTE HELP ON THOSE WHO WON'T\nHELP THEMSELVES.\nTHAT'S WHY WE WANT TO:\n1. RAISE FOOD STAMP BENEFITS FOR OUR ELDERLY WHILE CUTTING\nTHEM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES.\n2. CONSOLIDATE 15 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS WHICH DO NOT REACH\n700,000 NEEDY CHILDREN, BUT DO SUBSIDIZE THE MEALS OF\nMANY CHILDREN FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES.\n3. REFORM WELFARE TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN\nA TRADE AND GET A GOOD JOB.\nEDUCATION\nI BELIEVE DEEPLY, FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, THAT EDUCATION IS\nTHE KEY TO A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS,\nMy POLICY HAS BEEN:\nFOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION\n-- TO PUT THE $ WHERE THE DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE;\n-- TO RETURN DECISION-MAKING TO PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND\nTAKE IT AWAY FROM FEDERAL OFFICIALS;\nBY COMBINING 24 NARROW PROGRAMS INTO ONE.\n(OVER)\nFOR HIGHER EDUCATION:\n-- TO SEE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A\nCOLLEGE EDUCATION:\n-- TO BEGIN NEW WAYS THROUGH THE TAX SYSTEM TO HELP MIDDLE\nINCOME FAMILIES COPE WITH COLLEGE EXPENSES; AND,\n-- HELP THOSE FAMILIES WHO SEND CHILDREN TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS,\nQ: Mr. President, the Commerce Department announced last week that our trade\ndeficit for this year had reached $2.6 billion and that the deficit\ncould reach $4 billion by the end of the year. Do you view the current\ntrade deficit as a threat to our domestic economy?\nA: Our 1976 trade deficit reflects in large measure the strength of the US\neconomic recovery which has increased demand in the United States more\nthan demand in many of our trading partners who have not recovered as\nrapidly as we have. But we do expect that as economic recovery proceeds\nabroad, the demand for our exports will further strengthen.\nWe must also recognize that the major part of our deficit is oil,\nwhich now accounts for approximately 25% of our total imports, with a\ncurrent value of $32-35 billion. This compares with around $7 billion in\n1973. Adoption of my comprehensive energy program would help in reducing\nthis cost by increasing domestic oil production and by encouraging\nenergy conservation in our homes, on the highways, and in the factories.\nGOVERNOR CARTER'S ANSWER BRINGS TO MIND A FAMILIAR\nQUOTE BY TEDDY ROOSEVELT WHO SAID: SPEAK SOFTLY AND\nCARRY A BIG STICK.\" GOVERNOR CARTER SEEMS TO BE SAYING,\nSPEAK LOUDLY AND CARRY A SMALL STICK -- - IT WON'T WORK\nNOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT\n1.\nMR. CARTER DOESN'T KNOW THE FACTS.\n2.\nMR. CARTER DOESN'T HAVE THE FULL PICTURE.\n3.\nMR. CARTER DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS.\n4.\n(DETENTE) I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU CALL IT -- LET ME\nTELL YOU WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.\n5.\n(HARRIS SURVEY) WHAT I WANT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE\nTO REALIZE IS\n6.\nALWAYS MAKE YOUR STRONGEST STATEMENT FIRST.\n? - 7.\nIN MY POSITION, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR APOLOGIES.\n8.\nLET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OR LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.\nREBUTTAL ON SECRECY CHARGE\nCARTER CHARGE: FOREIGN POLICY UNDER HAK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED UNDER\nA CLOAK OF SECRECY, LEADING TO MISTAKES IN VIETNAM,\nCAMBODIA, ANGOLA, CIA, ETC.\n(1) MY RECORD ON FOREIGN POLICY IS THERE FOR ALL TO SEE:\n-- THERE ARE NO SECRET DEALS.\n-- WE HAVE HELD AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH\nTHE CONGRESS TO KEEP THEM INFORMED.\n-- FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER THE SINAI AGREEMENT WAS REACHED, WE\nTURNED OVER THE FULLEST DOCUMENTATION IN CONGRESSIONAL\nHISTORY ON AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WASN'T EVEN A TREATY.\n(OVER)\n(2) DIPLOMACY CAN'T BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT CONFIDENTIALITY AND MR.