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Digitized from Box 27 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 11. 1976
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
(Springfield, Missouri)
THE WHITE HOUSE
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AND
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
3:50 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you verv, very much, Kit.
I appreciate the hospitality here in Missouri. I am looking
forward to spending a good part of the rest of the day here.
I hope to meet as many as possible -- all of them if possible --
of the 1400 and some delegates to the Republican Convention in
Missouri.
I will talk affirmatively about the progress that we
have made in this country under the Ford Administration for the
last 22 months. We have restored the confidence of the
American people in the White House. We have turned the
economy around. We have made real headway in the battle
against inflation and we have added significantly to the number
of jobs in the country to an all-time high of 87 million
700 thousand as of May. And we, of course, have achieved the
peace.
No Americans are dying on any battlefield and over-
seas at the present time and we arejust going to just talk
affirmatively about peace, prosperity and trust.
I will be glad to answer any questions.
QUESTION: President Ford, does this fierce fight
for the nomination in your opinion create a split in the
Republican Party and, if so, can it be healed by November?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't think it necessarily causes
an irreparable split in the Republican Party. The people who
are Republicans in the various States, I believe, will join
together after the convention in Kansas Citv.
QUESTION: Mr. President, what is the "hite House
estimate of your lead as of now?
THE PRESIDENT: We feel that we are getting very close
to the one thousand mark in delegates which means that we have
to get something less than 200 more delegates to get the
nomination, and we think we will.
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QUESTION: How many more than Reagan?
THE PRESIDENT: We figure 100 or more.
QUESTION: At this point?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes.
QUESTION: Mr. President, will you continue to
attempt to raise Reagan delegates while vou are here in
Missouri?
THE PRESIDENT: I hope we can talk to all delegates
and make sure they understand what the differences are, the
record that I have. We think all elected delegates to the
national convention ought to have an open mind and have an
opportunity to listen to all individuals.
QUESTION: Mr. President, what are the issues you plan
to present to the 19 Missouri delegates to add to your
collection before going to Kansas City?
THE PRESIDENT: The record of the Ford Administration
for the last 22 months which is peace, prosperity and trust.
It is a record that I am proud of and it is a record that I
think will give us victory in November of 1976.
THF PRESS: Thank you very much.
FND
(AT 3:55 P.M. EDT)