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… be proud of our record of ~ progress . -more- Ford Fargo Sept. 17 .-w. t-1- ~ ~""" ~ - When the government was in our stewardship, great gains were made toward aacuring freedom or opportunit,y, exercise of the voting franchise, fair working collditions, and an efficient, solvent … billion in commitments for ~ future spending that requires no Dew laws or programs. ~ *Without including the cost of the VietNam war, the ldministrationcontrolled government is embarked on a spending spree that could ~., ..J~ drive our budget …
… The original documents are located in Box 125, folder “Vietnam (3)” of the Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the … R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 125 of The Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library VIETNAM - ONLY THREE MORE YEARS? 0: In your interview with the Chicago Tribune, you said you would be willing to accept a … it is important to take into account the circumstances in which they took place. The South Vietnamese society is on a war-time footing, fighting for its life. Notwithstanding these difficult circumstances, in which virtually all countries …
… Current East Asian Environment 1. The End of the Indo-China Conflict 2. Security Perceptions in Southeast Asia in the Post-Vietnam War Period . ., ' . ' ·~ .... ..:--.-~~- J.;_ ·~;-·: ii 3. US Relations with the.ASEAN Countries and the Potential Role of … and.· Economic .Force in Asia .' 5. ~he Policies,. ~ntentions and Capabilities -of the People's' Republi9 of China 6. Vietnamese Capabilities and Intentions 7. Soviet Capabilities and Intentions in the Region· . 8. The Sino":' Soviet and …
… The· size of the developing problem has been obscured for years by the decline 3.n real defense outlays following th~ Vietnam War peak. Between fiscal years 1968 and 1975 such outlays declined by an average of 6.4 percent per year. These trends … federal spending would be dramatically slowed and budget balance achieved in FY 1979. This \·rould be a major first st2p toward defusing the very strong inflationary bias that has gripped our economy . ... . ~ .. BACKGROUND You submitted your FY …
… WITH THE TRUTH. TRUTH IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS GOVERNMENT TOGETHER. QUALITY OF LIFE Two YEARS AGO: RECESSION ENERGY CRISIS VIETNAM WAR Loss OF CONFIDENCE [Jow \'1 E HAVE: PEAC E REDUCED INFLATION BY ONE-HALF FOUR MILLION NEW JOBS RESTORED HONOR TO THE … MEAN A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS. QUALITY OF LIFE Two YEARS AGO THE PICTURE WAS BLEAK. WE WERE STILL IN F VIETNAM. ~ OFFS. WORKERS WERE BEING LAID OFF OR THREATENED BY LAY INFLATION SEEMED OUT OF CONTROL. IN OUR LEADERS. AND WE'D …
… In asserting our prerogatives will affect the conduct of the public business far Into the future. MIKE FORD'S PRAYER HON. EDWARD YOUNG OF 80vrB CAROLINA IN THE HOUSE OP RBPRESENTATIVES Thursda11, Julfl ZS, 1974 Mr. YOUNG of South Carolina. Mr. … us wlth in ltnowlng you as a. loving You have blemed everyone of WI wttb special gifts and a.bllltles and we look forward. w11al excitement to the Jobs a.nd tults you have called WI to perfonn for your kl.Dgdom. E5035 THE SINS OP THE TIMF.8 … Olli.de, wblcb le used 1n abrasives essential to the manufaetwe of~- Tbua, dui'1ng the 1002· CUb&n Mlsslle Crla18, the Vietnam ·War and the Middle But 'Wal'll, the tl'SSR not only CORtinued cbreme lmporta, but actually in• creased 1ibem. Jl~r. …
… past actions and personal decisions, one can reach a point of growth and change. The purpose of looking back is to go forward with a new and enlightened dedication to our highest values. The record of the past year does not have to be endlessly … of the former President, none wr:atsoever. QUESTION: Mr. President, there is a bill that the Treasury Department has put forward, I think it is about 38 pages. Under this bill, which deals with getting hold of the returns, Internal Revenue r.eturns … QUESTION: If your intention was to heal the wounds of the Nation, sir, why did you grant only a conditional amnesty to the Vietnam war veterans while granting a full pardon to President Nixon? THE PRESIDENT: The only connection between those two …
