10/25/80 [1]
Folder Citation: Collection: Office of Staff Secretary; Series: Presidential Files; Folder: 10/25/80 [1]; Container 182
To See Complete Finding Aid: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/findingaids/Staff_Secretary.pdf
Staff Secretary --
Original was sent back to Madeline Albright in NSC -- (another "fire dri'il") however attached should provide sequence of events
Thanks-- Susan Clough
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 25, 1980
Dear Senator Jackson:
You wrote to ask my views about section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, the Jackson-Vanik amendment.
From the beginning of my Presidency I emphasized our commitment as a nation to human rights as a fundamental tenet on which our foreign policy would be based. That commitment of mine is as deep and as important to me today as it was then.
You have always been a pioneer in the area of human rights and your leadership and support have been instrumental in our success. I am sure that the record will show that American words and actions in the last period have left their mark on the rest of the world. Because of our leadership the defense of human rights has its rightful place on the world agenda for everyone to see.
The Jackson-Vanik amendment, which you authored, repr2sents an important statement of our nation's commitment to the free emigration of Soviet Jewry. As you well know, I, along with you, have been specifically concerned about
Jewish emigration from the Soviet �nion. The year before I became President, Jewish emigration was about 14,000. Last year it was up to 50,000 -- the highest level in more than 10 years. The lower rate this year in the wake of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is of great concern. We will continue to register our strong concern about this low level of emigration at the Review Conference on Security and Cooperation which will meet in Madrid next month. The Soviet Union has an obligation to honor its Helsinki commitment.
After the Afghanistan invasion, I took a number of steps, including the suspension of grain sales and the restriction of high-technology exports to the Soviet Union, to make quite clear to the Soviets that we cannot conduct business-as-usual with them while their troops are occupying another country.
With the Soviet troops still in Afghanistan and with unacceptable denials of free emigration, it is totally inappropriate to consider any changes to section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, and I have no intention of doing so. Furthermore, I can assure you that the U.S. delegation under the leadership of Ambassadors Griffin Bell and Max Kampelman at the CSCE Conference in
Madrid will take every opportunity to make clear to the Soviet Union that their record of emigration is a violation of the Helsinki accords.
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I value your views on this subject and I look forward to working closely
with you on these very vital issues.
The Honorable Henry Jackson
United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Sincerely,
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INFO COPY TO
FROM
CAMP DAVID
October 25, .1980
Madeline Albright for Zbigniew Brzezinski
Warren Christopher State Department
Susan Clo� Attached is the copy �f President Carter's signed letter to Senator Jackson regarding section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974. The original letter will be sent to the Situation Room with the next courier from Camp David.
As we discussed, it would be best to contact Frank Moore or someone appropriate on his staff regarding the delivery of the original letter, or delegation of authority to do same.
I will talk with Jody Powell about the question of releasing the text of the letter and will be back in touch.
(Please note, I have just discovered upon putting all of this together that the .2nd page is a different size than the first! (Just goes to show that my day has been consistent at least!) You may want to consider trimming 2nd page with a papercutter, if you have someone with a nice, steady hand!)
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WASHINGTON
Dear Senator Jackson:
You wrote to ask my views about Act of 1974, the Jackson-Vanik
of the Trade
From the beginning of my Pres ency I, emphasized our commitment as a nation to h an rights as a fundamental tenet on which our foreign olicy would be based. That commitment of mine is eep and as important to me today as it was then.
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an 1,0 years. The lower rate this year in the wake of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is of great concern. We will continue to register our strong concern about this low level of emigration at the Review Conference on Security and Cooperation which will meet in Madrid next month. The Soviet Union has an obligation to honor its Helsinki commitment .
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I value your views on this subject and I look forward to working closely with you on these very vital issues.
The Honorable Henry Jackson U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
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MF.MORANDUM
THE. WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 25, 1980
MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT
FROM: ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
SUBJECT: Response to Senator Jackson
Scoop ,Jackson wrote to you asking you to commit yourself to not amending Sec. 4 02 of the Trade Act, the Jackson - Vanik
endment (Tab B). A �· · · A- J . PV'A\IJD "f-o --- �� �CS�P � �r� - � V
We-have learned that�v. ReaganAhas completed his response and will r��ey:��!t publicly very�oon. � �� ������;We� Stu spoke to Sen. JAckson about it and feels strongly that we need a positive response.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the letter at Tab A.
Approve
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• HENRY M. JACKSON WASHINGTON
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WAll_,_, D.C. l0510
The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500
My dear Mr. President:
WASHINGTON. b.C. ZOStO
October 2. 1980 -MFfW'/JJSL CONGRESSIONAC
LIAISON
v�T 'I 1980
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As you know, current law prohibits the extension of mostfavored-nation treatment and government credits to non-market countries that deny their citizens the fundamental human right to emigrate. This provision of the Trade Act of 1974 has long been the principal hope of thousands of Soviet Jews and others who have struggled to obtain visas so that they might emigrate to Israel, the United States, or other countries where they are free to live and worship according to their faith -- a freedom denied them in the Soviet Union.
There have been a number of proposals since 1975 aimed at revising the Trade Act to remove or weaken the credit and MFN restrictions in order to facilitate trade concessions for the Soviets without a significant agreed movement toward freer emigration from the Soviet Union. Last year, for exampl�� there were proposals that the crcdit/�fFN restrictions could be waived without an explicit understanding with the Soviets on future emigration practices, an approach that would violate the .freedom of emigration provisions of law embodied in the 1974 Trade Act.
I very much hope that you share my view that"there must be no \�eakening of the existing law either by amendment or interpretation.
J know that many brave men and women who have suffered reprisals as a result of having in s isted on the right to emigrate l"lould be heartened to know that, if elected to a second term, you will continue to support Scctjon 402 of the Trade Act. A reaffirmation of your support for Section 402, and your insistence on a clear Soviet commitment to freer emigration .as a condition of any waiver of the Act's restriction on MFN and credits, would be especially welcome in the current mood of uncertainty.
Sincerely yours,
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II FARM PoLICY SPEECH
Po.d f (���/.A./� J"c#AL� �R
TOLEDO) OHIO 10/15/80
YOU HAVE AN IMPORTANT CHOICE YOU MAKE ON NOVE�1BER 4TH -
NOT JUST BETWEEN 2 CANDIDATES) OR 2 PARTIES. -
THE CHOICE WILL BE BETWEEN 2 DIFFERENT FUTURES -
FOR YOU) YOUR CHILDREN) & FOR OUR COUNTRY·/
r�OV.fHERE IS THAT CHOICE �lORE CLEAR THAN IN THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION'S AGRICULTURI fTHE FARf·1 PROGRAr-1S OF THE LA� 5 DECADES tcAf1E FROM FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT & THE NEYJ DEAL. fDEf10CRATIC PRESIDENTS) & DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS) lHAVE SUPPORTED & IM�D THESE PROGRAMS!'
