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The original documents are located in Box D14, folder "Bond Rally, Houseman Field,
Grand Rapids, MI, September 3, 1951" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary
and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D14 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Jouse speeches
SPEECH BY REPRESENTATIVE GERALD R. FORD, JR. AT BOND RALLY,
SEPTEMBER 3, 1951, HOUSEMAN FIELD, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.
Mr. Reagan, distinguished guests-All of us from this part of Michigan
are proud that Grand Rapids was designated for the Kick-Off of this nationwide
Defense Bond Drive. Our citizens deeply appreciate the honor accorded us by
the presence of the many distinguished guests and the remarkable exhibitions
of ability and equipment by the various branches of the Armed Forces.
Labor Day, this year as in the past, has been appropriately set aside
to permit public tribute to the men and women of our Nation who work in
American Industry. This annual holiday in these critical times has even a
greater significance because all our citizens, but particularly the thousands
of young Americans on the farflung battlefields of the world, are vitally
dependent on the skill, the ingenuity and the effort of the millions who work
in this free and prosperous country. I am confident, just as you are, that
since our cause is just, we who believe in and are fighting for the preserva-
tion and expansion of fundamental American principles will triumph over the
insidious and Godless forces of Communism. A major factor in the certain and
eventual victory will be the magnificant achievements of our working men and
women who have and who will continue to far out-produce the slave labor behind
the Iron Curtain.
For the Defense of America, for a Victory of American liberty and
freedom over the slavery of Communism all citizens must sacrifice, and each
one must contribute to the very maximum of his or her ability and resources.
The unselfish and patriotic sacrifices made today we hope and believe will
bring peace and security in the future.
Tonight the President will call upon us to make an investment in the
future of America. For the present protection and future security of our
BERALD FORD LIBRARY
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children, to preserve our homes, our schools, our churches and our
American Way of Life, each and every citizen should gladly cooperate in
this Program.
We should Remember a Defense-Bond-A-Month will help to provide a
better gun for the G.I. in Korea, a faster jet plane for our airmen and a more
powerful ship for our sailors. With such equipment and with our unbeatable
American spirit, courage and skill, the United States and its allies should
have no FEAR as to the outcome of any war, present or future.
In the months ahead, as We put our shoulders to the wheel, as
We pull in our belts, as We build and man the guns, tanks and ships, as We
invest in the future of America by purchasing Defense Bonds, WE should recall
the heroic sacrifices of the 80,000 young Americans who, in the past 14 months,
have suffered combat casualties in Korea in our behalf.
Without question, without reservation, it is our solemn obligation
and our clear-cut responsibility to match their patriotism with sacrifices
of our own. We can; We must; We will for America.