\nCARTER KNOWS IT. WE WOULD THINK THAT DELICATE QUESTIONS OF ARMS\nCONTROLS OR THE MIDDLE EAST COULD BE NEGOTIATED IN THE GLARE OF\nTV LIGHTS. I MIGHT NOTE THAT OUR OWN CONSTITUTION WAS NEGOTIATED\nIN SECRET AND THE PROCEEDINGS WERE NOT PUBLISHED FOR 30 YEARS.\nBUT WHILE NEGOTIATIONS MUST SOMETIMES BE CONFIDENTIAL, THE\nRESULTS DO NOT AND ARE NOT. WE HAVE PROVIDED EXHAUSTIVE TESTIMONY\nAND WRITTEN RECORD FOR EVERY TREATY CONCLUDED IN THE PAST TWO\nYEARS.\n(3) WHILE MR. CARTER COMPLAINS ABOUT SECRET DIPLOMACY, HE AT THE\nSAME TIME PROPOSES \"UNPUBLICIZED\" NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SOVIETS ON\nTHE MIDDLE EAST. HE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.\nCARTER ON KISSINGER\n\"HE'S (KISSINGER) A REMARKABLE MAN AND A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.\nHE'S THE KIND OF PERSON WHO HAS A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF HUMOR AND\nWHO, I THINK, IS PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF HIS NATION IN A SUPER-\nLATIVE WAY DURING THE TIMES THAT ARE so TRYING TO US ALL. \"\nSPEECH, B'NAI B'RITH\nAPRIL 20, 1974\nWHO RUNS FOREIGN POLICY: KISSINGER OR FORD\nTHIS IS A SUBJECT THAT HAS ATTRACTED FAR MORE HEAT THAN LIGHT.\nLET ME TRY TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT.\nDR. KISSINGER HAPPENS TO BE A SUPERB SECRETARY OF STATE.\nTHE CONSTITUTION GIVES THE PRESIDENT AWESOME RESPONSIBILITIES\nIN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN POLICY. THE UNITED STATES IS THE KEYSTONE OF\nTHE SECURITY OF THE FREE WORLD. JUST AS TRUMAN CHOSE ACHESON, I\nWANT A STRONG, ACTIVE SECRETARY OF STATE. HENRY KISSINGER IS JUST THAT.\nBUT I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU WHERE THE FINAL RESPONSIBILITY RESTS\nFOR DECISIONS SHAPING THE OVERALL DIRECTION AND THRUST OF AMERICAN\nFOREIGN POLICY. THAT RESPONSIBILITY RESTS IN THE OVAL OFFICE: IT HAS\n(OVER)\nBEEN THERE IN THE PAST AND IT REMAINS THERE TODAY. IT IS THE PRESIDENT\n-- AND ONLY THE PRESIDENT -- WHO CAN DECIDE WHERE TO SEND OUR TROOPS,\nWHO CAN DECIDE HOW MANY MISSILES AND BOMBERS AND SHIPS WE NEED TO\nPROTECT OUR SECURITY, AND WHO CAN DECIDE WHETHER THE MOMENT OF\nTRUTH HAS ARRIVED IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. THE RESPONSIBILITY IS MINE\nAND I AND NO ONE ELSE DISCHARGES THAT RESPONSIBILITY.\nHELSINKI SUCCESS\nIMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HELSINKI SUMMIT OUR ALLY THE\nFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE\nGOVERNMENT OF POLAND UNDER WHICH POLAND AGREED TO PERMIT AT\nLEAST 125,000 ETHNIC GERMANS RESIDING IN POLAND TO EMIGRATE TO THE\nFRG OVER A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. UNDER THE AGREEMENT MONTHLY\nEMIGRATION FROM POLAND TO THE FRG INCREASED FROM ABOUT 300 IN\nAUGUST 1975 TO OVER 2,500 IN MAY 1976. THE FRG HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED\nTHAT MONTHLY EMIGRATION OF ETHNIC GERMANS FROM THE SOVIET UNION\nTO THE FRG INCREASED FROM 364 IN AUGUST OF 1975 TO 1, 129 IN AUGUST\n1976.\nCARTER'S ENERGY PROPOSAL\n1) SHUFFLES BOXES ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHART RATHER THAN SOLVING\nSUBSTANTIVE PROBLEMS. CREATES AN ORGANIZATIONAL TINKER TOY,\n2) MIXES REGULATORY AND ENERGY PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, THEREBY\nPOSSIBLY SUBJECTING INDEPENDENT REGULATORY COMMISSIONS TO\nUNDUE\nINDUCE POLITICAL INFLUENCE.\n3) CARTER'S PLAN CONTAINS NOTHING NOT COVERED IN MY COMPREHENSIVE\nENERGY POLICY CONTAINED IN THE 1975 STATE OF THE UNION\nMESSAGE. PROGRAM EITHER BLOCKED BY CONGRESS OR BEING\nIMPLEMENTED.\nCARTER'S ENERGY PROPOSAL\nMR. CARTER'S FOUR-PAGE PRESS RELEASE ON ENERGY ORGANIZA-\nTION REVEALS HIS UNFAMILIARITY WITH BOTH ENERGY POLICY AND\nFEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION.\nRATHER THAN DEALING WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE PROBLEMS, HE\nSHUFFLES BOXES ON AN ORGANIZATION CHART, CREATING THE ILLUSION\nOF PROGRESS, BUT AVOIDING THE NECESSITY FOR CHOICES. FOR THE\nMOST PART, THE CARTER PROPOSAL IS LITTLE MORE THAN A CUT AND\nPASTE JOB FROM THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONAL MANUAL AND A\nCOLLECTION OF PREVIOUS PROPOSALS WHICH THE CONGRESS HAS SHOWN\nITSELF UNWILLING TO ACT ON,\nIN SHARP CONTRAST TO THIS ORGANIZATIONAL TINKER TOY, I\nHAVE MADE THE HARD DECISIONS AND ANNOUNCED A TOUGH, COMPRE-\nHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY IN MY 1975 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS,\nCONGRESS AND MR. CARTER HAVE YET TO MAKE THESE DIFFICULT\nCHOICES,\nIN THOSE CASES WHERE MR. CARTER HAS ADDED SOMETHING NEW,\nHE RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN HE ANSWERS, FOR EXAMPLE, HE\nELIMINATES SOME INDEPENDENT REGULATORY FUNCTIONS, PLACING\nTHE ACTIVITIES IN A CABINET AGENCY, AND THEN SAYS THAT IT\nWILL BE NECESSARY \"To ESTABLISH BUFFERS TO ENSURE THAT\nFUNCTIONS ARE INSULATED FROM UNDUE POLITICAL INFLUENCE.\"\nBUT THIS, OF COURSE, IS PRECISELY WHY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY\nCOMMISSIONS HAVE BEEN CREATED SEPARATE FROM AGENCIES THAT\nPROMOTE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY\n2\nCOMMISSIONS ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF A POLITICAL\nAPPOINTEE.\nMR. CARTER'S PROPOSAL APPEARS TO REMOVE THIS IMPORTANT\n\"BUFFER\" AGAINST IMPROPER POLITICAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE\nREGULATORY COMMISSIONS.\nAs TO MR. CARTER'S OTHER ENERGY PROPOSALS TO PRODUCE\nMORE ENERGY DOMESTICALLY, THE PLAIN FACT IS THAT THEY HAVE\nEITHER BEEN PROPOSED BY ME IN MY 1975 STATE OF THE UNION\nMESSAGE -- AND BLOCKED BY CONGRESS -- OR THEY ARE NOW BEING\nIMPLEMENTED BY MY ADMINISTRATION.\nFIRST REBUTTAL\nTHE HAS SEEN\nI EXPECT TO HAVE AMPLE TIME THIS EVENING TO PRESENT MY\nVIEWS -- WHICH DIFFER SHARPLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED BY MR.\nCARTER -- ON (INSERT SUBJECT OF CARTER'S FIRST ANSWER).\nBUT OUR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS ON ALL THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES\nMUST BE JUDGED BY THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE\nCENTRAL ISSUE OF THIS CAMPAIGN: WHICH MAN BY VIRTUE OF\nEXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND WISDOM WARRANTS THE\nTRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?\nTHE PEOPLE CAN MAKE THIS JUDGMENT BY COMPARING MY SPECIFIC\nPOLICIES AND RECORD WITH MR. CARTER'S CAMPAIGN PROMISES -\nI AM FOR LOWER TAXES FOR ALL AMERICANS. MR. CARTER\nSAID HE WILL RAISE TAXES FOR ALL THOSE OVER THE\n\"MEDIAN\" INCOME LEVEL -- THAT'S THREE OUT OF EVERY\nFIVE TAXPAYERS,\nI AM FOR LESS GOVERNMENT AND LESS FEDERAL SPENDING.\nMR. CARTER HAS A PLATFORM WHICH DEMANDS MORE GOVERN-\nMENT AND MORE SPENDING.\nMy VISION FOR OUR THIRD CENTURY IS ONE OF GREATER\nFREEDOM FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND FOR EVERY FAMILY.\nMR. CARTER'S RHETORIC IS FOR MORE GOVERNMENT,\nU. S. UNIFORMED MILITARY\nAUGUST 31, 1974\n2,153,481\nAUGUST 31, 1976\n(preliminary)\n2,084,763\n68,718\nNOTE: Current authorization is 2,100,000\nBIG GOVERNMENT QUESTION (OSHA, FEA, EPA)\nThe larger issue you are raising,\nis whether this Administration is serious about\nwanting to reduce the burden of Big Government in\nthe United States. We are dead serious, and here's\nwhat we've done in 25 months:\n-- We've cut back Federal paperwork and the forms\nthat people fill out by over 10%.\n-- We've reduced the size of the Federal bureau-\ncracy by 11,000 employees and we've cut the size of\nthe White House staff,\n-- We've asked the Congress to cut the growth rate\nof Federal spending by 50%.\n-- Most importantly, we've cut taxes. And if I'm\nelected, we're going to cut taxes again.\nThe only way to hold down the cost of living in the\nUnited States is to hold down the cost of government.\nAs to the specific agencies you questioned, let me\nsay this:\n-- The Environmental Protection Agency and the\nOccupational Health and Safety Administration were both\ncreated in the last Administration. The environment must\nbe protected, and I intend to keep EPA in business. On\nthe other hand, OSHA has issued far too many burdensome\nregulations in my opinion and I intend to rein it in; by\ncontrast, my opponent wants to expand the powers of OSHA.