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... -: 2 -. . - . • (FOR 8 YEARS . UNTIL . I TOOK . OFFI CE1 . .··
. \.REP�BLI cAN PRESIDENTS �US MANAGED (THE AFFAl RS OF Ar·1�RICAN FARMERS,
. · . THEY· REPE.�TEDLY VETOED NEEDED PRICE -SUPPORT LEG lSLAJI ON •/ . . · . . : . - . ' • ' . ' . . . . . .... .
• 4 Tll1ES · _ _;. i N .1973, 1974�. & 1975 . - � ' . � ------·- . . ... -THE 2 REPUBLICAN. PRES I DENTS· EMBARGOED FARM EXPORTS,
. INCLUDING THOSE TO SOME OF OUR r10ST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL FRIEN-DS - ----.: . ·
. ·NOT TO· PROTECT OUR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS; . ' BUT FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF DRIVING ArHI CAN FAR�1 PRICES DOWN '//
· . · , ' . 3' . · . · . . · . . _ ·- -: • OHE� WAS ,NQ REAL EFFORT TO DE�OP NEW FOREIGN MIIRKETS, . . ' .•.
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IN MEXICO & CHINA.'/ ·· .· . . . · . · . .
•rTH� REPUBLICANS . IMPOSED PRICE �ONTROLS ON FOOD .. & CUT OFF FOOD AID TO HUNGRY.NATIONS
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'.WHILE P�CTION .. COSTS �OARED/ -., ; . '(PObRLY�MANAGED. G.RAIN- INSPECTION. · . · . . . · . · · · . . < � . . . . · lAI:.lOWEDSUB-STANDARD SHIPMENTS OVERSEAS TO TARNISH THE REPUTATION;
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OF AMERICAN FARMERS'/
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• ( DOMESTIC MARKETS WERE FLOODED WITH IMPORTED MEAT LAT THE WORST Tir1E FOR OUR FARMERS & RANCHERS y
• H1P?�UOTAS FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS WENT UP ___ 5 _TIMES IN 1 YEAR ALONE;f'
•BY THE T�E I TOOK OFFICE, GRAIN PRICES WERE IN A TAILSPINy •CATTLE PRODUCERS WERE LIQUIDATING HERDS AFTER 4 YEARS OF HEAVY LOSSES./ •FAR�1 INCOME WAS DROPPING FAST./ •CONSUMERS & PRODUCERS WERE IN OPEN CONFRONTATION.;
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•AND OUR NATION'S REPUTATION AS A RELIABLE EXPORTER OF FARM PRODUCTS HAD BEEN DAf1AGED./
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IN SHORT J THE FARM POLl CY � INHERITED HAS AN lJ_!it!OLY r!S� , #"
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. I CAME INTO OFFICE WITH A .LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE IN FARMING. ' . -
· AS· A BOY J I GOT UP AT . 4 A.M.. TO CATCH THE MULES & BE IN THE FIELDJ
WAITING FOR IT TO BE LTfHT ENOUGH .
TO KNOW WHERE THE ROWS OF CORN &:coTTON & PEANUTS RAN
SO I WOULD NOT PLOW UP THE CROPS ALONG WITH THE. BERMUDA GRASS • .
WE GOT BACK TO THE HOUSEAFTER SUNDO�/N '/
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· • ·{I GRE�'. UP �EARNING- THE HARD WAY.
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ABOUT- THE HARD WORK & THE COMPLEX ECONOMICS OF FAR�1ING� AND HOH VULNERABLE FARM FA�HLIES.: ARE TO DISTANTEcONOMIC EVENTS. t LEARNED THE VALUE OF LISTEN' lNG TO OTHER FARMERS. . • . J ' '
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IS WHY I APPOINTED BOB BERGlA�D - - A FARf<1ER �-
AS ·MY SE_CRETARY OF AGRICULTURE'/· .• � . . ·
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. . THAT. WAS .A RADICAL DEPARTURE·, . ·· ·
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FROM LARGE BANKSJ & CQfv1MQDITY EXCHANGES, THAT MAY EXPLAIN THE REPUBLICAN INDIFFERENCE TO THE ORDINARY FARMER/
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BUT :I CHANGED THAT -- ' & THIS IS HOW I ' ,.- ' .
lsr, WE SET- OUT (TO REDUCE GOVT 1 INFERFERENCE ,
,. · ·: t& TO RETURN PRODUCT I ON & MARKETING DECISIONS TO FARMERS 1 ' . . ---
' fTHE.CO��ERSTONE OF THIS P�CY IS T�E FARMER-OWNED GRAIN RESERVE, 2.w�l CH HAS TAK�N GOVT. OUT OF TH EG RAIN BUS !NESS/
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{THE GRAI'N RESERVE ·
HAS ��COME ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE FARM MARKETING TOOLS EVER DEVISED.
JUST LOOK· AT THE RESULTS: . -, IN ·THE' P·AST 4 YEARS., �JE HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECORD LARGE CROPS,
' •IN 'WEHAT & CORN., THERE .HAVE BEEf(BACK-TO�BACK RECORD YEARS I
• IN 1979.WE,SA\� RECORD YIELDS IN 6 MAJORCR
,OPS. .
YET "fHE BOTT0�1 DID NOT .FALL OUT. OF THE MARKET·�- THANKS TO THE GRAIN RESERVE. -.. •rv/HEN PRICES BEGAN TO HEAKEN.,
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. · · ENOUGH FARf·1ERS PUT TH�GRAIN INTO THE RESERVE TO CUSH-ION THE IMPACT,
THEY WERE ABLE TO HOLD OFF SELLING WHEN PRICES DIPPED.
vJHEN PRICES ROSE., OUR F.�Rf,1ERS CASHED IN;/
' -.. JlJ�D: LAST- MONTH I APPROVED-LEGISLATION, T9 H ELP BUILD MORE y • WE- DID AWAY WITH THE OUTDATED & RIGID- ACREAGE ALLOTMENT -SYSTEM. . ... - � . · . -. ' ..,_.;.- ,· · . . · . . . .: _: . . · ' _ . · . . ' . ( {f�RMERS: WERE �D TO MAKE P�NT?NG :DECISION?
_ B.AS.ED ·ON'�MARKET' CONDITIONS}
·•. · t RATHER THAN FEDERAL BUREAUCRAT! C CONDIT! ONS / .
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TH.ERE'WEREOTH_ER ACCm1PLISH�1ENTS.,. TOO'/
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-•(BEGINN'iNG WITH. THE FOOD & AGRICULTURE ACT OF 1977.,
t1 ACTED. to BRI�G PRICE SUPPORTS & ·LOAN RATES BACK IN LINE �4 ITH PRODUCT! ON COSTS I
,0{1 :SQ_UGHT PRICE. LEVE�S TO KEEP P� 14-ITH RAPIPLY�RISIN�: PRODUCTION COSTS.,
�.l& ADJUSTED THEM H l.GHER AGAIN WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I . . ' .
