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The original documents are located in Box 47, folder "1975/07/02 - Senior Staff Meeting" of the James M. Cannon 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.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 47 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1975 8:00 a.m. R.S- - Heavy, Roosevelt stut Room m the Senate 7/17 Houmin - Bill / righty 1:45 Goery Ashley Brown The congrament Phodes - wants Towiron good redin - so let's Dawd Mathews 7/ 10TH or 1/TH TO Begin' Hears n- value 107H FORD & GERALD LIBRARY August / - Congun vern again A List- - Mush ut , tews . of high prienty Wox Re mutua Mullips Nep poticy Corentle FORD & LIBRARI Josh month HM, 8 Mooting 1 GERALD ven GERAED R. FORD U June Dear Mr. Grele: Thanks for your recent letter of June 16, 1975. I appreciate your idea of possibly incorporating the town meetings as a part of the Bicentennial sound and film archive to be housed in the Library of Congress. And, I believe it merits consideration by others here on the staff charged with the Bicentennial. With thanks and best regards, Sincerely James M. Cannon Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs Mr. Ronald J. Grele Project Consultant Bicentennial Archive Project SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION Statler Hilton Hotel New York, New York 10001 FORD is GENALD university or Wisconsin Evanston, IL CUZU! PATRICK KENNICOTT National Office: STATLER HILTON HOTEL SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, N. Y, 10001 FOUNDED 1914 (212) PE 6-6625 June 16, 1975 Mr. James M. Cannon Senior Domestic Adviser White House Washington, DC Dear Mr. Cannon: I read with interest the article in today's Times on the planned town meetings across the nation. As the enclosed "overview" notes, the Speech Communication Association is in the process of establishing a Bicentennial sound and film archive to be housed in the Library of Congress. If there are plans to either film or record the suggested town meetings such a record would be a fine addition to such an archive. If there are no such plans as of now, may I suggest that you or your staff consider such a proposal with the aim of eventually collecting and depositing such materials in one central location. If the town meetings are held, they could provide a unique record of the life and concerns of the American people in the Bicentennial year. I do hope it is a record that can be preserved. Thank you for your kindness and consideration. Sincerely, Ronald Grele Ronald J. Grele Project Consultant Bicentennial Archive Project RJG/rjc enclosure GERALD FORD President First Vice-President Second Vice-President National Office Publishers of: HERMAN COHEN LLOYD F. BITZER WALLACE A. BACON Executive Secretary The Quarterly Journal of Speech: Department of Speech Department of Department of Interpretation WILLIAM WORK School Sneech Soeech Menographs Ta OVERVIEW A Non-Print Bicentennial Archive Properly conceived and properly organized, the records of the American Bicentennial celebration will become a significant and profound collection of materials reflecting the historical consciousness of the nation. The bicentennial year calls upon us to assess where we are as a nation, urges us to reflect on how we became what we are, and challenges us to consider where we may go in the future. We are asked, in effect, to articulate our vision of our own culture and history. This articulation, if systematically collected, organized, and made accessible, will constitute an important record of our society in a unique period of our history. While many efforts are underway to preserve the written record of the Bicentennial, no major attempt has been organized to collect such non-print materials as audio and video tapes and films that are produced as part of the celebration. The Speech Communication Association (SCA), drawing upon its own heritage and membership interests, has applied to the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) for funds to establish and organize just such an archive. To date, two planning grants have been received by the SCA, and the project is now moving toward implementation. Further, ARBA has secured approval for an allocation of $140,000 to be available after July 1, 1975, if an equal sum can be raised from the private sector. While SCA proposes to contribute substantially to the support of the project from its own resources, a minimum of an additional $75,000 is needed. The original project planning committee, the members of which represented a wide range of interests and expertise has determined that the Library of Congress has the most suitable resources for housing the Archive. Preliminary discussions with staff members there suggest the high probability that the Archive will become a part of the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. The planning committee also decided that the themes and topics of the American Issues Forum (attached), a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will provide a useful organizing taxonomy for the Archive. While the project will rely heavily upon voluntary contributions, the collection will also include a limited number of solicited and commissioned items of special importance or interest. Guidelines on recording quality, legal rights and restrictions, and cataloging will be generated and distributed by the project staff. These guidelines will be as flexible as possible, consistent with Library of Congress practices and preferences. The Archive will provide a repository for both commercially produced sight and sound recordings and for more spontaneous recordings of the Bicentennial observance. Together, the materials collected should provide a balanced, pluralistic reflection of the nation's self-image in the two hundredth year of its founding During this final planning period, we are seeking to establish a broad base of interest and support. Your suggestions are needed; we welcome your inquiries. If you know of projects or programs, recordings of which should be housed in the Archive, please let us know. If you- or an organization with which you are affiliated-- would like to play an active