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Digitized from Box 28 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 13, 1976
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
EXCHANGE OF REMARKS
BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT
AND
MAURICE CULLINANE
POLICE CHIEF, WASHINGTON, D. C.
THE NORTH LAWN
11:45 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: You can see I am in good hands with
all of these outstanding law enforcement officers. I asked
them to come in because I wanted the American people to know
that their President fully supported the combined efforts of
law enforcement officers, both the Federal as well as local,
in trying to protect the lives and property of the American
people.
These two operations which were conducted were
the combined efforts of a number of Federal and local agencies
and is a clear indication of what can be done. I congratulate
and compliment the individuals involved and the various
departments. They conducted these operations under very
difficult circumstances, but they set an example. They were
financed with the help and assistance of the law enforcement
assistance funding and agency, and I hope and trust that
their example here will be an example for other law enforcement
officers around the country.
What we have to do is to give to these outstanding
departments and the individuals more tools to work with. I
have submitted, as I think they know and you know, additional
legislation to Congress to make it more difficult for those
who break the law to continue to be free and to carry out
their criminal activities.
We have, I think, one objective -- to protect the
innocent victim from those who break the law, and these
individuals who you see here have done two fine jobs and
should be a warning to the criminals throughout this country.
I wish to congratulate Chief Cullinane and Nick
Stames from the FBI, and the other Federal agencies that
worked with them. If we can get the Congress to move on some
of this legislation, they will have better tools to work with
as they carry out their responsibilities on behalf of the
citizens of the Washington Metropolitan Area and law enforce-
ment officers around the country will have better tools to
do their job with the protection of their fellow citizens.
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I want to thank the Chief and Nick and all of those
associated with them.
CHIEF CULLINANE: Mr. President, it is very gracious
of you to take time from your busy schedule to be with us, so
on behalf of the men and the women in our undercover
operations I would just like 'to present this small token
not only of the esteem that we hold you in but also the
appreciation that we have for your support.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Chief.
I think it is a remarkable record. They recovered
some $3-1/2 million in property. They were able to arrest
or to bring before the court some 300 individuals, and the
net result is that they have set an outstanding example of
what law enforcement officers can do. But I say again, they
need more and better tools to work with and that is the kind
of legislation I hope the Congress will pass.
May I look at this? Oh, say, I am not sure I
could qualify with all the physical requirements that these
people have, but I do thank you very, very much, Chief. This
will be proudly exhibited in the Oval Office.
I express my appreciation to all of you. Thank you
very much, Nick.
END
(11:49 A.M. EDT)