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C1(WE. ADOPTED A FORMULA FOR'TARGET PRICES . ' . . tEASED ON
·. THE. cosT oF PRObWCTI oN FOR OE'AcH cRoP I
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G!lWHEN THAT FORMULA FAILED TO ADJUST RAPIDLY ENOUGH., twE CORRECTED IT WITH NEW LEGISLATION;/ .
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. . . :- li -·( .. . . . . • {IN CONTRAST TO REPUBLICAN VETOES., . .
{I MOVED�ulcKLY TO RESTORE. HEALTH .. TO THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
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·WlTHlN WEEKS OF TAKING OFFICE.,.! J·NCREASED THE SUPPORT LEVEL. �· - .• . '
·THEN WE .WORKED WITH CONGRESS TO ENACT AN 80%-0F-PARITY f1IN IMUM •
•.. ·.·�ST. YtAR WE EXTENDED THIS )\DJH0RITY '/ . ; - . .
• ·.I MOVED Q-UICK�Y TO IMPROVE OUR.JNADEQUATE PROMOTION OF iAGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. - -
·.(WE-LOWERED· OVERSEAS BARRlERS
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.R FARf�·EXPORTS
· '-wiTH THE NEW TRADE TREATY CONCLUDED,: LAST YEAR. ::< WE OPENED TRADE ·aFFI cEs IN. KEY H1PORTING couNTRIEs •
. {WE GREATLY INCREASED EXPORT CREDITS., . . .
. & HAVE WORKED HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR THRU THE COOPERATOR PROGRAM. (PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT -- . .
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twE CAREFULlY LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR OPE�G IMPORTANT NEW MARKETS LIKE C�A/
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• �TO PROTECT & PRESERVE OUR BASIC SOIL & WATER RESOURCES�
ti SIGNED INTO LAW THE LANDMARK SOIL & WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION ACT. -
� THERtP�ANS ATJEMPTED TO WEAKEN THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMj
�I STRENGTHENED IT I
I INCREASED SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BY NEARLY 50%:/
• [I ALSO MOVED QUICKLY WITH SPECIAL HELP TO FARMERS
WHO SUFFERED FROM NATURAL DISASTERS LIKE THIS SUMMER'S HEAT & DROUGHT. -
WE EXPANDED TO $�\-.kiON THE ECONOMIC Ef�ERGENCY LOAN PROGRAM WE BEGAN IN 1978
( I JUST SIGNED INTO,��A.
NEW CROP li�SURANCE PROGRAMz
l TO PROTECT FAR�1ERS AGAINST{WEATHER�
CROP DISEASE�
& INSECT LOSSES ·j·
• MY-ADMIN I STRATlON HAS· ALSO SUPPORTED FARMER COOPERATIVES I
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:WE:·DE.FENDED THE "CAPPER-VOLSTEAILACT" AGAINST· THOSE WHO WANTED TO GUT IT. {WE KEPT"THE ADMINISTRATION OF TH'IS- VITAL AUTHORITY tf,N· fHE· HANDS OF THE S ECY. OE AGRICULTURE -- WHERE IT BELONGS.
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T�:��RES BYFARM COOPERATIVES,
(m,A,T · KEPT CO OPE RAn VES FROM PARll ClPA TlNG FULLY {N CQf�MOD ITYL OAN PROGRAMS;/
�-·.·{WE ALSO EXPANDED & r�ODERNlZED FARf1 CREDIT PROGRAMSJ . . INCLUDING A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR ·BEGINNING FARMER$.
( OF �L THE �DS LOANED BY THE FARr�ERS HOME ADr·HNISTRATION IN ITS 45 YEARSJ lNEARL Y H� HAVE BEEN L�D BY � ADM!fHSTRATION/
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• (fW ADrHNISTRATION HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE
lBOTH (TO AGRICULTURE'S UNIQUE ENERGY NEEDS
l& TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS TO BECOME PRODUCERS OF ENERGY. I
I ASSIGNED THE HIGHEST PRWRITY ALLOCATION DURING ENERGY SHORTAGES
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TO AGRICULTURE�
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e WE 'PA�SED • THE WINDFALL PROFITS TAX OVER REPUBLICAN :OPPOSITION,
·& I·. EST-ABLISHED A PROGRAM TO PROVI-DE OVER $10 BILLION: DURING THIS DECADE -·
TO PRODUCE GASOHOL FROM THE CROPS. OF AMERICAN· FARMS.
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1 ·SET A PRODUCTION. CAPACITY TARGET ' (
OF SOd""-MI LLION�GALLONS�OF'""ALCOHOL BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR -- . -· . . · , . ' . .
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ENOUGH SO. 'tHAT GASOHOL WJLL,AMOUNl TO 10% . . -·'- . . - . . . . .
. OF ALL UNLEADED· GASOLINE SOtn:IN AMERICA •. .
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SECY. BERGLAND HAS JUST APPROVED GUARANTEES FOR.-15 NEW PLANTS ?
TO PRODUCE 246 MILLION GALLONS OF ALCOHOL/
THE RESULTS OF �L THIS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES I
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:• IN THE 4 YEARS OF MY Am1INISTRATlON� TOTAL GROS S FARr� INC0�1E�
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TOTAL NET FARM INCOME� TOTAL PRODUCTION� TOTAL CONSUf�PTlON� . . ·.· : . , r��. , . & TOTAL FARM EXPORTS --
. - )OPfsD ANY- PREVIOUS 4-YEAR PERIOD IN HISTORY/ ,
• (FARf1 EXPO RTS -- IN DOLLARS & VOLUME -"- IN- DOLLARS & VOLU�1E --·._ .lHAVE SET NEW RECORDS IN· EVERY SINGLE YEAR oF ·�w ADMINISTRATION •
. $WE WILL SET ANOTHER RECORD WITH AN $8 BILLION INCREASE THIS YEAR� lFOR A TOTAL $40 BILLION-- THE BIGGEST ANNUAL GAIN IN HISTORY;./
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• WE- H t\VE B ROADENEP' & D I VERS"I FI ED ouR EXPORTS I
, WE HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLED SALES TO �lEX I CO • . ,
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.; WE HAVE' INCREASED OUR FEEDGRAIN .EXPORTS TO JAPAN & ITALY. WE ARF N_OW SELLING ALMOST 7 TIMES ·AS MUCH TO CHINA &· JAIWANe -· .
. . . . AS \1E DID IN 1976 I
IN. fACT, C�A IS JIOW{THE WORLD'S LARGEST SJNGL£ BUYER OF .OUR COTTON
_-. · · ·. · . · _ · & �. OF THE·LARGEST BUYERS OF OUR �R�N :/
-, ' . . .. . � . . . , . - 19.- ·. • THE SHARP DROP IN FARM .PRICES THAT W� INHERITED JN -1977 HAS REVERSED. - ·
DES:TTE. RECORD PRODUCTlON1 -�I:C�S HAVE RISEN STEADILY IN _ THE PAST 4 YEARSy . •(]!lli HAS GONE FROM $1.60-IN-1971) TO-OVER $3.00./
• WHEAT HAS: .'GqNE FROM· $2 .OOJ. TO OVER $�.00 v· .
