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This Gerald R. Ford Library folder of Ford Congressional Papers holds material from Ford's broadcasts in 1965 and 1966. It contains correspondence with WJR station manager James H. Quello and drafts of Ford's June 1965 "Your Government" radio report on congressional imbalance, Vietnam and Cuba, along with budget remarks. It also includes Ford's March 25, 1966 on-air statement calling for a congressional investigation of UFO sightings near Ann Arbor, Michigan, a Great Society documentary script and a Meet the Press transcript with Indira Gandhi.
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RE: CRIME--LAW & ORDER - 1966 ANNOUNCER: Ladies and Gentlemen, our Congressman, Jerry Ford. MR. FORD: I was with Chuck Percy the evening before tragedy struck in his home early Sunday morning just a few weeks ago. Chuck Percy is a good friend and will make an outstanding United States Senator. But the scars of this terrible crime will be with him all of his life. This murder was a dramatic example of crime in our country. As J. Edgar Hoover has said, "Citizens of this country ought to be able to walk on the streets of our cities without being mugged, attacked, or robbed." "But," he added, "we can't do that today." The crime rate goes up every year, but one of the most startling facts is that the rate of criminal convictions is going down. This means that more crimes are being committed and more criminals are getting away with it. What can we say to all this? First of all, we as parents can ask ourselves whether we are doing everything we can to instill in our children a devotion to law and order, a respect for other people and their property, and a sense of personal responsibility. We look to our schools and collages to promote good citizenship by developing a love of country and a deep appreciation for its institutions, and to provide every person with such training as will enable him to be a useful member of society. We must also look to the church to develop high moral standards. The Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule, ancient as they are, are true and valid today. GERALD R. RAND LIBRARY
Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 88 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.