… Further, I will not· hesi·tate to veto, any new spending programs adopted by the, Congpess,. As an additional step toward putting the Ji'ederal government's house in order, I rectommend a .five percent limit on, Federal pay increases .in … it: international cooperation is a vital fact of our lives today. This is not a moment for the American people to turn inward. !1orethan ever .bef6re , our own well;·being depends on America's determination and leadership in the world. We are a … execution of foreign policy is the responsibility of the President. more (OVER) 12 In recent years, under the stress of the Vietnam War, legislative restrictions on the President's capability to execute foreign and. military decisiori'a";nave …
… 193 YIARS AGO WHIN $6 MEN PLEOOED D THEIR SACRID HOI M SUCH mSEASESJS~ OR DIOOJiERIA. == - z~w~~ TOillY WE ARE • ~ • AT WARA BUT JUST -,r !EARS " - AFTER THE FIRST HOI.JtYHOCK LANE PARAIE :IlK THE WORLD ~ ... EXP:WlED INTO GLOBAL CONFLICT, AND … of you young people here today would have died from such diseases as scarlet fever or diphtheria. Today we are at war in Vietnam. But just five years after the first Holly· hock Lane Parade the world exploded into global conflict, and just seven … bet we can avoid a third World War. And for the first time in four years there is good reason to believe we can end the Vietnam war on an honorable basis. It has become fashionable for some speakers to criticize our young people today. But only …
… Committee was established for the Office of Defense Mobilization (a special White House office set up to handle Korean War production, economic stabilization and related policy questions), and this was the only source of independent scientific … r James Wa• Webb. And because of his efforts to insulate NSF's basic research a program from economies forced by the Vietnam War, he lost credibility with Johnson, the White House Staff and the Budget Bureau (now OMB, of course.) Johnson … advisory apparatus because of Hornig's apparent lobbying efforts on behalf of the scientific community. As hostility to the Vietnam war crystallized on campus and within the intellectual community, it was inevitable that relations between LBJ and …
… t'~firmc, tl,o l.'oA SAIGON-President Nguyen Van Thieu said Friday the Uniled Stales must honor its pledges of aid to South Vietnam or American would earn "the lube! of · traitors." In an hour-Jong addre~s that broke a two.week silence on t:1e … to open the way for a polil1cai grouping that might deal with !he Communist side and reach a negotiated settlement of the war. Thieu said that in an > ffort to rebuild morale and fighting sµirit among the South Vietnamese. hr lv1d From Times Wire Services accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Tran Thien Kh iem and his SAIGON-The …
… reported as ordered, for induction, to the Charlotte AFEES. Upon administration of the oath of induction, I did not step forward to signify my compliance with the oath. 2 Ccse No. 74-549-JDA-C On or about November 5, 1972, I was at the Charlotte … still very confused, and I felt that no country could demand warring services of me, especially services demanded by the Vietnam type approach to foreign policy. I know that I should observe and honor the laws and orders of our nation, as long … met, could not meet terms, and I was left to be put in the situation in which I am now in. 3 Case No. 74-549-JDA-C Vietnam Service: N/A ·, Chronology: 5 Jun 52 Date of birth Graduated from high school Began college Withdrew from college …
… 6 of the Charles E. Goodell Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library VETERANS, DESERTERS, AND DRAFT-EVADERS --THE VIETNAM DECADE -- Jnformation Paper The Ford Foundation September 197 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 I. VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS 3 Profile 5 THE ISSUES 8 Post-Vietnam Syndrome 8 Unemployment 12 Education and Training 13 Drug Abuse … Picture 31 II. AMNESTY 33 THE AMNESTY IDEA 34 Historical Record 34 Jurisdictional Question 36 SELECTIVE OPPOSITION TO WAR: A LEGAL PROBLEM 38 POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR AMNESTY 40 Draft Resisters 41 Military Deserters 45 POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR …
… satisfactory. Voluntary patients can leave the hospital at any time and there is no follow-up care or supel"vi.sion afterwards. This bill was not unanimously recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary. Some members insist that anyone charged … in the federal spending since fiscal 1961. 1!!! than one-third of this increase S!a tt attributed .tQ. ill. !!!!:.!n. Vietnam. II Defic~t financing and more debt means inflation or higher tax~s or both. Becaus,e I'm convinced that the … be ineligible for local currency Furthermore, any nation which sells to, or permits its ships to carry goods to, North Vietnam or Cuba would be classified as "not friendly" and thus ineligible for either kind of sale. The same is true of any …