•CATTLE PRICES HAVE DOUBLED -- FRor1 $32�Jo-$64./
, •rttlli THAT SOLD FOR LE'SsTHAN $10, NOW SELLS FOR OVER m.l'
I'M NOT C0�1PLETELY SATISFIED WlTH THAT RECORD. . ' . THE COST SQUEEZE ON �MERS{ HAS BEEN SEVERE
· . . . . . l & HAS LIMITED NET FARM INCOME TOO LONG.
BUT WE'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS -- WITH MORE PROGRESS TO COME�
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{IN CONTRAST'TO THISJ .
. . ·· MY REPUBLICAN OPPONENT DOES NOT UN!JgRSTAND
THE COMPLEX REALITY OF OUR FA_RM ECONOMY.
JUST A -FEW MONTHS AGOJ HE SAID HE \�AS NOT FAMILIAR WIJH PARITY.
HE SAlD. FAR�1- PRICE SUPPORTS "SUBSIDIZE THE INEFFICIENT". . . ' .\) ' .·�----- . .:,__· ��--�--:-HE SAID "DAI.RY SUBSIDIES ARE SU.BSIDIZING THOS� WHO: COULD ... NOT COMPETE";/
TO BE FAIRJ MY OPPONENT -RECENTLY DROPPED A LIFETIME ·OF OPPOSITIONz - . '
TO GOVERNMENT FARM PROGRAMS.
HE NOW SAYS HE WOULD KEEP THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF MY PROGRAMS IN PLACE. ---AND WHY NOT?
THE FARM PROGRAMS OF THIS ADMINI�TRATION \�ORK :/ ( AMERICAN FARMERS WILL HAVE TO DECIDE HOW CONFIDENT THEY ARE
t oF MR. REAGAN'S ELECTION-YEAR CONVERSION.;'
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FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS.� I WILL PROPOSE EVEN MORE FORWARD.,.LOSKING FARM PROGRAMS. ' . . . ---
- •{\�E -WiLL-USE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE' PAST _4_ YEARS · · TO DRA�TA 1981 FARM BILL THAT .RESPONDS TO VARIED FARM NEEDS -
BUT MO_ST :of ALL., -TO THE . FA�11 LY FARM'/ .
• (AS 'BEFORE.�- WE WILL WORK WITH FARMERS & YOUR ORGANIZATIONS ' \iN DEVELOPING THE NEW PROPOSALS WHICH WILL SHAPEYOUR ECONOMIC .LIVES;/
• -WE 'ARE GOING. TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE . . GOVT. REGUL�1ION_JN: OURECONO�W.,� · -- �-.--. . . -
INCLUDiNG AGRICULTURE/ '• WE WILL F'USH AHEAD ONfFUEL CONS[RVATION, . GASOHOL., · --
& SOLAR INNOVATIONS./ • • WE NEED TO IMPROVE TRANSPORT AT! ON SYSTE�1S FOR GETTING FARM PRODUCTS TO MARKET. -
(TO THAT END., I HAVE AUTHORIZED AN EFFORT lTO CREATE FARMER-RUN TRANSPORTATION CO-OPS f1UCH LIKE RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OPS/
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• WE ARE GO lNG TO HELP FARMERS EXPORT EVEN MORE --
•H1PROVlNG THE .JJ]KS,z
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•AND INt"REASING PROMOTION OF "VALUE ADDED" PRODUCTS LIKE MEAT� --
POULTRY I
:BREEDING AN I MA�S� &. SOY P�ODUCTS '/
• WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT( OUR FARMLAND
t& THE PRODUCT I �ITY OF ITS SOl L. I
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO EXPAND RESEARCH & EDUCATION/
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. • l WANT TO �AY A FEW WORDS ABO tiT THE . MOST CONI ROVERS IAL FARM ISSUE 0 F TH E�A R -
TH[ SUSPENSION OF GRAIN. SALES TO THE SOVIET UNION.
IN _1976�\I PROMISED AMERICA'S FAR�1ERS --
li·WOULD RESORT TO AN Er�BARGO
ONLY·lF OUR·NATIONAL SECURITY OR FOREIGN POLICY INTERESTS \�ERE THREATENED --� · - � ;,_ ,,; .
AND NEVER' 'JUST TO KEEP PRI'CES DOWN I -::::..7 . -
I �5!'T MY WORD./
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WHEN_ THE SOVIETS INVADED AFGHANISTAN LAST YEAR� I SAW THIS FOR WHAT IT WAS: . · ·. '� . ·· �
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{ BRUTAL, AGGRESSION
WITH OMINOUS IMPLICATIONS F OR THE SECURITY OF THAT REGION.r7
& -- I �ED -- THE HORLD I AS YO,UR PRESIDENT 1 I TOOK Ir1f�EDlAT� ACT I ON •
. · .• I ·cuRTAILED RUSSIAN FISHING IN OUR WATERS.
• ·I STOPPED 1HE SALE OF MANY H lGH .TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS THE SOVIETS NEEDED.
• I STOPPED PHOSPHATE SALES.
• (AND I SUSPENDED THE SHIPMENT OF GRAIN
, tBEYOND THAT I�DED UNDER OUR OFFICIAL GOVT. AGREEMENT WITH THE SOVIETS;;'
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. 1WHEN I ··ANNOUN'CED TH ISJ ' . . . ' .
:.- l :TOLD:THE .AM�kiCAN TAXPAYERS .
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. WE ALL WdULB:: BEAR THE COSTS -- NOT JUST FARMERS I . . -. . . -fWE USED tAX DOLLARS TO REMOVE· FROM THE MARKET . · 1J1.0.RE'.GRAINJHAN WAS ORIGlNALLY�SCHEBULED TO BE SOLD TO THE SOVIETS •
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THE NET �UDGET COST liAS LESS THA,N $6Q0 MILL! ON'/
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I Ir�POSE·D:RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH THE SOVIET UNION FOR ONE SH1PLE REASON. . =-
( THEIR INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN WAS BRUTAL AGGRESSION twHICH THREATENED THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES & THE FREE WORLD.
THOSE .RESTRICTIONS HAVE HURT THE SOVIETS� . ' _;_ . .
fAND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HURT -_,
tsQ fQNG AS.THEYARE FIGHTING &KILLING THE Pf_OPl£ OF AFGHANlSJAN :/ �·;·· . . ; ·.·-•. . , . · (THE .PEOPLE OF THE SOVIET UN ION: < ·
tARE EATING EVEN LESS ·MEAT THAN. THEY DID 5 YEARS AGO. . THEY HAVE LESS r�EAT TO EAT THAN ANY NATION IN ALL OF EUROPE.
··-- [. EVEN THEIR SATELLITES ARE BETTER OFF --
. & THEIR SITUATION IS GETTING HORSE1.
