Gerald Ford

This public works bill is troublesome because it would increase the 1975 outlays by $80 million above the budget.

I am strongly opposed to those increases because they would intensify our number one problem--inflation.

I am totally committed to close cooperation between the Congress and the Executive.

I HAVE signed H.R. 15155, a public works appropriations bill for fiscal year 1975.

I have therefore decided to sign this bill with the hope and expectation that under the budget act, the Congress will work in cooperation with the executive branch.

You are making a tremendous contribution to better world understanding.

To me that kind of loyalty is invaluable.

Herb Stein, in my judgment, from my view, has been a model helpmate, adviser to public servants.

Competitive athletics contributes very significantly to a better world for all of us.

I think we will miss Herb's sense of the dramatic.

Charles A. Lindbergh had earned a place in history.

The courage and daring of his feat will never be forgotten.

General Lindbergh always remained a brave, sincere patriot.

I think that is a tremendously favorable statistic that we can all be proud of.

Good luck, and God bless each and every one of you.

I ask only one thing: Just remember the trenches a bit when you get back up to that ivory tower.

I think all of us are here tonight to say goodbye to a trusted friend and a very valued adviser.

We will also remember the selfless, sincere man himself, Charles A. Lindbergh.

I want to congratulate every one of you individually.

Mrs. Ford and I extend our sincere condolences to Mrs. Lindbergh and the family.

I want you to know that I am thinking about my many, many good Michigan friends gathered in Detroit.

Prompt and aggressive action against inflation is precisely what America needs.

It would also be unrealistic to expect this Council to bring any immediate relief from inflation.

I must reemphasize that the Council should not be a steppingstone back to mandatory wage and price controls.

The transition is going very smoothly.