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Pool report - Ford trip to Columbus statue, Union Station
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Pool report - Ford trip to Columbus statue, Union Station
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Digitized from Box 32 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Pool report, Ford trip to "olumbus statue, union station, Oct. 11, 1976
Your president's motorcade left the white house and moved slowly
(abt 25 mph) down Constitution avenue to Union Station. There
approximately 1500 people were waiting for the festivities. This
left a number of empty seats and lots of standing room -- therefore
it looked like a rather small crowd.
The US Navy Band played hail to the chief and then
It's a Grand Old Flag. Star pangled Banner sung by Lucille Cipriano
Szabo.
Bonnie Angelo was MC -- welcomed all to the bicentennial
tripute to the Italian visionary who changed the world's horizon.
Your president sat with his hands folded or on his chin.
To mee he looked tanned, relaxed. He laughed easily at assorted
jokes. A sign was held up in the crowd which said, on one side,
"Carter: A leader for a change." On the other side it said "Ford
has no idea."
Yo heard ford's speech and Icm told you W ill see it
shortly in text.
ribbon
of red roses and white carnations, with red, white and blue/xib
The wreath/was brought out by two men. The pres walked forward
and touched it. It was not, in my book, a wreath-laying as promised
in the probram.
After festivities, ford shook hands with people in front
row, meny in clerical garb. Als o with a lady who held a cane and
remained seated. On leaving someone pointedout to him that Lynda
and Charles Robb were on the platform. He came to shake their
pool report - 2
hands. Lynda said I heard you had a chance to see Lucy before the
(Tex-Okla) game). Charles said He'd been kidding nessen about
n
arranging a 6-6 tie. Ford Said "Not such a bad orgaization."
Don Santorelli (former head of LEAA) came up to ford
Ford Greeted him with a big hellow and they talked quietly for a few
minutes.
The motorcade returned at same 25 mph.
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