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THIS CROP .. YEAR THEY FACE A SHORTAGE OF UP TO 60-MlLLI.ON-TONS OF GRAIN.,
(AND THEY WILL N_Q! COME CLOSE TO MAKING THAT UP
t SO LONG AS THE UNITED STATES· STAN.DS 'FIRrt
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lqNG AS SOVIET AGGRESSION CON!._INUES & THE SECURITY THREAT EXISTS.,
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,WILHQNTINUE TO FIND f10RE PERMANENT & DEPENDABLE fUSTOf'ERS FOR FARM EXPORTS/
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M Y REPUBLICAN OPPONENT HAS:TR iED TO MAKE POLITICAL HAY OUT OF THIS DECISION. -· · . · . ' . . . . .
HE CLAIMS TO BE OPPOSED TO ,THE.EMBARGO. I TH.INK.IT,.l S ABOUT TIME TO LOOKAT THE FACTS .
· [THE ·FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT MR . . REAGAN ·. .
..• PUBLirtv .&.DIRECTlYOPPOSED SELLHlG &rr GRAINW HATSOEVER TO THE SOVIET UNION . UNTIL HE SAH
,A CHANCE TO BENEFIT POLITTCALLY FROM THE DEGI.SION I r�ADE/
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IN. l975 HE SUGGESTED USING A GRAIN EMBARGO TO FORCE THE SOVIETS OUT OF ANGOLA. --=-·
IN 1979 HE THREATENED A SIMitAR GRAIN E�1BARGO AGAINST NIGERIA. /----------
. (THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN., .
l HE S�D, 51F THE RUSSIANS WANT TO BUY �/HEAT FROM US, li WOULD NOT SELL IT TO THEM ./ ('L.A. TIMES' 9/30/80)
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[THE TRWT-H IS THAT H[NEVE"R.ONCE RAISED HIS VOICE IN OPPOSITION TO THE EMBARGOES H1POSED BY MR. NIXON & MR. FORD. AND THOSE Ef1BARGOES HERE NOT IMPOSED TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL� INTERESTS.
� � -:·; . THEY. WERE NOT'DlRECTED AGAINST AN>AGGRESSOR NATION I
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:·{THEY-WERE DESIGNED TO DO _ONE.THING�--.& ONE THING .tmLY: l F��CE DO\�N TVR�S AMERICAN FARMERS �T FOR m:IR,CROP�
-.-[AMERICAN· FAR�1ERS CAN· DECIDE Hm�: MUCH, CREDIT r�R. REAGAN SHOULD- GET . · FOR REV� I�G 5 YEARS OF"fiUBLJC,UNQUALlfiED SUPPORT FOR FooD Er·1BARGO�S _
· . J�T IN �E FOR THE ELECTION�/ . · ··
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AS I SAID AT·THE .BEGINNING>OF -THIS TALK ..
. . .. . - · - ,·:.· ·· ·--THE'·DI FFERENCES BETWEEN �
-& MY OPPONENT ARE GREAT.
THEY···ARE'• NOT JUST DIFFERENCES lN · DEG.RE.E -- THEY ARE �p / THEY· POSE. TO YOU AN IMPORTANT QUEST I ON·: . DOYOU WANT TO PLACE THE CRITICAL :QUESIONS FACING AMERICAN AGICULTURE --··-. · . � _· ..
IN THE HANDS OF A MAN -
ENERG�(,. MATTER� .. : . PRICE. SUPPORTS:,
· ·- ·.· EXPORT DEVELOPMENT .. . · SOIL CONSERVATION ..
·-COOPERATIVES .. & SCIENCE & EDUCATI ON..z-
WHO HAS � S�N A B�S I C G�SP OF OUR FARM ECONOMY� . •
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·. 0� ·DO' YOU CHOOSE ANOTHER FUTURE., ... . ·.·. GU IDED:BY .·�THE STEADY & EXPERIENCED,.LEADERSHIP
OF SOMEONE: .� :- tiKE YOU A FARMER,-�� ·
. ·.·: ....... �JORKING WITH BOB- BERGLAND -- A FARMER �-. WHO�UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS & OPPORTUNIH ES BEFORE. OTHER .AMERICAN FARMERS/
(:1 WANT. TO·STRENGTHEN OURfARM·ECONOMY -- .. ·.
· .· · .· [FOR· YOURSAKE., & FOR THE
·�AKE 'OF THE A�1ERICAN PEOPLE.-.· ... . 1 AM ASKtN6. FOR ANOTHtR 4 ·YEARS As YOUR PRESIDENT ro-:J\cco�1PLISH THAT •
. -- .. · I NE�YOUR �p ON NOVEMBER.4.(
THANK YOU - - & GOD BLESS YOU·/ - ( ###
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BOB RACKLEFF DRAFT A-2; 10/23/80 SCHEDULED DELIVERY: THU� OCT 23� 8 AM
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D: W A N I I Q TALl( H I T II Y 0 1:1 A B 91:1 � AN IMP 0 R TAN T C H 0 I C E Y 0 U
� MAKE ON tJOVEMBE R 4TH .. -\i-ou 'n' ILL eH�O� NOT JUST BETWEEN
TWO CANDIDATES� OR TWO PARTIES ) THE CHOICE WILL BE BETWEEN
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TWO DIFFERENT FUTURES -- FOR YOU� YOUR CHILDREN� ANDAOUR
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NoWHERE IS THAT CHOICE MORE CLEAR THAN IN THE FUTURE OF
OUR NATION's AGRICULTURE• THE FARM PROGRAMS OF THE LAST
FIVE DECADES CAME FROM FRANKLIN RoOSEVELT AND THE NEW DEAL·
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTs� AND DEMOCRATS IN CoNGREss� HAVEA
IMPROVED
THESE PROGRAMS • /.------z_ _ _ _ ··,
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��i_l F 0 R E I G H T Y E A R S UN T I L l T 0 0 K 0 F F I C E � j.:f.H.€ � R E PUB L1 CAN
-� --MISMANAGED THE AFFAIRS OF AMERICAN FARMERS·
� THEY REPEATEDLY VETOED NEEDED PRICE SUPPORT LEGISLATION•
� FOUR TIMES� IN 1973� 1974� AND 1975� THE TWO REPUBLICAN
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�EMBARGOED FARM EXPORTS1 INCLUDING THOSE TO SOME OF
0 U R M 0 S T H1 P 0 R TAN T I N T E RNA T I 0 N A L F B.,!..E N D S • 1 • N 0 T �9-Nt-Y � c.ull.' , 1 �-�
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I)..l..D THE Re:PYBt"ICrt.l1� UOT COMPE�I�I'.H! FARt\ERS Fel� THEIR