role in the project, we will welcome learning of such interest. Many thanks. FORD William Work Ronald J. Grele Project Director & Executive Secretary Project Consultant Speech Communication Association (May-June, 1975) Statler Hilton Hotel New York, N.Y. 10001 (Note: After August 1, 1975, SCA headquarters will be at: 5205 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041) VI. The sixth month: February 8 through March 6, 1976 American Issues Forum Calendar of Topics "The Business of America. " February B: 1. Private Enterprine In the Marketplace February 15: 2. Empire Building: Cornering the Mark The first month: August 31 through September 27, 1975 February 22: 3. Subsidizing and Regulating: Controlling the Economy "A Nation of Nations" February 29: 4. Selling the Consumer August 31: 1. The Founding Peoples September 7: 2. Two Centuries of Immigrants VII. The seventh month: March 7 through April 3, 1976 September 14: 3. Out of Many, One September 21: 4. We Pledge Allegiance America in the World March 7: 1. The American "Dream" Among L. The second month: September 28 through October 25, 1975 Nations March 14: 2. The Economic Dimension The Land of Plenty March 21: 3. A Power in the World September 28: 1. A Shrinking Frontier? March 28: 4. A Nation Among Nations October 5: 2. The Sprawling City October 12: 3. Use and Abuse in the Land of Plenty VIII. The eighth month: April 4 through May 1, 1976 October 19: 4. Who Owns the Land Growing Up in America I. The third month: October 26 through November 22, 1975 April 4: 1. The Ametican Family "Certain Unalienable Rights" April 11: 2. Education for Work and Life April 18: 3. "In God We Trust" October 26: 1. Freedom of Speech, Assembly and April 25: 4. A Sense of Belonging Religion November 2: 2, Freedom of the Press IX. The ninth month: May 2 through May 29, 1976 November 9: 3. Freedom from Search and Seizure November 16: 4. Equal Protection Under the Law Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness May 2: 1. The Rugged Individualist IV. The fourth month: November 23 through December 20, 1975 May 9: 2. The Dream of Success May 16: 3. The Pursuit of Pleasure "A More Perfect Union"; The American Government May 23: 4. The Fruits of Wisdom November 23: 1. "In Congress Assembled A Representative Legislature November 30: 2. A President: An Elected Executive December 7: 3. "The Government": The Growth of Bureaucracy December 14: 4. "By Consent of the States..." R.FORD LIBRARY V. The fifth month: January 11 through February 7, 1976 023320 Working in America January 11: 1. The American Work Ethic January 18: 2. Organization of the Labor Force January 25: 3. The Welfare State: Providing a Livelihood February 1: 4. Enjoying the Fruits of Labor THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON upm Governor Rhodes wants two seats on AF 1 from Cincinnati to Cleveland, himself and Dave Thomas 2 Wants to know xwhat we are going to do about the shale gas. I told him Frank Zarb is work ing on his five goint plan he left with the President. M When do we want Ohio Republicans to endorse the President? FORD : LIBRARY 07/830 ORIGINAL DRAFT/FORT McHENRY/JOMarsh/6-26-75 We meet here at twilight's last gleaming. The casement walls and silent cannon of Fort McHenry bear quiet testimony to a nation's travail on another night in another age. Francis Scott Key enshrined forever those events in 1814. The patroitism and national pride surrounding our flag, our country and their defense that night are our heritage in song and verse. The Star Spangled Banner is an expression of love of country. We must not become so sophisticated, or SO blase, that we ignore these simple but eloquent lessons from our past. We need to remind ourselves that America really is "the land of the free and the home of the brave. 11 -2- The hallmark of our first century was the establishment of our government. In the face of great odds, 13 disparate colonies were to become a fledging nation. Its future was insecure. In the first 100 years, the Western Movement accelerated -- vast territories were acquired, states joined the Union, Constitutional issues were raised. Wars were fought, none more devastating than the one that turned American against American. Yet from that terrible holocaust, it was resolved this Nation would not exist half slave - half free. The NACAD Union was preserved. By our Centennial in 1876, the American Republic had been established. Of this, there was no doubt, either at home or abroad. Our Second Century has been marked by the growth of American -3- industrial and economic power. The pioneer spirit which carried us west, turned to new frontiers. Railroads spanned the continent and became a web of steel, linking city to city, region to region, town to town. The automobile and Henry Ford's assembly line changed for- ever transportation and the manufacturing process. The Wrights mastered powered flight at Kitty Hawk. The age of flight was born. "The Eagle Has Landed" is a symbolic cry that describes the leadership of this Nation in a thousand endeavors that have benefited mankind. The telegram, the telephone, radio, television - all are part of the communications revolution of our Second Century. Science, medicine, agricultural production, marketing, these have been just a few of the modern frontiers since 1876. -4- The Third Century, I believe, will be one that challenges individualism. Man today finds himself in a modern world, confronted by mass. Dwarfed by bigness, loney in a sea of people the anthill existence must not be the price of a modern age. Government's grown too large and bureaucratic, pit the individual against a frustrating statism. In America our sovereign is the citizen. Governments exist to serve people. The state is the creatureof the populace. These are fundamental propositions to remember as we observe the Bicentennial. Today in the 199th year of our Independence, we stand at the threshold of a great American Experience. Let us make the coming year a great year on America's agenda of achievement. As we move to the Bicentennial of American Independence, -5- let us think of where we will be and what we can achieve by the next July 4th -- by the next decade -- by the 200th Anniversary of our Constitution -- and by the Year 2000. By these yardsticks, let us measure our progress on the course we set for ourselves and out Nation. Let us resolve that this shall be an era of hope rather than despair. Let us resolve that it shall be an era of achievement rather than of apathy. Let us resolve that it shall be a time of promise rather than of regret. The countdown to Independence 200 has begun. For each of us, each day from today should be a step forward to Achievement-USA. The Bicentennial Year for each of us should be a year of self-examination and individual accomplishment. Quality and -6- permanence should be the hallmarks of everything we do. Let us pursue programs that shall enhance the quality of our lifes. To form a more perfect union, we need to learn more of our country and its people. Americans need to understand other Americans and appreciate the diversity of our land. Boundaries of regionalism and urbanization must give way to an understanding of one nation and one people. In the coming year, we must be certain the Bicentennial is a nationwide event. The American Revolution and its legacy belong to each of the states and our far flung territories. The ideas that were forged and fought for in the 13 colonies crossed the Appalachias, they followed the Conestoga wagons and rode with the Pony Express. They crossed the Mississippi and Missouri, spanned the plains and the deserts. They belong as - -7- much to the West Coast as they do to the East. Wherever the American flag went, also went the concepts of this great Republic. American Clipper ships took the story to the far corners of the earth. American jet liners carry it everyday across the skies of distant lands. Indeed, this event does not belong just to Americans. The appreciation of our past is essential to understanding the present and charting a course for the future. Every American can enrich the quality of the Bicentennial by looking at the past. The saga of our Country is an inspiring one. It has been told not only by historians, but in poetry, prose and song. Let us read again the writings of our great poets and authors who recount the life and times of these last 200 years. The Buckskin Tales, the world of Washington Irving, Bret Harte's story of the American - -8- West, Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and the immortal Tom Sawyer of Mark Twain - these are only a small part of a rich literary heritage we share and can enjoy. It is my hope that at every school where the American flag flies, there shall be in the coming year a concentrated effort in the classroom to study, discuss and portray these 200 years of the American Experience. There are thousands of communities located in all the states engaged in some form of Bicentennial project. These projects cover a broad range -- from civic improvements to pageants. I would make the following appeal to every American at this time. First, make inquiry to see whether your community, or county, does have a Bicentennial program. - -9- Second, if it does, seek to participate. Third, if it does not, take steps now to start one. If you need information, direct your inquiry to me at the White House. I would urge that every community seek to make its program as meaningful as possible to as many as possible. It should stress the American Experience including the history, culture, achievements and values we associate with out way of life. The best criteria is a program which when viewed in a year, a decade, a century hence continues to have meaning to the community and is identified with the event that inspired it. The Year 200 - a quarter of a century hence - is not simply the end of a century, it is the close of an age. The end of one millennium, the beginning of a new. - -10- It marks a 1000 years of human history that began in the depths of the Dark Ages. The American Revolution is the greatest progression in Western Man's march to freedom and the opportunity for individual achievement. The Declaration of Independence is a benchmark along man's road as he has sought to pursue happiness. Although those few years from Concord Bridge to Yorktown are hardly the wink of an eye when we view the total age, they are of profound influence. The shot fired at Concord Bridge has been heard around the world. The Young Republic is today a great and strong nation. It does reflect the values of its Declaration, its Constitution, its Bill of -11- Rights. It has influenced the destiny of millions beyond our shores. It still remains the greatest hope for mankind. I am convinced when historians view the sweep of a thousand years of history, they will view this nation's experience and conclude that from Revolution there came a Renaissance, in human freedom and individual opportunity. This Renaissance shall be called American. Let us begin now to commemorate in a way that shall endure to our posterity this legacy with its blessings of Liberty for all. DRAFT/FORT McHENRY/JOMarsh/6-26-75 EDITED DRAFT We meet here at twilight's last gleaming. The casement walls and silent cannon of Fort McHenry bear quiet testimony to a nation's travail on another night in another age. Francis Scott Key enshrined forever those events in 1814. The patroitism and national pride surrounding our flag, our country and their defense that night are our heritage in song and verse. The Star Spangled Banner is an expression of love of country. We must not become so sophisticated, or so blase, that we ignore these simple but eloquent lessons from our past. We need to remind ourselves that America really is "the land of the free and the home of the brave. 