… satisfactory. Voluntary patients can leave the hospital at any time and there is no follow-up care or supel"vi.sion afterwards. This bill was not unanimously recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary. Some members insist that anyone charged … in the federal spending since fiscal 1961. 1!!! than one-third of this increase S!a tt attributed .tQ. ill. !!!!:.!n. Vietnam. II Defic~t financing and more debt means inflation or higher tax~s or both. Becaus,e I'm convinced that the … be ineligible for local currency Furthermore, any nation which sells to, or permits its ships to carry goods to, North Vietnam or Cuba would be classified as "not friendly" and thus ineligible for either kind of sale. The same is true of any …
… money in the housing field can bring large numbers of extra jobs in the guarantee of mortgate loans and in the putting forward of 202 programs for housing for older people and so forth to cut down the roughly 20 percent unemployment that not-1 … of our economy equivalen t to what it was during President Johnson's and President Kennedy's terms and even before the Vietnames e war, and if we assume that at the end of the 4-year period,we can cut our unemploym ent rate down to 4 or 4-1/2 … increases and a growth in our national economy equal to what was experienced under Kennedy and Johnson before the Vietnam War. MORE • Page 10 THE :10DERATOR: President Ford? THE PRESIDENT: If it is true that there will be a $60 bil .ion …
… agreement that we must find a constructive substitute for the current expensive and unsatisfactory handout programs • WARRING AGAINST OBSCENITY: The number of complaints from those receiving ob scene material through the mail has declined … back a complete questionnaire. THIS AND THAT: vfuen President Nixon took office there were 532,500 American fighting men in Vietnam. As of March 12 this number had been reduced to 460,800. By April 15th the President's Vietnamization program will accomplish a total reduction of 115,000 in the U.S. manpower ceiling in Vietnam••••• The …
… money in the housing field can bring large numbers of extra jobs in the guarantee of mortgate loans and in the putting forward of 202 programs for housing for older people and so forth to cut down the roughly 20 percent unemployment that now … of our economy equivalent to what it was during President Johnson's and President Kennedy's terms and even before the Vietnamese war, and if we assume that at the end of the 4-year period,we can cut our unemployment rate down to 4 or 4-1/2 … increases and a growth in our national economy equal to what was experienced under Kennedy and Johnson before the Vietnam War. MORE Page 10 THE MODERATOR: President Ford? THE PRESIDENT: If it is true that there will be a $60 billion …
… agreement that we must find a constructive substitute for the current expensive and unsatisfactory handout programs • WARRING AGAINST OBSCENITY: The number of complaints from those receiving ob scene material through the mail has declined … back a complete questionnaire. THIS AND THAT: vfuen President Nixon took office there were 532,500 American fighting men in Vietnam. As of March 12 this number had been reduced to 460,800. By April 15th the President's Vietnamization program will accomplish a total reduction of 115,000 in the U.S. manpower ceiling in Vietnam••••• The …
… ENERGY • FURTHER, I WILL NOT HESITATE TO VETO ANY NEW SPENDING PROGRAMS ADOPTED BY THE CONGRESS. AS AN ADDITIONAL STEP TOWARD PUTTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HOUSE IN ORDER, I RECOMMEND A FIVE PERCENT LIMIT ON FEDERAL PAY INCREASES IN 1975. , - … MISTAKE ABOUT IT: INTERNATIONA} COOPERATION IS A VITAL FACT OF OUR LIVES TODAY. A MOMENT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO TURN INWARD. EVER BEFORE, OUR OWN WELL-BEING DEPENDS ON AMERICA:s DETERMINATION AND LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD. , -- THIS IS NOT MORE … EXECUTION OF FOREIGN POLICY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PRES I DENT. , - 71 IN RECENT YEARS, UNDER THE STRESS OF THE VIETNAM WAR, LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRESIDENT'S ABILITY TO EXECUTE FOREIGN POLICY AND MILITARY DECISIONS HAVE …