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This file from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, digitized by the Internet Archive, holds Congressman Gerald R. Ford's Fifth District weekly radio scripts from January to June 1966, plus several National Republican Congressional Committee scripts. They deal with President Johnson's budget, inflation, four-year House terms, electoral college reform, foreign aid, the Vietnam War, rent subsidies and Memorial Day. The extracted text does not discuss UFOs.
“Halt”5 pages
5th District radio tape Jan. 26, 1966 ill; I ""'*Translating the complicated budget into simple terme ••••• it would :mean Americans will pay more for everything. Under the spending program contempli*ed by the White House, the cost of living would increase two percent. In its decisions on the budget• Congress must consider the impact of the sharp increase in Federal spending on the economf in which inflationar,y pressures are alread;y strong. If the White House will not tackle the problem of higher living costs by restraining federal spending, the Congress must. I believe Congress must support all necessary funds for nationals ecurity. At the sane time, I believe in setting priorities at home without sacrificing the proven needs of theAmerican people •••• all the people. During the coming weeks, I will have other reports on the federal budget, which should have the strong attention of all Americans. Thank you for listening. This is your Congressman, Jerry Ford, speaking with you from Washington. II # II ......Digitized from Box D35 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
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