I H ,.�.._. .{'��t ,:r.? .(�';•; �i' (_�· .:.->. {,'. LOSSES J TilE Et1BA�GQe � '!![ �] EXP R E SSI:.:·Y· US ED·-H> DR IV f: �:'>)
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� THERE WAS NO REAL EFFORT TO DEVELOP NEW FOREIGN
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MARKETS1 SUCH ASA(HINA•
otJ Foo.J) � THE REPUBLICANS IMPOSED PRICE CONTROLSAAND CUT OFF
FOOD AID TO HUNGRY NATIONS WHILE PRODUCTION COSTS
SOARED•
� PooRLY-MANAGED GRAIN INSPECTION ALLOWED SUB-STANDARD
SHIPMENTS OVERSEAS TO TARNISH THE REPUTATION OF .. �
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,, DoMESTIC MARKETS WERE FLOODED WITH IMPORTED MEAT AT
THE WORST TIME FOR OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS·
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� IMPORT QUOTAS FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS WENT U � TIMES IN
ONE YEAR ALONE·
BY THE TIME I TOOK OFFICE� GRAIN PRICES WERE IN A TAILSPIN�
iP CATTLE PRODUCERS WERE LIQUIDATING HERDS AFTER FOUR YEARS OF
_HEAVY L OSSES,.;· FARM INCOME WAS DROPPING FAST_., CONSUMERS AND
17 PRODUCERS WERE IN OPEN CONFRONTATION. AND OUR NATION's REPUTATION
AS A RELIABLE EXPORTER OF FARM PRODUCTS HAD BEEN DAMAGED·
IN SHORT� THE FARM POLICY I INHERITED WAS AN UNHOLY MESS·
C AME INTO OFFICE WITH A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE IN
FARMING• As A BOY� I GOT UP AT 4 A·M· TO CATCH THE MULES AND
BE IN THE FIELD� WAITING FOR IT TO BE LIGHT ENOUGH TO KNOW
WHERE THE ROWS OF CORN AND COTTON AND PEANUTS RAN SO I WOULD -!!, n ' �; ... c,·,. .. ' :, _,
NOT At-.eJ,.J (;, tJJf 1, • .; 1-,.l..t. w \1 .• · •'�'-�····· � . r, -, ri't? If,. • J ,_ �
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PLow uP THE cROPs Gs I cuLT l'v'ATEO TilE� WE (!J-j n r4oT col'lE 1 N
F-RQM TI=IE FIELBSt---4HHIL AFTER SUNDOWN• -'
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GREW UP[}lliDeRST!dHJI"fllGjrHE COMPLEX ECONOMICS OF FARMING�
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I L EARNED THE VALUE OF LISTENING TO OTHER FARMERS· THAT IS WHY(
�EN I Q£C4�£ PRESIDE� I APPOINTED BoB BERGLAND� A FARMER�
AS M Y SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE·
THAT WAS A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM THE REPUBLICAN POLICY
OF RECRUITING FROM THE BOARDROOMS OF LARGE AGRIBUSINESS
CORPORATIONS1 FROM LARGE BANKS1 AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES·
THAT MAY EXPLAIN��G� Q]j THE REP UBLICAN INDIFFERENCE TO THE
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ORDINARY FARMER• ,) y Bur I CHANGED THAT� AND THIS IS HOW ·
FIRST1 WE SET OUT TO REDUCE GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE AND
TO RETURN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING DECISIONS TO FARMERS• THE
CORNERSTONE OF THIS POLICY IS THE FARMER-oWNED GRAIN RESERVE�
WHICH HAS TAKEN GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE GRAIN BUS! ���- /'.
THE GRAIN RESERVE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE
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FARM MARKETING TOOLS EVER DEVISED.�� JusT LOOK AT THE RESULTS!
I N THE PAST FOUR YEARS1 WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECORD
LARGE CROPS· I N WHEAT AND CORN1 THERE HAVE BEEN BACK-TO-BACK
RECORD YEARS• f.i.PI -FAeT/ _IN 1979 WE SAW RECORD YIELDS IN SIX �--- .,. ... -
MAJOR CROPS· YET THE BOTTOM DID NOT FALL OUT OF THE MARKET1
THANKS TO THE GRAIN RESERVE· WHEN PRICES BEGAN TO WEAKEN1
ENOUGH FARMERS PUT THEIR GRAIN INTO THE RESERVE TO CUSHION {_,.':':/'/ ·.:xJ:·I,: / '> ,1 ,·r·f',J:
THE IHPACT· THEY {� OFF SELLING WHEN PRICES DIPPED· WHEN
l:;u/(' FAR fill €/C.-5 PRICES ROSE1 �tX� CASHED IN·
AT THE SAME TIME WE BEGAN THE RESERVE1 WE INCREASED AID
FOR BUILDING oN-FARM STORAGE• SINCE 19761 r'fttl� IIELP�D FARt-1ERS " i .... _,.
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BUll � 1.8 BILLION MORE BUSHELS OF�GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY· AND1 ,, 1
L lls.T L!�t T H � PA 6] M 0 NT H J I LH-ft:v.E J A p p R 0 v ED L E G I s L AT I 0 N T 0 H E L p B u I L D
\4E [�sif DID AWAY WITH THE OUTDATED �ND'
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ALLOTMENT SYSTEM• i.��� �REE� FARMERS TO MAKE PLANTING DECISIONS
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H .!Jb€.A '-BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS� RATHER THAN ABUREAUCRATIC1CONDITIONS·
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THERE WERE OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS� TOO·
BEGINNING WITH THE FooD AND AGRICULTURE AcT OF 1977� I
ACTED TO BRING PRICE SUPPORTS AND LOAN RATES BACK IN LINE WITH P.RICG
cosTS· {!L�WGR e-o�ns IIA'v'E ... -R-.fSE� RAPif}t� ILf4-AvflsoUGHTALEVELS
Tu ()/ (V\p , ri ��J 1 \i .\ •. • �.:f p-rt, P ,, t C ,,:, ( (,J .{r �T KEEP PACE/\AND f:�i·A·�·I�J'ADJUSTED THEM HIGHER AGAIN WITHIN THE
PRICEi/ WE ADOPTED A , ·-·-.
I' . .. " � ' OF PRODUCTIONt!.'' �� �N
THAT FORMULA FAILED TO ADJUST RAPIDLY ENOUGH� WE L�
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IN CONTRAST TO REPUBLICAN VETOES� MOVED QUICKLY TO
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RESTORE HEALTH TO THE DAIRY INDUSTRY· WITHIN WEEKS OF TAKING -··-··' I / .. �.. .. ,.�._.�
INCREASED THE suPPORT LEVEL· IT_ot:LOHI�IG rH:B WE
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WORKED WITH CONGRESS TO ENACT AN 80 PERCENT OF PARITY MINIMUM·
LAST YEAR WE EXTENDED THIS AUTHORITY•
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I MOVED QUICKLY TO IMPROVE OUR INADEQUATE PROMOTION OF
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS· WE LOWERED OVERSEAS BARRIERS TO OUR FARM
EXPORTS WITH THE NEW TRADE TREATY CONCLUDED LAST YEAR• WE
OPENED TRADE OFFICES IN KEY IMPORTING COUNTRIES· WE GREATLY
INCREASED EXPORT CREDITS, AND HAVE WORKED HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE
PRIVATE SECTOR THROUGH THE COOPERATOR PROGRAM• WE STRENGTHENED
THE GRAIN INSPECTION PROGRAM· PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT, WE
CAREFULLY LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR OPENING IMPORTANT NEW MARKETS
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NEED EVEN GREATER PRODUCTIVITY TO MEET RISifH3 Dl:rlArm EVERY'It'IIERE3 To PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR BASIC SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES,
I SIGNED INTO LAW THE LANDMARK SoiL AND WATER RESOURCES
CoNSERVATION ACT• )� -�(0/;�!RAST T� J REPUBLICAN.SATTEMPT.SJTO WEAKEN
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THE AGRICULTURAL CoNSERVATION PROGRAM, I STRENGTHENED IT·
...ro;?a INCREASED SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BY NEARLY HAtT1
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I ALSO MOVED QUICKLY WITH SPECIAL HELP TO FARMERS WHO
SUFFERED FROM NATURAL DISASTERS LIKE THIS SUMMER'S HEAT AND
DROUGHT• WE EXPANDED TO $6 BILLION THE ECONOMIC EMERGENCY
LOAN PROGRAM WE BEGAN IN 19 78. L� ESfABt I 3117!}1.1\ NEW cROP
INSURANCE PROGRAM TO PROTECT FARMERS AGAINST WEATHERJ CROP
DISEASEJ AND INSECT LOSSES· l J U S T S I G NED �� ( I NT 0 LAW • !.<--•" ,.m•'
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MY ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO SUPPORTED FARMER COOPERATIVES·
WE DEFENDED THE CAPPER-VOLSTEAD ACT AGA[NST THOSE WHO WANT.ED
TO GUT IT· WE KEPT THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS VITAL AUTHORITY
IN THE HANDS OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTUREJ WHERE IT BELONGS•
WE SUPPORTED EXPORT VENTURES BY FARM COOPERATIVESJ AND GOT RID
OF REGULATIONS THAT KEPT COOPERATIVES FROM PARTICIPATING FULLY
'IN COMMODITY LOAN PROGRAMS•
WE ALSO EXPANDED AND MODERNIZED FARM CREDIT PROGRAMSJ
INCLUDING A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING FARMERS· OF ALL
THE FUNDS LOANED BY THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION IN ITS
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45 YEARSJ NEARLY HALF HAVE BEEN LOANED BY THIS ADMINISTRATION·_ -/
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r1Y ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE � /l)
AGRICULTURE'
s UNIQUE ENERGY NEEDS AND�THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
FARMERS TO BECOME PRODUCERS OF ENERGY • ASSIG�D
�-����� THE HIGHEST PRIOR I TY ALLOCATION OUR I NG ENERGY
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� ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE OVER $10 BILLION
DURING THIS DECADE TO PRODUCE GASOHOL FROM THE CROPS OF
AMERICAN FARMS· WHEN TOOK OFFICEJ PRODUCTION OF GASOHOL
WAS BARELY MEASURABLE· SET A PRODUCTION CAPACITY TARGET
OF 500 MILLION GALLONS OF ALCOHOL BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR
ENOUGH SO THAT GASOHOL WILL AMOUNT TO {0 PERCENT OF ALL
UNLEADED GASOLINE SOLD IN AMERICA• SECRETARY BERGLAND HAS
JUST APPROVED GUARANTEES FOR 15 NEW PLANTS TO PRODUCE 246
MILLION GALLONS OF ALCOHOL·
THE RESULTS OF ALL THIS SPEAK FOR THEMS::-_�E"�:._
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IN THE FOUR YEARS OF MY ADMINISTRATION� TOTAL GROSS
FARM INCOME� TOTAL NET FARM INCOME� TOTAL PRODUCTION� TOTAL
CONSUMPTION� AND TOTAL FARM EXPORTS TOPPED ANY PREVIOUS
FOUR-YEAR PERIOD IN HISTORY•
t\IE�� FARM EXPORTS� IN DOLLARS AND VOLUt1E� HAVE SET/IRECORDS IN
L� A c'Bj Y E A R o F �w AD r-1 1 N 1 s T RAT 1 o N • WE WILL SET ANOTHER RECORD
WITH AN $8 BILLION INCREASE THIS YEAR� FOR A TOTAL $40 BILLION
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WE HAVE BROADENED AND DIVERSIFIED OUR EXPORTS· WE HAVE
MORE THAN TRIPLED SALES TO MEXICO· WE HAVE INCREASED OUR
FEEDGRAIN EXPORTS TO JAPAN AND ITALY• WE ARE NOW SELLING
ALMOST SEVEN TIMES AS MUCH TO CHINA AND TAIWAN AS WE DID IN
1976. IN FACT� CHINA IS NOW THE WORLD'S LARGEST SINGLE BUYER
(--OF OUR COTTON AND ONE OF THE LARGEST BUYERS OF OUR GRA I�
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THE SHARP DROP IN FARM PRICES THAT WE INHERITED IN 1977
HAS REVERSED• DESPITE RECORD PRODUCTION� PRICES HAVE RISEN
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STEADILY IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS·
(ORN HAS GONE FROM $1.60 IN 1977 TO OVER $3.00i
WHEAT HAS GONE FROM $2.00 TO OVER $4.00i
CATTLE PRICES HAVE DOUBLED� FROM $32 TO $64i
MILK THAT SOLD FOR LESS THAN $10 NOW SELLS FOR OVER $13.
