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The original documents are located in Box D4, folder “Ford Press Releases, January - April 
1966” of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. 
Ford Presidential Library. 
 
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CONGRESSMAN 
GERALD R. FORD 
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER 
NEWS 
RELEASE 
For release Jan. 26, 1966 
WASHINGTON, n.c.--- A "just and secure peace" is the United Statest 
"only objective" in Viet Nam and "our only aim is to promptly bring 
home all American servicemen---alive and whole, 11 Congressman Gerald 
Ro Ford said today. 
The House Republican leader said in a newsletter to Fifth District 
constituents "our only opposition is to getting bogged down in an extended 
and massive land war in the jungles of Southeast Asia." 
Ford predicted that this type of war 11could go on for many years…

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110ur Nation can afford to help all of our less fortunate citizens," Ford 
said, "but it cannot afford to squandor any of the hard-earned dollars 
collected from taxpayerso 
"Tragically, little of the $2.3 billion appropriated to date for the war 
on poverty has actually been received by the Nationrs poor. But, the army of 
officials---certainly those in the higher echelons---has been well taken 
care ofo" 
Ford said Republicans "will push for a complete and independent audit" 
of the use of poverty program funds, calling for a "thorough_, bipartisan 
investigation of the anti-poverty war…

CONGRESSMAN 
GERALD R. FORD NEWS 
RELEASE 
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER 
For release 
February 2, 1966 
WASHINGTON"-- A White House proposal to double the length of terms 
for House members was swatted tod~ by Congressman Gerald R. Ford 
as a plan that would beef-up the Executive branch as a "one-man rule" 
type of federal governmento 
The House Republican leader said "we want our Congress to 
exercise independent judgment11 predicting that a four-year torm 
could lead in the opposite direction~ 
Thumping in favor of the present term system1 Ford said "every 
two years is not too often for a Congre…

CONGRESSMAN 
GERALD R. FORD 
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER 
NEWS 
RELEASE 
For release February 9, 1966 
WASHINGTON--- President Johnson's whopping $3.4 billion foreign aid request 
should be given a "genuine, effective,. and deep'' Congressional surgical 
treatment, House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford said today• 
In urging the use of an economic scalpel on the President's request, Ford 
said "substantial reductions in expenditures can be made without material~ 
weakening any good which may be accomplished•" 
Although critical of the Administration's foreign aid request,. Ford said 
he agreed wi…

CONGRESSMAN 
GERALD R. FORD 
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER 
NEWS 
RELEASE 
For release Feb. 161 1966 
"t-TASHINGTON-- President Johnson's hush-hush conduct of the Vietnam ~var and his 
failure to tighten economic pressure on the Communist enemr heartland of Hanoi 
fall short of serving the national interest, Congressman Gerald R. Ford 
said tocta.Y. 
Free world shipping to the enemw aggressor in North Vietnam "at a time when 
the United States is fighting to protect freedom" was blamed on the President 
by the House Republican leader. 
Referring to reports of 119 free world ships "carrying goods to …

CONGRESSMAN 
GERALD R. FORD 
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER 
NEWS 
RELEASE 
For release at 4 p~~ 
Frid~~ Februar.y 25, 1966 
James M.,. Mudge, my Press Secretary since early in 1965, is 
resigmi~g to accept a position with The Detroit Free Press as 
Chief of the newspaper's City-County Bureauo 
A member of the Free Press editorial staff more than 5 years 
before coming to Washington, Jim is returning to the newspaper 
with the responsibility of directing press coverage of Detroit 
City and Wayne County governments~ 
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CONGRESSMAN 
GERALD R. FORD 
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
NEWS 
RELEASE 
Because the Johnson-Humphrey Administration refuses to 
face up to the serious problems of inflation and~uses to do any-
thing about the increase in the cost of living, President Johnson 
undoubtedly will ask Congress to increase Federal taxes. 
Republicans strongly believe it would be better to reduce 
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non-military Federal spending ~ 
thanl\increase Federal taxes. 
If the President would cooperate with Republicans in reducing the 
cost of the Federal government we could avoid another tax increase. 
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