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The original documents are located in Box D15, folder "Defense Policy - Past, Present, and
Future, 1957?" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D15 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Defense Policy 1 Part, Present of
Introduction 1 Terms Longhom story
Rotary - mentally different story
Bill Cramer -
Democratic Paty in Michyan 1 1960
NATIONAL DEFENSE
PREPAREDNESS HISTORY
a) Post W. W. I - Budgets stoold
any + may reduced
b). Pre W. W. II 1 G.I. training with Immother
+ store pipis
c). W.W, II - 15 million in service
'70 -'80 Whim annual Defenee hadpto
d) Pst W, n II - 1,5 million in service
'13 whin budyet
Cuttach in air The whys 48/ 70
Elementron of Colliste missile
programs.
BERALD FORD LIBRARY
c) Korea - 4,5 million in service
may W,W,II handed lack in paid after
"40 Whim Defane Emeget.
p). Pot Korea - 3 million in Amin
army -
May -
air Force -
Should the "Recnd be examined in the political arena?
YES - Cityens must make a chair as to which
political party should determine Deforer Precis
the Dema should ducuse new 5 grs in White Home the that 20gm
Patneh Henry - "2 know In way of judgey
the future but by The past
al Smith - "Lets" look at The record."
1 20 mg Maryand failed Pies Vumed laurehed army Kimy AO uni
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FORD LIBRARY
V
Questions -
1). Who controlled the White House t the Congress
W.W.II
prim to W.W.II + whom lack of leadership
resulted in inalemate multing frees, purry
youped 4 setting "duchs "for the attach at
Pearl Harbor of the initial camparyns.
2/. who controlled The White Home after W,W.II
Korea
of during the Korean War of who controlled
the Congram prim to of during The Koremn
War of as a meant must assume
responsibility for our 1/inadequate from, 2/
ammuntion shortings 3/ m W,WII
recalles
Trunant
3/. who was Pressant of who was and
An.f War for his Crops & later Acc. fair
3ml when my past of only, at that
cancelled time, ballitic misside was
Satellith
4). W hat is basic problem in 4.5. ballishe
misails program
5). Who controlled The Congreas of cut
Budyt Cuts
President Evenhing Defener budget in
1917 by or 2 belim
FORDO & LIBRARY GERALD
when
you we could go on indepetely, but but me
mentron just me N two other items
a). In F.Y. 1953 which was last Transon
11
long mage ballety millions. In 1957
bubjet U.S. spent anly " million m
I
Y.S. spent 1/ Whim - a 10n times as
much.
45-51-836 4s "
b) F.Ys 1945-1952 the Transan
administration obligated #3.6 for LRBMs
+1 CBMs.
$3 When
Y.S. is spending That This
year & more next you
Lit' talk about the appormation -
Our missile program 1 Impoted Ther
attas
Titan
Polar
Satellite Program - "statement"
" fure"
Turning 1
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD