PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES Gerald R. Ford Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and 1975 (IN TWO BOOKS) BOOK I-JANUARY 1 TO JULY 17, 1975 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock No. 022-003-00931-1 FOREWORD THIS VOLUME represents the 1975 record of my Administration, at home and abroad-speeches, messages, press conferences and major statements— documenting a momentous year of achievement. These collected works demonstrate how the American people, in the first full year of my Presidency, found a new realism. We crossed the threshold from recession to restored economic progress, reducing the rate of inflation and creating a new spirit of self-confidence. It was in this momentous year that we finally extricated ourselves from war in Southeast Asia and enjoyed the blessings of peace for the first time in more than a decade. Americans were finally at peace with the entire world and in harmony at home. These documents tell the story of how a new era of national confidence began to take hold. The mood of our people improved in a manner inconceivable early in the previous year. It was in this year that I journeyed to the far corners of the earth in search of peace—to Bonn, Helsinki, Rome, Peking, Manila and other capitals. I am proud of what our diplomacy achieved in stabilizing the world order, as these papers attest-in the Sinai withdrawal agreement between Israel and Egypt, and in other historic achievements. The year 1975 also marked the strengthening of our ties with the Atlantic Community and Japan. As America moved toward its third century, we faced new challenges with new realism. These pages record the continuing American adventure in both domestic and foreign aspects. They contain the drama of 1975-the momentous prelude to our 200th anniversary. Herald R. Ford |