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The original documents are located in Box 51, folder "1975/09/16 - Vice President and Mr.
Veneman" of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 51 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
VP
MEETING WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT
AND MR. VENEMAN
Tuesday, September 16, 1975
4:00 p.m.
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FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
HUDSON INSTITUTE
QUAKER RIDGE ROAD, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. 10520
CABLE ADDRESS HUDINST
914 RO 2-0700
"THE STATE OF THE REPUBLIC ON ITS 200TH ANNIVERSARY"
(Outline for State of the Union Speech)
(This speech would be delivered in person by the President to the Congress
in January 1976 as a State of the Union Message. It would preview and be
followed by two further types of Presidential messages: (1) a series of
speeches and/or documents each of which would be devoted to a major issue
raised in the basic speech; i.e., the economy, energy, the preservation of
American values, etc., and (2), a short popular book over the President's
signature which would present in the Bicentennial year a comprehensive view
of the "enduring truths" of the American Political System)
1. Heritage-- The Achievement of America (1776-1976)
A. Preservation and Expansion of Democracy
1. Enlargement of the franchise
2. Extension of civil liberties
3. Protection of the rights of the individual
and society
4. Survival of unity through diversity and dissent
B. The Bounty of Free Enterprise: Scarcity to Abundance
1. Growth of economic opportunity
2. Upward mobility
3. Unsurpassed quality of life through free markets
C. Legacy to the World
1. Industrial example for all nations
2. American goods and technology as a spur and
contributions to the economic growth of others
3. Preservation of liberty in two world wars and
against the challenge of the ideology of a closed
society
11. Opportunity--the Challenges of America in 1976
A. Keeping Democracy in Balance; Emphasize that--
1. Responsibilities accompany rights
2. Too much protection for each is too little
protection for all
3. Over-regulation breeds stagnation; over-
intervention halts invention
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B. Overcoming Stagflation
1. Reduce expectation of inflation
2. Promise that Government will promise less
so that each can share more
3. Attack unemployment--not with a shotgun, but
with a rifle (specific answers to specific
problems)
4. Provide incentives to open sources of energy,
rather than foreclose them; (i.e., a price floor
for fossil fuels)
C. Leading a Leaderless World
1. Support our promises, but promise only where
our assistance will be supported
2. Aid the developing world by backing the
developed world
3. Prepare for nuclear proliferation by reducing
the incentives that promote it
111. Horizon The Promise of America (1976-2176)
A. Fulfilling Democracy
1. Teach its strengths, not its weaknesses
2. Emphasize that its equality is one of opportunity,
not reward
3. Show that its survival depends on an awareness
of its precarious balance: the full extention of
any one of its principles tips the scale against
all of its others
B. Promoting Ecomomic Growth
1. With efficiency, discipline and productivity,
America can continue to grow
2. If abundance leads to guilt over growth, poverty
will follow; but if abundance leads to pride of
achievement, poverty can be eliminated
3. Growth means high morale; no-growth ultimately
means despair
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C. Leading the World to the Post-Industrial Era--
1. Through development and growth America can lead
the world through the present transition to an
unprecedented level of affluence at population
levels two to three times those of today
2. Through its technology America can enrich future
generations by opening new frontiers of knowledge
about man, his earth and the space beyond
3. Through its example America can show the peoples
of the world that in the competition of ideologies
the choice for political freedom is a choice for
maximum self-fulfillment and satisfaction
Herman Kahn
Leon Martel
September 15, 1975
HUDSON INSTITUTE
QUAKER RIDGE ROAD, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. 10520
CABLE ADDRESS HUDINST
914 RO 2-0700
"AMERICA AT 200"
(Outline for a short Presidential book)
(This book issued as a Presidential Document, would expound the intellectual-
ideological underpinnings of the second Ford administration. It would simul-
taneously be: a legacy of political wisdom (more or less in the spirit of
Washington's Farewell Address), an analysis and defense of our institutions
(as in the Federalist Papers) and a campaign document for the 1976 election.)
PREFACE
Counter-reformation concept
CHAPTER I
Summary of the Prospects for Mankind Study
400 year transformation; inflection point, current malaise
CHAPTER II
Democracy and Its Problems
Difficult, not easy; seldom successful
Responsibilities, obligations, duties of citizens
Consensus hampered by individualism, self-gratification,
and adversary democracy
Current threats to democracy: Pelagianism, educated
incapacity, localism, excessive welfare, lack of dis-
cipline, rising entitlements, poverty of affluence,
inflation, efforts to eliminate business cycle
CHAPTER 111
Economic Policy (monetary and fiscal policies;
taxation; income distribution; international trade)
CHAPTER IV
Education
Excessive prolongation of infantilism
Deterioration of U.S. schools
Need for return to fundamentals
CHAPTER V
Law and Order--Crime and Violence
CHAPTER VI
Welfare and Income Distribution
CHAPTER VII
Energy and Resource Issues
CHAPTER VIII
Productivity and Efficiency
CHAPTER IX
The Likely Future
Herman Kahn
Ernest E. Schneider
15 September 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 9, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
FROM :
JIM CANNON Jan
Here is a revised memorandum on the
hearings.