11 -2- The hallmark of our first century was the establishment of our government. By our Centennial in 1876, the American Republic had been established. Of this, there was no doubt, either at home or abroad. Our Second Century has been marked by the growth of American industrial and economic power. The pioneer spirit which carried us west, turned to new frontiers. The Third Century, I believe, will be one that challenges individualism. Today in the 199th year of our Independence, we stand at the threshold of a great American Experience. Let us make the coming year a great year on America's agenda of achievement. As we move to the Bicentennial of American Independence, -3-1 let us think of where we will be and what we can achieve by the next July 4th -- by the next decade -- by the 200th Anniversary of our Constitution -- and by the Year 2000. By these yardsticks, let us measure our progress on the course we set for ourselves and out Nation. Let us resolve that this shall be an era of hope rather than despair. Let us resolve that it shall be an era of achievement rather than of apathy. Let us resolve that it shall be a time of promise rather than of regret. The countdown to Independence 200 has begun. For each of us, each day from today should be a step forward to Achievement-USA. The Bicentennial Year for each of us should be a year of self-examination and individual accomplishment. Quality and -4- - permanence should be the hallmarks of everything we do. Let us pursue programs that shall enhance the quality of our lifes. To form a more perfect union, we need to learn more of our country and its people. Americans need to understand other Americans and appreciate the diversity of our land. Boundaries of regionalism and urbanization must give way to an understanding of one nation and one people. In the coming year, we must be certain the Bicentennial is a nationwide event. The American Revolution and its legacy belong to each of the states and our far flung territories. The ideas that were forged and fought for in the 13 colonies crossed the Appalachias, they followed the Conestoga wagons and rode with the Pony Express. They crossed the Mississippi and Missouri, spanned the plains and the deserts. They belong as -5- much to the West Coast as they do to the East. Wherever the American flag went, also went the concepts of this great Republic. American Clipper ships took the story to the far corners of the earth. American jet liners carry it everyday across the skies of distant lands. Indeed, this event does not belong just to 7 Americans. The appreciation of our past is essential to understanding the present and charting a course for the future. Every American can enrich the quality of the Bicentennial by looking at the past. The saga of our Country is an inspiring one. It has been told not only by historians, but in poetry, prose and song. Let us read again the writings of our great poets and authors who recount the life and times of these last 200 years. The Buckskin Tales, the world of Washington Irving, Bret Harte's story of the American -6- West, Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and the immortal Tom Sawyer of Mark Twain - these are only a small part of a rich literary heritage we share and can enjoy. It is my hope that at every school where the American flag flies, there shall be in the coming year a concentrated effort in the classroom to study, discuss and portray these 200 years of the American Experience. In even hour, did um A. There are thousands of communities located in all the states engaged in some form of Bicentennial project. These projects cover a broad range -- from civic improvements to pageants. I would make the following appeal to every American at this time. First, make inquiry to see whether your community, or county, does have a Bicentennial program. GERALD FORD LIBRARY -7- Second, if it does, seek I to participate. Third, if it does not, take steps now to start one. If you need WRITE information, direct your inquiry to me at the White House. and I would urge that every community seek to make its program as meaningful as possible to as many as possible. It should stress the American Experience including the history, culture, achievements and values we associate with out way of life. The best criteria is a program which when viewed in a year, a decade, a century hence continues to have meaning to the community and is identified with the event that inspired it. The Year 200 - a quarter of a century hence - is not simply the end of a century, it is the close of an age. The end of one millennium, the beginning of a new. FORD & GERALD LIBRARY 2000 In it 7" - w wh mm 2000 -8- It marks a 1000 years of human history that began in the Thorn an The you depths of the Dark Ages. The American Revolution is the greatest progression in Western Man's march to freedom and the opportunity for individual achievement. The Declaration of Independence is a benchmark along man's road as he has sought to pursue happiness. Although those few years from Concord Bridge to Yorktown are hardly the wink of an eye when we view the total age, they are of profound influence. The shot fired at Concord Bridge has been heard around the world. and it member too stri The Young Republic is today a great and strong nation. It does reflect the values of its Declaration, its Constitution, its Bill of FORD : QERALD LIBRARY - -9- Rights. It has influenced the destiny of millions beyond our shores. It still remains the greatest hope for mankind. I am convinced when historians view the sweep of a thousand years of history, they will view this nation's experience and conclude that from Revolution there came a Renaissance. in human freedom and individual opportunity. This Renaissance shall be called American. Let us begin now to commemorate in a way that shall endure to our posterity this legacy with its blessings of Liberty for all. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON July 1, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: JIM CANNON FROM: DICK CHENEY D Jim, we need a status report on the problem of coyote control by the Environmental Protection Agency. The issue has come up again, and we'd like a report on exactly where the matter stands. cc: Jim Connor Repation To Thursday 6/26 Direased Proviered por That web being staffed 22 FORD & LIBRARY GERALD

