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This file from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library holds press releases and statements that House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford issued between January and April 1966. Most cover Vietnam policy, the war on poverty, inflation, foreign aid, the federal budget and changes in his press staff. An April 21, 1966 statement says the Air Force told Ford it would contract a university with no close Air Force ties to have scientists study unexplained UFO sightings and make the report public. According to Ford, his call for congressional hearings led to this study.
... ~ GERALD R. FORD FIFTH DISTIIICT, MICHIGAN ~ongre~~ of tbt llniteb ~tate~ euiu of tbe .minotitp J.eaber J)ou•e of l\epre•entatibe• ll~bington. J).C:. March 21, 1966 MICHIGAN OFFICE: 425 CHERRY STREET SE. GRAND RAPIDS FOR MONDAY P.M. RELEASE STATPMENT BY HOUSE MINORITY LEADER GERALD R. FORD, R-MICH. I applaud President Johnson's determination to provide safeguards against tragic accidents which have resulted in injury or death to many children throughout the nation. I strongly favor the child safety legislation outlined by the President in his consumer messag~and I believe that we have tarried too long in enacting such a measure. The President's Consumer Message is a strong and wise one in this regar~ but he makes certain general statements which only point up an Administration weakness. He says ''the consumer has a right to a dollar of stable purchasing power.' The Administration to date has failed to halt the steady rise in the prices of many consumer items, notably food and clothing. The President simply has done too little to cope with the inflationary fever which is drpriving wage-earners of much of the real rise in their earnings. He says, "Our standard of living has never been higher." But what he fails to say is that while Americans are spending more and living better, their standard of living will suffer a sharp setback if the Administration and Democrats in Congress refuse to stem the tide of inflation . (MORE)
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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 55 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.