\n- 2 -\n-- As to the Federal Energy Administration, it\nwas created to solve a specific problem: the short-\nterm energy crisis. We are solving that problem,\nand over the next four years, FEA is going to be phased\nout.\nMy policy is to phase out as many useless program\nand agencies as possible. Some will be replaced by\nnew agencies as new problems arise. But the for the\nrest, let's save the money and give it back to the\nAmerican taxpayer. That's why I want a $10 billion\ntax cut for the American people.\nNIXON - FORD (WATERGATE/TRUST)\nWhat I've tried to give our country is the kind of leadership they\ncan count on in good times and bad -- one that stands up and speaks out\nfor the people's rights, but a little less frantic and noisy, and a little\nsteadier and quieter than in recent years. I believe it has helped us\nhave solid and steady recovery these past two years, and I'm proud to\nbe part of it.\nThe pardon is one example of this kind of healing leadership.\nWhen I faced that decision, our country was in one of the most\ndivided and rancorous periods in all our history. It was terribly important --\nand urgent -- that we be brought together again.\nI can remember very clearly -- better I am sure than anyone in\nthis theatre -- (looking into the TV camera) and probably better than\nanyone watching on television -- the raw emotions of those days in\nAugust of 1974. There was distrust and anger and a vindictive spirit --\ndiverting us all from great issues and poisoning the political life of our\ncountry.\nThat recollection is still vivid with me, and because of it, if faced\nwith the same circumstances, I would make the same decision again. I am\ncertain in my mind that this decision contributed a great deal to the\nhealing and recent progress of America, and equally certain that a long delay\nof that decision would have done very serious damage in many ways to the\nAmerican people.\nNIXON - FORD DOMESTIC CONTINUITY\nWhen I came into office, I must tell you that I\nwas less concerned with the question of what Nixon\nthan\npolicies to continue I was with the overriding\nquestion of\nhow to turn the ship of state\naround. It takes\nminutes to turn an aircraft\ncarrier into the opposite direction, but it takes many,\nmany months -- and sometimes years -- to turn the\nship of state around. But that's what we've done in\nthe past 25 months.\n-- Twenty five months ago, inflation was shooting\nup at 12% a year and we were hurtling toward a recession.\nToday inflation is less than 6% and the economy is in\nthe midst of a strong recovery.\n-- Twenty five months ago, America was still mired\nin Southeast Asia and our allies doubted our leadership.\nToday America is at peace and we have restored our\nleadership.\n-- Twenty five months ago, Americans had lost their\nfaith and trust in the White House. Today, that faith\nand trust has been restored.\nI have never tried to total up how many of our policies\ncome from the last Administration and how many are new. I\nam much more interested in solving the country's problems.\n-2-\nAnd I can also tell you that I am proud of the\nmany new initiatives we have put forward to solve those\nproblems:\n-- Under this Administration, taxes have been cut\nand I'm fighting to cut them again.\n-- Under this Administration, the nation for the\nfirst time has a national energy policy.\n-- Under this Administration, the nation for the\nfirst time in half a century is making a concerted\nattack on government red tape and bureaucracy.\nI am happy to go to the American people and ask\nthem to judge me on the basis of the last 25 months\nand the goals that I am setting for the next four years.\nQ: Why do you not have a balance budget?\nA: The quickest, surest way to eliminate our huge\n$60 billion deficit is to do it gradually -- the way I\nhave recommended.\nIf we tried to eliminate the deficit overnight, we\nwould have SO disrupted the economy as to make it even\nmore difficult to get the budget back into balance."
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