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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 47, folder \"1975/07/02 - Senior Staff Meeting\" of\nthe James M. Cannon Files 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.\nDigitized from Box 47 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nWHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1975\n8:00 a.m.\nR.S- - Heavy, Roosevelt stut Room m the\nSenate 7/17\nHoumin - Bill / righty\n1:45\nGoery Ashley Brown\nThe congrament\nPhodes - wants Towiron\ngood redin - so let's\nDawd Mathews 7/ 10TH or 1/TH\nTO Begin' Hears\nn- value 107H\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nAugust / - Congun vern again\nA List- - Mush ut , tews . of high\nprienty\nWox\nRe\nmutua\nMullips\nNep poticy Corentle\nFORD & LIBRARI\nJosh month\nHM,\n8\nMooting\n1 GERALD ven GERAED R. FORD\nU\nJune\nDear Mr. Grele:\nThanks for your recent letter of June 16, 1975.\nI appreciate your idea of possibly incorporating the\ntown meetings as a part of the Bicentennial sound and\nfilm archive to be housed in the Library of Congress.\nAnd, I believe it merits consideration by others here\non the staff charged with the Bicentennial.\nWith thanks and best regards,\nSincerely\nJames M. Cannon\nAssistant to the President\nfor Domestic Affairs\nMr. Ronald J. Grele\nProject Consultant\nBicentennial Archive Project\nSPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION\nStatler Hilton Hotel\nNew York, New York 10001\nFORD is GENALD\nuniversity or Wisconsin\nEvanston, IL CUZU!\nPATRICK KENNICOTT\nNational Office:\nSTATLER HILTON HOTEL\nSPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION\nNEW YORK, N. Y, 10001\nFOUNDED 1914\n(212) PE 6-6625\nJune 16, 1975\nMr. James M. Cannon\nSenior Domestic Adviser\nWhite House\nWashington, DC\nDear Mr. Cannon:\nI read with interest the article in today's Times on the planned town\nmeetings across the nation.\nAs the enclosed \"overview\" notes, the Speech Communication Association is in\nthe process of establishing a Bicentennial sound and film archive to be housed\nin the Library of Congress. If there are plans to either film or record the\nsuggested town meetings such a record would be a fine addition to such an\narchive. If there are no such plans as of now, may I suggest that you or your\nstaff consider such a proposal with the aim of eventually collecting and\ndepositing such materials in one central location.\nIf the town meetings are held, they could provide a unique record of the life\nand concerns of the American people in the Bicentennial year. I do hope it is\na record that can be preserved.\nThank you for your kindness and consideration.\nSincerely,\nRonald Grele\nRonald J. Grele\nProject Consultant\nBicentennial Archive Project\nRJG/rjc\nenclosure\nGERALD FORD\nPresident\nFirst Vice-President\nSecond Vice-President\nNational Office\nPublishers of:\nHERMAN COHEN\nLLOYD F. BITZER\nWALLACE A. BACON\nExecutive Secretary\nThe Quarterly Journal of Speech:\nDepartment of Speech\nDepartment of\nDepartment of Interpretation\nWILLIAM WORK\nSchool Sneech\nSoeech Menographs Ta\nOVERVIEW\nA Non-Print Bicentennial Archive\nProperly conceived and properly organized, the records of the American Bicentennial celebration will\nbecome a significant and profound collection of materials reflecting the historical consciousness of the nation.\nThe bicentennial year calls upon us to assess where we are as a nation, urges us to reflect on how we became what\nwe are, and challenges us to consider where we may go in the future. We are asked, in effect, to articulate our\nvision of our own culture and history. This articulation, if systematically collected, organized, and made\naccessible, will constitute an important record of our society in a unique period of our history.\nWhile many efforts are underway to preserve the written record of the Bicentennial, no major attempt has been\norganized to collect such non-print materials as audio and video tapes and films that are produced as part of the\ncelebration. The Speech Communication Association (SCA), drawing upon its own heritage and membership interests,\nhas applied to the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) for funds to establish and organize just\nsuch an archive. To date, two planning grants have been received by the SCA, and the project is now moving toward\nimplementation. Further, ARBA has secured approval for an allocation of $140,000 to be available after July 1, 1975,\nif an equal sum can be raised from the private sector. While SCA proposes to contribute substantially to the support\nof the project from its own resources, a minimum of an additional $75,000 is needed.\nThe original project planning committee, the members of which represented a wide range of interests and expertise\nhas determined that the Library of Congress has the most suitable resources for housing the Archive. Preliminary\ndiscussions with staff members there suggest the high probability that the Archive will become a part of the\npermanent collection of the Library of Congress.\nThe planning committee also decided that the themes and topics of the American Issues Forum (attached), a project\nof the National Endowment for the Humanities, will provide a useful organizing taxonomy for the Archive. While the\nproject will rely heavily upon voluntary contributions, the collection will also include a limited number of\nsolicited and commissioned items of special importance or interest.\nGuidelines on recording quality, legal rights and restrictions, and cataloging will be generated and distributed\nby the project staff. These guidelines will be as flexible as possible, consistent with Library of Congress\npractices and preferences. The Archive will provide a repository for both commercially produced sight and sound\nrecordings and for more spontaneous recordings of the Bicentennial observance. Together, the materials collected\nshould provide a balanced, pluralistic reflection of the nation's self-image in the two hundredth year of its founding\nDuring this final planning period, we are seeking to establish a broad base of interest and support. Your\nsuggestions are needed; we welcome your inquiries. If you know of projects or programs, recordings of\nwhich should be housed in the Archive, please let us know. If you- or an organization with which you are\naffiliated-- would like to play an active role in the project, we will welcome learning of such interest.\nMany thanks.