If you agree with this you may want to
bring this up in the Domestic Council part
of the meeting tomorrow.
Attachment
THE VICE president
WASHINGTON
September 8, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
THE VICE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Public Forums on
Domestic Policy
Attached is the plan for conducting the Public
Forums on Domestic Policy, administered by the Domestic
Council. The plan proposes:
One-day meetings in six cities, with four
additional cities optional. Specific dates
and locations are listed.
Each meeting opened by the Vice President
in short plenary session, followed by four
simultaneous meetings for remainder of day,
chaired by Cabinet officers, on the following
major policy areas:
Social Programs
Jobs and the Economy
Resources and the Environment
Transportation, Housing and
Community Development
Testimony from solicited persons representing
a broad cross-section of opinion and interests.
The forums be announced by the President and
the Vice President following a Domestic Council
meeting during the week of September 15.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 8, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
VICE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JAMES M. CANNON
SUBJECT:
Public Forums on Domestic
Policy
I. OBJECTIVES
To conduct a series of six or more meetings, geograph-
ically distributed, to:
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Inform the public about where existing Federal
programs are taking us;
Obtain public input in the development of
Presidential options;
Assist the President in formulating his legis-
lative recommendations and initiatives to the
Congress in the 1975 State of the Union message.
II. FORUM FORMAT
Each forum will be a one-day meeting, consisting of the
following elements:
A. Pre-forum morning press briefing by the Vice
President, who will discuss the forum objectives,
concept and participants.
B. Opening plenary session, chaired by the Vice
President. Includes introductions, brief
opening remarks, etc. Should not exceed 30
minutes.
C. Four separate, simultaneous meetings, involving
the following:
1. One meeting for each of the four major
domestic policy areas.
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2. Each meeting chaired by a Cabinet-level
official, backed up by representatives
from other appropriate Federal agencies,
including the Domestic Council.
3. Full day of testimony from selected
individuals, knowledgeable in the subject
area, representing a cross section of
interests and opinions. A total of
approximately 50 to 75 persons will
testify (12 to 20 per subject area).
Each witness will be allowed up to five
minutes for testimony or to summarize a
more comprehensive written statement.
4. Total seating for each of the four meetings
will be approximately 125 persons. Fifty
to seventy-five seats will be reserved for
the witnesses and support personnel; the
remainder will be available to the general
public on a first-come, first-served basis.
5. Vice President will rotate among the four
meetings, dividing his time equally.
6. Opportunity for submission of written state-
ments from the public.
7. Informal buffet luncheon for the Federal
officials, invited participants and selected
State and local officials.
8. Wrap-up final session, chaired by the Vice
President (optional).
III. DATES AND LOCATIONS
Tuesday, October 21
Denver, Colorado*
Tuesday, October 28
Kansas City, Mo. *
Tuesday, November 11
Austin, Texas
Tuesday, November 18
Philadelphia, Pa. *
Monday, December 1
Nashville, Tennessee
Tuesday, December 9
Los Angeles or
Sacramento, California
*Locations of Federal Regional Offices
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Possible additional cities (dates not currently
available in Vice President's schedule):
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida
Lansing, Michigan
Hartford, Connecticut
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Note: The Vice President should not be scheduled to
participate in any political activities in conjunction
with the forums.
IV. CONFERENCE ISSUES
The forums will focus on four major domestic policy
areas:
Social Programs
Jobs and the Economy
Resources and the Environment
Transportation, Housing, and
Community Development
Under each general policy area specific issues will
receive focus through the scheduling of witnesses.
For example, welfare reform can be a discussion issue
through scheduling witnesses concerned with that
subject for a block of time; the same with health
care, etc.
V. PARTICIPANT SELECTION (WITNESSES)
Participants will be selected from recommendations
received from: State and local officials; labor,
business, consumer groups and similar key constit-
uencies; local Federal officials (Regional Offices) ;
White House lists. Congressional recommendations,
though not solicited, will also be considered.
A limited number of witnesses will come from State
and local governments in the region covered by each
forum.
Members of Congress from the region covered by the
forum will be briefed on the purpose and plans of the
forum by the Congressional Liaison office: Although
not specifically invited to the forum, Members will
be welcome to attend, as observers, and will receive
appropriate introductions.
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VI.
ANNOUNCEMENT STRATEGY
A.
During the week of September 15, the Congressional
leadership should be briefed at a session with the
President.
B. During the same week, the President would call
a meeting of the Domestic Council, at which time
he describes the program. Immediately following
the meeting, the President and Vice President
should adjourn to the press room. The President
would announce his decision to direct that the
hearings be held. The Vice President would brief
the press about the purpose and scope of the
hearings.
C. It is important that a distinction be made between
the Public Forums on Domestic Policy and the White
House Conferences on Domestic and Economic Policy.
In order to avoid confusion, it is recommended
that the White House conferences be suspended
during the period when the forums are scheduled.
D. Cooperation from the departments and agencies
represented on the Domestic Council to provide
personnel and financial resources for these
forums is essential. It will be necessary to
utilize Regional Office personnel in the cities
where the forums will be held.
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