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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "High School Graduation Message,
1976" of the Eliska Hasek Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE house
WASHINGTON
TO THE 1976 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES:
This occasion marks one of the important milestones
in your life. As young Americans striving for the next
milestone, you will have many choices to make. There
will be many opportunities to put your energy, your in-
telligence and your idealism to work.
This nation possesses the most advanced technology in
the world. It has a wealth of natural resources, an open
political system, a diverse economy and outstanding edu-
cational opportunities. As you take advantage of these
priceless national assets, remember that you serve both
as their caretaker -- so they may be preserved - - and
as a contributor to improve these assets for the genera-
tions which follow you.
As you leave high school in this Bicentennial year, you
should also be conscious of the heritage of courage, faith,
vision and vitality bequeathed to us by our Founding
Fathers. Yours is a generation of great potential, lim-
ited only by the bounds of your imagination.
As you meet the future, you have my very best wishes for
peace, prosperity and success.
Herald R. Ford
GERALD ? LEGRARY FORD