Gerald Ford

This order shall take effect October 1, 1974.

I have great faith in our system.

Let this be a day of remembrance for those veterans who are in our hospitals, a day on which our appreciation is expressed tangibly by our visits and our attention.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by subchapter I of chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Our Veterans have earned our deep and lasting gratitude for their valor, their patriotism, and their willingness to sacrifice so that others might remain free.

Under this order, the appointment of a cooperative education student under Schedule B of the civil service rules may be converted noncompetitively to a career-conditional or career appointment.

The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade are adjusted upwards as set forth in the following tables:

I am deeply concerned about this, not for the sake of our party or the Democratic Party, but in all sincerity, for the fate of the country.

I pledge an open and honest Administration when I was sworn in, and I have tried to apply that honesty to all aspects of my life.

On this Veterans Day, we pay tribute to those men and women whose service in our Armed Forces has contributed so profoundly to mankind's age-old quest for peace.

The overriding need of the nation at present is clearly to dampen the fires of inflation.

I urge both public ceremony and private contemplation in recognition of the precious gifts of freedom and security that are ours because those we honor have stood in our defense.

The rates of basic allowance for subsistence authorized members of the uniformed services are adjusted upwards as set forth in the following table:

The Civil Service Commission shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.

Let us give them personal help and encouragement.

I have decided that I must choose the 5.52 percent increase, without the additional 1.7 percent.

I think you can best summarize it by saying that George was a public servant for all seasons.

You have been fortunate to have such an outstanding public servant represent you in any and every public office.

I am in full agreement that an earlier arrival of the survey results would be highly desirable.

I do hereby proclaim Monday, October 7, 1974, as Child Health Day.

Let us draw inspiration from the indomitable spirit and undaunting determination of Leif Erikson.

I invite the people of the United States to honor the memory of Leif Erikson on that day.

I do hereby designate Wednesday, October 9, 1974, as Leif Erikson Day.

I am honored to comply with the request of the Congress of the United States.

It also gave us convincing proof that wage and price controls are not the right way to solve the long-range problems of our economy.