\nFORD\nWilliam Work\nRonald J. Grele\nProject Director & Executive Secretary\nProject Consultant\nSpeech Communication Association\n(May-June, 1975)\nStatler Hilton Hotel\nNew York, N.Y. 10001\n(Note: After August 1, 1975, SCA headquarters will be at: 5205 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041)\nVI. The sixth month: February 8 through March 6, 1976\nAmerican Issues Forum Calendar of Topics\n\"The Business of America. \"\nFebruary B:\n1. Private Enterprine In the Marketplace\nFebruary 15:\n2. Empire Building: Cornering the Mark\nThe first month: August 31 through September 27, 1975\nFebruary 22:\n3. Subsidizing and Regulating:\nControlling the Economy\n\"A Nation of Nations\"\nFebruary 29:\n4. Selling the Consumer\nAugust 31:\n1. The Founding Peoples\nSeptember 7:\n2. Two Centuries of Immigrants\nVII. The seventh month: March 7 through April 3, 1976\nSeptember 14:\n3. Out of Many, One\nSeptember 21:\n4. We Pledge Allegiance\nAmerica in the World\nMarch 7:\n1. The American \"Dream\" Among\nL. The second month: September 28 through October 25, 1975\nNations\nMarch 14:\n2. The Economic Dimension\nThe Land of Plenty\nMarch 21:\n3. A Power in the World\nSeptember 28:\n1. A Shrinking Frontier?\nMarch 28:\n4. A Nation Among Nations\nOctober 5:\n2. The Sprawling City\nOctober 12:\n3. Use and Abuse in the Land of Plenty\nVIII. The eighth month: April 4 through May 1, 1976\nOctober 19:\n4. Who Owns the Land\nGrowing Up in America\nI. The third month: October 26 through November 22, 1975\nApril 4:\n1. The Ametican Family\n\"Certain Unalienable Rights\"\nApril 11:\n2. Education for Work and Life\nApril 18:\n3. \"In God We Trust\"\nOctober 26:\n1. Freedom of Speech, Assembly and\nApril 25:\n4. A Sense of Belonging\nReligion\nNovember 2:\n2, Freedom of the Press\nIX. The ninth month: May 2 through May 29, 1976\nNovember 9:\n3. Freedom from Search and Seizure\nNovember 16:\n4. Equal Protection Under the Law\nLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness\nMay 2:\n1. The Rugged Individualist\nIV. The fourth month: November 23 through December 20, 1975\nMay 9:\n2. The Dream of Success\nMay 16:\n3. The Pursuit of Pleasure\n\"A More Perfect Union\"; The American Government\nMay 23:\n4. The Fruits of Wisdom\nNovember 23:\n1. \"In Congress Assembled\nA Representative Legislature\nNovember 30:\n2. A President: An Elected Executive\nDecember 7:\n3. \"The Government\": The Growth of\nBureaucracy\nDecember 14:\n4. \"By Consent of the States...\"\nR.FORD LIBRARY\nV. The fifth month: January 11 through February 7, 1976\n023320\nWorking in America\nJanuary 11:\n1. The American Work Ethic\nJanuary 18:\n2. Organization of the Labor Force\nJanuary 25:\n3. The Welfare State: Providing a\nLivelihood\nFebruary 1:\n4. Enjoying the Fruits of Labor\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nupm\nGovernor Rhodes wants two seats on AF 1 from Cincinnati\nto Cleveland, himself and Dave Thomas\n2\nWants to know xwhat we are going to do about the shale\ngas. I told him Frank Zarb is work ing on his five goint plan\nhe left with the President.\nM\nWhen do we want Ohio Republicans to endorse the President?\nFORD : LIBRARY 07/830\nORIGINAL DRAFT/FORT McHENRY/JOMarsh/6-26-75\nWe meet here at twilight's last gleaming.\nThe casement walls and silent cannon of Fort McHenry bear\nquiet testimony to a nation's travail on another night in another\nage.\nFrancis Scott Key enshrined forever those events in 1814.\nThe patroitism and national pride surrounding our flag, our\ncountry and their defense that night are our heritage in song\nand verse. The Star Spangled Banner is an expression of love\nof country.\nWe must not become so sophisticated, or SO blase, that we\nignore these simple but eloquent lessons from our past. We need\nto remind ourselves that America really is \"the land of the free and\nthe home of the brave. 11\n-2-\nThe hallmark of our first century was the establishment of\nour government. In the face of great odds, 13 disparate colonies\nwere to become a fledging nation. Its future was insecure. In\nthe first 100 years, the Western Movement accelerated -- vast\nterritories were acquired, states joined the Union, Constitutional\nissues were raised. Wars were fought, none more devastating\nthan the one that turned American against American. Yet from\nthat terrible holocaust, it was resolved this Nation would not\nexist half slave - half free. The NACAD Union was preserved.\nBy our Centennial in 1876, the American Republic had been\nestablished. Of this, there was no doubt, either at home or\nabroad.\nOur Second Century has been marked by the growth of American\n-3-\nindustrial and economic power. The pioneer spirit which carried\nus west, turned to new frontiers.\nRailroads spanned the continent and became a web of steel,\nlinking city to city, region to region, town to town.\nThe automobile and Henry Ford's assembly line changed for-\never transportation and the manufacturing process.\nThe Wrights mastered powered flight at Kitty Hawk. The age\nof flight was born. \"The Eagle Has Landed\" is a symbolic cry\nthat describes the leadership of this Nation in a thousand endeavors\nthat have benefited mankind.\nThe telegram, the telephone, radio, television - all are\npart of the communications revolution of our Second Century.\nScience, medicine, agricultural production, marketing,\nthese have been just a few of the modern frontiers since 1876.\n-4-\nThe Third Century, I believe, will be one that challenges\nindividualism. Man today finds himself in a modern world, confronted\nby mass. Dwarfed by bigness, loney in a sea of people the anthill\nexistence must not be the price of a modern age.\nGovernment's grown too large and bureaucratic, pit the individual\nagainst a frustrating statism. In America our sovereign is the citizen.\nGovernments exist to serve people. The state is the creatureof the\npopulace. These are fundamental propositions to remember as we\nobserve the Bicentennial.\nToday in the 199th year of our Independence, we stand at\nthe threshold of a great American Experience.\nLet us make the coming year a great year on America's\nagenda of achievement.\nAs we move to the Bicentennial of American Independence,\n-5-\nlet us think of where we will be and what we can achieve by the\nnext July 4th -- by the next decade -- by the 200th Anniversary\nof our Constitution -- and by the Year 2000.\nBy these yardsticks, let us measure our progress on the course\nwe set for ourselves and out Nation.\nLet us resolve that this shall be an era of hope rather than\ndespair. Let us resolve that it shall be an era of achievement\nrather than of apathy. Let us resolve that it shall be a time of\npromise rather than of regret.\nThe countdown to Independence 200 has begun. For each of us,\neach day from today should be a step forward to Achievement-USA.\nThe Bicentennial Year for each of us should be a year of\nself-examination and individual accomplishment. Quality and\n-6-\npermanence should be the hallmarks of everything we do. Let us\npursue programs that shall enhance the quality of our lifes.\nTo form a more perfect union, we need to learn more of\nour country and its people. Americans need to understand other\nAmericans and appreciate the diversity of our land. Boundaries\nof regionalism and urbanization must give way to an understanding\nof one nation and one people.\nIn the coming year, we must be certain the Bicentennial is\na nationwide event. The American Revolution and its legacy\nbelong to each of the states and our far flung territories.\nThe ideas that were forged and fought for in the 13 colonies\ncrossed the Appalachias, they followed the Conestoga wagons and\nrode with the Pony Express. They crossed the Mississippi and\nMissouri, spanned the plains and the deserts. They belong as\n- -7-\nmuch to the West Coast as they do to the East. Wherever the\nAmerican flag went, also went the concepts of this great Republic.\nAmerican Clipper ships took the story to the far corners of the\nearth. American jet liners carry it everyday across the skies\nof distant lands. Indeed, this event does not belong just to\nAmericans.\nThe appreciation of our past is essential to understanding the\npresent and charting a course for the future. Every American\ncan enrich the quality of the Bicentennial by looking at the past.\nThe saga of our Country is an inspiring one. It has been told not\nonly by historians, but in poetry, prose and song. Let us read\nagain the writings of our great poets and authors who recount\nthe life and times of these last 200 years. The Buckskin Tales, the\nworld of Washington Irving, Bret Harte's story of the American\n- -8-\nWest, Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and the immortal Tom\nSawyer of Mark Twain - these are only a small part of a rich\nliterary heritage we share and can enjoy.\nIt is my hope that at every school where the American flag\nflies, there shall be in the coming year a concentrated effort in\nthe classroom to study, discuss and portray these 200 years of the\nAmerican Experience.\nThere are thousands of communities located in all the states\nengaged in some form of Bicentennial project. These projects\ncover a broad range -- from civic improvements to pageants. I\nwould make the following appeal to every American at this time.\nFirst, make inquiry to see whether your community, or county,\ndoes have a Bicentennial program.\n- -9-\nSecond, if it does, seek to participate.\nThird, if it does not, take steps now to start one. If you need\ninformation, direct your inquiry to me at the White House.\nI would urge that every community seek to make its program\nas meaningful as possible to as many as possible. It should stress\nthe American Experience including the history, culture, achievements\nand values we associate with out way of life.\nThe best criteria is a program which when viewed in a year,\na decade, a century hence continues to have meaning to the\ncommunity and is identified with the event that inspired it.\nThe Year 200 - a quarter of a century hence - is not simply\nthe end of a century, it is the close of an age. The end of one\nmillennium, the beginning of a new.\n- -10-\nIt marks a 1000 years of human history that began in the\ndepths of the Dark Ages. The American Revolution is the\ngreatest progression in Western Man's march to freedom and the\nopportunity for individual achievement. The Declaration of\nIndependence is a benchmark along man's road as he has sought\nto pursue happiness.\nAlthough those few years from Concord Bridge to Yorktown\nare hardly the wink of an eye when we view the total age, they\nare of profound influence. The shot fired at Concord Bridge has\nbeen heard around the world.\nThe Young Republic is today a great and strong nation. It does\nreflect the values of its Declaration, its Constitution, its Bill of\n-11-\nRights. It has influenced the destiny of millions beyond our\nshores. It still remains the greatest hope for mankind.\nI am convinced when historians view the sweep of a thousand\nyears of history, they will view this nation's experience and\nconclude that from Revolution there came a Renaissance, in human\nfreedom and individual opportunity. This Renaissance shall be\ncalled American.\nLet us begin now to commemorate in a way that shall endure\nto our posterity this legacy with its blessings of Liberty for all.\nDRAFT/FORT McHENRY/JOMarsh/6-26-75\nEDITED DRAFT\nWe meet here at twilight's last gleaming.\nThe casement walls and silent cannon of Fort McHenry bear\nquiet testimony to a nation's travail on another night in another\nage.\nFrancis Scott Key enshrined forever those events in 1814.\nThe patroitism and national pride surrounding our flag, our\ncountry and their defense that night are our heritage in song\nand verse. The Star Spangled Banner is an expression of love\nof country.\nWe must not become so sophisticated, or so blase, that we\nignore these simple but eloquent lessons from our past. We need\nto remind ourselves that America really is \"the land of the free and\nthe home of the brave. 11\n-2-\nThe hallmark of our first century was the establishment of\nour government.\nBy our Centennial in 1876, the American Republic had been\nestablished. Of this, there was no doubt, either at home or abroad.\nOur Second Century has been marked by the growth of American\nindustrial and economic power. The pioneer spirit which carried\nus west, turned to new frontiers.\nThe Third Century, I believe, will be one that challenges\nindividualism.\nToday in the 199th year of our Independence, we stand at\nthe threshold of a great American Experience.\nLet us make the coming year a great year on America's agenda of\nachievement.\nAs we move to the Bicentennial of American Independence,\n-3-1\nlet us think of where we will be and what we can achieve by the\nnext July 4th -- by the next decade -- by the 200th Anniversary\nof our Constitution -- and by the Year 2000.\nBy these yardsticks, let us measure our progress on the course\nwe set for ourselves and out Nation.\nLet us resolve that this shall be an era of hope rather than\ndespair. Let us resolve that it shall be an era of achievement\nrather than of apathy. Let us resolve that it shall be a time of\npromise rather than of regret.\nThe countdown to Independence 200 has begun. For each of us,\neach day from today should be a step forward to Achievement-USA.\nThe Bicentennial Year for each of us should be a year of\nself-examination and individual accomplishment. Quality and\n-4- -\npermanence should be the hallmarks of everything we do. Let us\npursue programs that shall enhance the quality of our lifes.\nTo form a more perfect union, we need to learn more of\nour country and its people. Americans need to understand other\nAmericans and appreciate the diversity of our land. Boundaries\nof regionalism and urbanization must give way to an understanding\nof one nation and one people.\nIn the coming year, we must be certain the Bicentennial is\na nationwide event. The American Revolution and its legacy\nbelong to each of the states and our far flung territories.\nThe ideas that were forged and fought for in the 13 colonies\ncrossed the Appalachias, they followed the Conestoga wagons and\nrode with the Pony Express. They crossed the Mississippi and\nMissouri, spanned the plains and the deserts. They belong as\n-5-\nmuch to the West Coast as they do to the East. Wherever the\nAmerican flag went, also went the concepts of this great Republic.\nAmerican Clipper ships took the story to the far corners of the\nearth. American jet liners carry it everyday across the skies\nof distant lands. Indeed, this event does not belong just to\n7\nAmericans.\nThe appreciation of our past is essential to understanding the\npresent and charting a course for the future. Every American\ncan enrich the quality of the Bicentennial by looking at the past.\nThe saga of our Country is an inspiring one. It has been told not\nonly by historians, but in poetry, prose and song. Let us read\nagain the writings of our great poets and authors who recount\nthe life and times of these last 200 years. The Buckskin Tales, the\nworld of Washington Irving, Bret Harte's story of the American\n-6-\nWest, Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and the immortal Tom\nSawyer of Mark Twain - these are only a small part of a rich\nliterary heritage we share and can enjoy.\nIt is my hope that at every school where the American flag\nflies, there shall be in the coming year a concentrated effort in\nthe classroom to study, discuss and portray these 200 years of the\nAmerican Experience. In even hour, did um A.\nThere are thousands of communities located in all the states\nengaged in some form of Bicentennial project. These projects\ncover a broad range -- from civic improvements to pageants. I\nwould make the following appeal to every American at this time.\nFirst, make inquiry to see whether your community, or county,\ndoes have a Bicentennial program.\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\n-7-\nSecond, if it does, seek I to participate.\nThird, if it does not, take steps now to start one. If you need\nWRITE\ninformation, direct your inquiry to me at the White House.\nand\nI would urge that every community seek to make its program\nas meaningful as possible to as many as possible. It should stress\nthe American Experience including the history, culture, achievements\nand values we associate with out way of life.\nThe best criteria is a program which when viewed in a year,\na decade, a century hence continues to have meaning to the\ncommunity and is identified with the event that inspired it.\nThe Year 200 - a quarter of a century hence - is not simply\nthe end of a century, it is the close of an age. The end of one\nmillennium, the beginning of a new.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\n2000\nIn it 7\" - w wh mm 2000\n-8-\nIt marks a 1000 years of human history that began in the\nThorn an The you\ndepths of the Dark Ages. The American Revolution is the\ngreatest progression in Western Man's march to freedom and the\nopportunity for individual achievement. The Declaration of\nIndependence is a benchmark along man's road as he has sought\nto pursue happiness.\nAlthough those few years from Concord Bridge to Yorktown\nare hardly the wink of an eye when we view the total age, they\nare of profound influence. The shot fired at Concord Bridge has\nbeen heard around the world. and it member too stri\nThe Young Republic is today a great and strong nation. It does\nreflect the values of its Declaration, its Constitution, its Bill of\nFORD : QERALD LIBRARY\n- -9-\nRights. It has influenced the destiny of millions beyond our\nshores. It still remains the greatest hope for mankind.\nI am convinced when historians view the sweep of a thousand\nyears of history, they will view this nation's experience and\nconclude that from Revolution there came a Renaissance. in human\nfreedom and individual opportunity. This Renaissance shall be\ncalled American.\nLet us begin now to commemorate in a way that shall endure\nto our posterity this legacy with its blessings of Liberty for all.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 1, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJIM CANNON\nFROM:\nDICK CHENEY D\nJim, we need a status report on the problem of coyote control\nby the Environmental Protection Agency.\nThe issue has come up again, and we'd like a report on exactly\nwhere the matter stands.\ncc: Jim Connor\nRepation To Thursday 6/26\nDireased Proviered por That web\nbeing staffed\n22\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD"
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