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The original documents are located in Box 41, "10/27/76 - Remarks in Philadelphia, PA" of
the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
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SY PLYMOUTH MEETING MALL
A THANK You, CONG LARRY COUG HLiN
= SeN. SCHWEICKER
> YOUR NEXT U.S.SeN. /JOHN HEiNZ
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DREW LEWIS
Digitized from Box 41 of President's Speeches and Statements:
Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
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THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
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IT IS GOOD TO BE HIDING OUT IN THE WHITE HOUSE HERE
IN PHILADELPHIA
AS YOU KNOW, I SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS
HIDING OUT IN THE WHITE HOUSE IN VIRGINIA, IN NORTH CAROLINA,
IN SOUTH CAROLINA, IN CALIFORNIA, IN WASHINGTON STATE, IN
OREGON, IN ILLINOIS, IN NEW JERSEY, AND NOW IN PENNSYLVANIA
-2-
IN THE COMING DAYS I WILL HIDE OUT IN SEVERAL MORE STATES,
PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK
WHAT I AM SEEKING IS THE CANDIDATE
WHO USED TO RUN AROUND SAYING, "I'LL NEVER LIE TO YOU
-3-
THE DETROIT NEWS RECENTLY REPORTED -- AND I QUOTE --
"ANYBODY WHO EVER CHASED A BAR OF SOAP AROUND IN THE MURKY
WATERS OF A BATHTUB KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO REPORT
JIMMY CARTER'S POSITIONS ON PUBLIC ISSUES
I MIGHT ADD
THAT ANY CANDIDATE WHO DOESN'T COME CLEAN WITH THE VOTERS
WILL BE ALL WASHED UP ON NOVEMBER SECOND
-4-
THE
SINCE THE CONVENTION IN KANSAS CITY AND SINCE THE FIRST
DEBATE HERE IN PHILADELPHIA, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY
WE
HAVE THE FACTS, WE HAVE THE ISSUES, WE HAVE THE MOMENTUM,
AND WE HAVE ONLY SIX MORE DAYS TO WIN A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
-5-
I SAID IN KANSAS CITY THAT WE WOULD NOT CONCEDE A SINGLE
STATE, WE WOULD NOT CONCEDE A SINGLE VOTE
THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE GREAT KEYSTONE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA, WITH ITS 27 ELECTORAL VOTES, WILL BE THE
KEYSTONE TO VICTORY NEXT TUESDAY
-6-
BEING A PIVOTAL STATE IS NOTHING NEW FOR PENNSYLVANIA
IT HAS BEEN FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS
PENNSYLVANIA HAS
ALWAYS PRODUCED GREAT LEADERS FOR THE REPUBLIC
TONIGHT,
I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THREE: FIRST, MY GOOD FRIEND,
HUGH SCOTT
-7-
AS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, AS THE LEADER OF OUR
PARTY IN THE SENATE, AND AS A DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT
FOR MANY YEARS, HUGH SCOTT WILL LEAVE A GREAT VOID IN
WASHINGTON
BUT WE ARE INDEED FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO
GREAT REPUBLICANS WHO WILL HELP TO FILL THAT GAP
-8-
THEY WILL BE THE DISTINGUISHED NEW SENIOR SENATOR FROM
PENNSYLVANIA, DICK SCHWEIKER, AND A DYNAMIC NEW SENATOR
YOU'RE GOING TO ELECT NEXT TUESDAY, JOHN HEINZ
WE CAME BACK FROM KANSAS CITY TO THE PRIMARY
OBJECTIVE OF ALL REPUBLICANS -- A GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY
IN NOVEMBER
-y-
I KNOW, DICK, HOW HARD YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE
FORD-DOLE TICKET, AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
LET THE WORD GO FORTH FROM THIS CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE,
THAT REPUBLICANS ARE UNITED IN A COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE
AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT AND TO VICTORY ON NOVEMBER SECOND
-10-
WE WILL WIN NOT ONLY THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE SENATE RACE
BUT WE WILL REFILL THE FOUR OPEN REPUBLICAN HOUSE SEATS FROM
PENNSYLVANIA WITH REPUBLICANS AND ADD EVEN MORE NEW MEMBERS
TO THIS STATE' S REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
-11-
WE WILL WIN BECAUSE WE STAND WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, RISING
PROSPERITY, LOWER TAXES, MILITARY STRENGTH, AND PEACE IN
THE WORLD
-12-
YOU KNOW WHAT ! I WILL DO IN MY NEXT TERM BECAUSE YOU
KNOW WHAT THE FORD ADMINISTRATION HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE
LAST 26 MONTHS
YOU KNOW WHERE WE WERE THEN AND
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
-13-
WE ARE AT PEACE
WE HAVE RESTORED CONFIDENCE IN
THE MORALITY AND SOUNDNESS OF OUR COUNTRY
WE HAVE
RECOVERED FROM RECESSION
WE HAVE CUT INFLATION IN HALF
WE HAVE PUT MORE AMERICANS TO WORK THAN EVER BEFORE IN
AMERICAN HISTORY
-14-
WE NOW HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC NATION THAT ONCE AGAIN LOOKS TO
THE FUTURE WITH FAITH INSTEAD OF FEAR
WE ARE PROUD TO BE
AMERICANS
WE HAVE DONE ALL THIS, WITH YOUR HELP, DESPITE THE
PARTISAN OBSTRUCTION OF A CONGRESS STACKED TWO TO ONE AGAINST
US
-15-
WE HEARD IN RECENT YEARS THAT THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA WAS FINISHED, THAT EVERYTHING WAS FALLING APART
WE HEARD IN RECENT MONTHS THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS
FATALLY STRICKEN
NOW WE HEAR THAT APATHY HAS OVERTAKEN
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THAT THERE IS NO POINT IN MAKING A CHOICE
-16-
I SAY TO EVERY AMERICAN TONIGHT, IF YOU ARE UNDECIDED,
NOW IS THE TIME TO DECIDE:
IF YOU WANT YOUR TAXES RAISED
OR IF YOU WANT YOUR TAXES REDUCED
YOU MUST DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT MORE GOVERNMENT OR
BETTER GOVERNMENT
-1/-
YOU MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN SLASHING OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE
AND KEEPING AMERICA STRONG
MAKE NO MISTAKE
THIS ELECTION WILL HELP DECIDE THE
FATE OF AMERICA'S FUTURE
MY OPPONENT'S PROPOSALS MAY BE
CLOAKED IN CONFUSION AND CONTRADICTION, BUT THE OUTLINE IS
PLAIN
-18-
HIS PATH POINTS TO MORE SPENDING, MORE TAXES, MORE
CONFUSION, MORE CHAOS, AND MORE OF A BURDEN ON OUR ALREADY
HARD-PRESSED LOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME CITIZENS
I ASK AMERICA TO VOTE AGAINST INFLATION AND AGAINST
BIG AND UNRESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT
-19-
I ASK AMERICA TO VOTE FOR INDIVIDUALISM, FOR JUSTICE, FOR
STABILITY, FOR COMMON SENSE, AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD, THE AMERICAN HOME, AND THE
AMERICAN FAMILY
-20-
DO YOU WANT A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT TO COMB INE WITH
A TWO TO ONE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ON A LIBERAL SPENDING SPREE
AT YOUR PERSONAL EXPENSE?
IF YOU DON'T, THERE IS A SPECIAL EFFORT I NOW ASK YOU
TO UNDERTAKE IN THESE DAYS OF DECISION
-21-
BETWEEN NOW AND TUESDAY, I ASK EVERY REPUBLICAN TO WIN
OVER ONE DEMOCRAT AND ONE INDEPENDENT TO VOTE THEIR REAL
CONVICTION WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY LABEL
-22-
IF YOU DO THIS, PERSON TO PERSON, FRIEND TO FRIEND,
WE WILL WIN A GREAT VICTORY NEXT WEEK FOR ALL AMERICANS
I NEED YOUR HELP
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN
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