I'M NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THAT RECORD· THE
Ll��-ti'Tf. j) COST SQUEEZE ON FARMERS HAS BEEN SEVERE AND HASA*EP1 NET
F ARM INCOME TOO LONG• Bur WE'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS� WITH
MORE PROGRESS TO COME•
IN CONTRAST TO THIS� t1Y REPUBLICAN OPPONENT MI··SUNDERSTAND¢ C.. .. / r.l '< . "( 1'-1 (:i.'' \ ") rYI f',l/1/ p /):jc
THE COMPLEX REALITY OF OUR FAR�1 ECONOMY• �J
HE sA I D HE ��As N 0 T F AM I L I A R w I T H pAR I T y • HE L� sA I D AB-e-t:i.J
•I 'i FARM PRICE SUPPORTS� "You .. SUBSIDIZE THE INEFFICIENT. WHEN-·YOU
PUT A FLOOR UNDER THE PRICE·" [AflrfJt:Ff eAtRY FAP.I''t� HE SAID�
� �� DAIRY SUBSIDIES �� ARE SUBSIDIZING THOSE
11/�T WHO COULD NOT COMPETE, � THE EX.E-E-N-5-E OF T'MOSE wHO roUI:-D
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for Preservation Purposes
POSSIBLY �-RIN6 -THE PRICE DO'WI� IN TilE P1ARI<ET f3LACE•�J
To BE FAIR� MY OPPONENT RECENTLY DROPPED A LIFETIME OF
OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT FARM PROGRAMS· HE NOW SAYS HE WOULD
711� li'AS"tC �?G""'ev?l 6f:' .MY KEEP [Mali SIIP8DR� PROGRAMS IN PLACE· Ht: l:vEI'I SEEIVIS """"'fO
SUe.£0FH TtiE 1977 fARM BILl AND HH! -FAIUII:� OWIH!f> RESERVE·
AND WHY NOT? THE FARN PROGRAMS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION W!1BJ5_,_91-I
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foR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS� I WILL PROPOSE EVEN MORE FORWARD-
LOOKING FARM PROGRAMS• WE WILL USE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE
PAST FOUR YEARS TO DRAFT A 1981 FARM BILL THAT RESPONDS TO
VARIED FARM NEEDS� BUT MOST OF ALL� TO THE FAMILY FARM•
/1-$ IIGFe� /<'� we W.I�C u.JO-'i-k' &c.//7}1 ��.Mbe:$ A.vj) Yovd I
U�'Aj<.l/eATJa.-JI /.V WE ARE GOING
��p�� t:J#r.ut!t. � u6:.cJ .P.e"A:JFif/Lf a,/,..#c.N' k/.I?L- J'#A#� )louH £CoAl a..., -t:
TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE GOVERNMENT REGULATION L1V&-$,
IN OUR ECONOMY� INCLUDING AGRICULTURE•
WE WILL PUSH AHEAD ON FUEL CONSERVATION� GASOHOL AND
/I€A.NfP�I2 n�n.s../ S' Yf�""".f F Ml SOLAR INNOVATIONS· WE NEED TO IMPROVEAGETTING FARM PRODUCTS
TO MARKET· To THAT END� I HAVE AUTHORIZED AN EFFORT TO
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CREATE FARMER-RUN TRANSPtiRTATipN co-oPS MUCH LIKE RURAL
ELECTRIC co- o�S·.: .. ·. -.- . . .
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. . . WE ARE GOI-NG TO HELP FARMERS' EXPORT EVEN MORE
THE LINKS BETWEEN MARKET .DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO
I .
IMPROVING
DEVELOPING NATIONS� AND (NCREASING PROMOTION OF "VALUE ADDED"
'
PRODUCTS LIKE MEAT� POULTRY� BREEDING ANIMALS� AND SOY PRODUCTS·
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR FARMLAND AND THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF ITS SOIL• WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO
EXPAND RESEARCH AND EDUCATION•
BEFORE CLOSING� I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE MOST
CONTROVERSIAL FARM ISSUE OF THE YEAR -- THE SUSPENSION OF
GRAIN SALES TO THE SOVIET UNION·
IN 1976� I PROMISED .AME�ICA's FARMERS I WOULD RESORT TO
AN EMBARGO ONLY IF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY OR FOREIGN POLICY
INTERESTS WERE THREATENED� AND NEVER JUST TO KEEP PRICES DOWN•
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I KEP T MY WORD·
WHEN THE SOVIETS INVADED AFGHANISTAN LAST YEAR1 I SAW
THIS FOR WHAT IT WAS: BRUTAL AGGRESSION WITH OMINOUS
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SECURITY OF THAT REGION AND1 INDEED1
THE WORLD•
As YOUR PRESIDENT} I TOOK IM MEDIATE ACTION• I CURTAILED
RUSSIAN FISHING IN OUR WATERS• I STOPPED THE SALE OF MANY
HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS THE SOVIETS NEEDED• I STOPPED
PHOSPHATE SALES· AND I SUSPENDED THE SHIPMENT OF GRAIN OFFtC!I�I..
roii�Mf.Alt" BEYOND THAT INCLUDED UNDER OUR
AAGREEMENT WITH THE
�---SOVIETS· I
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W HEN I ANNOUNCED THIS1
WE ALL WOULD BEAR THE COSTS
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TOLD THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS
NOT JUST FARMERS· WE USED
TAX DOLLARS TO REMOVE FROM THE MARKET MORE GRAIN THAN WAS
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE SOLD TO THE S oVIETS· THE NET
BUDGET 'COST WAS LESS THAN $600 MILL ION·
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fQC" PveaeNSJth:m �urpos!ll�
I IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH THE SOVIET UNION
FOR ONE SIMPLE REASON. THEIR INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN WAS BRUTAL
AGGRESSION WHICH THREATENED THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES
AND THE FREE WORLD. THOSE RESTRICTIONS HAVE HURT THE SOVIETS,
AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HURT SO LONG AS THEY ARE FIGHTING
AND KILLING THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN.
THE PEOPLE OF THE SOVIET UNION ARE EATING EVEN LESS HEAT
THAN THEY DID FIVE YEARS AGO. THEY HAVE LESS MEAT TO EAT THAN
ANY NATION IN ALL OF EUROPE. EVEN THEIR SATELLITES)
ARE BETTER
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OFF -- AND THEIR SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE. ',THIS CROP YEAR
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THEY FACE A SHORTAGE OF UP TO 60 MILLION TONS OF GRAIN, AND THEY
·HILI. NOT � A�LE TO �v�ll COME CLOSE TO MAKING THAT UP SO LONG
Sov16-1" A- G(,ll!� .fJr� ../ AS THE UNITED STATES STANDS FIRM.
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WE li'HLL � s·r/lv.D ,c,R� .
P6e.n-4.v G-uT ,4#.1> PCP�.v/)4d'£ti!"
AND SO LONG ffi.s.__:L-Jl.M--:PM�fiffift'�
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MY REPUBLICAN OPPONENT HAS TRIED TO MAKE POLITICAL HAY
OUT OF THIS DECISION. HE CLAIMS TO BE OPPOSED TO THE EMBARGO.
I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME TO LOOK AT THE FACTS. THE FACT OF THE
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1or ?!i'(J)Se"'sUon PWJII'§J00$5
MATTER IS THAT MR. REAGAN PUBLICLY AND DIRECTLY OPPOSED SELLING
ANY GRAIN WHATSOEVER TO THE SOVIET UNION UNTIL HE SAW A CHANCE
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� f'J THE FACT OF 'f'HE t'lATTER IS THAT GOVERNOR""R-EA-GAN PUDLICL¥
G-AI..LED FOR EMBA�-IN 1979 3'.ND IN 1975. THE TRUTH IS THAT HE
NEVER ONCE RAISED HIS VOICE IN OPPOSITION TO THE EMBARGOES IMPOSED
BY MR. NIXON AND MR. FORD. AND THOSE EMBARGOES WERE NOT IMPOSED
TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL INTERESTS. THEY ''JERE NOT DIRECTED AGAINST
AN AGGRESSOR NATION. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO DO ONE THING AND ONE
THING ONLY: FORCE DOWN THE PRICES AMERICAN FARMERS GET FOR THEIR
CROPS.
AMERICAN FARMERS CAN DECIDE F-OR '3?IIEHSELVES HOW MUCH CREDIT
'l$EY 'fiiHm MR. REAGAN SHOULD GET FOR REVERSING FIVE YEARS OF PUBLIC,
UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT FOR FOOD EMBARGOES JUST IN TIME FOR THE ELECTION.
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for Pre��vvsrt:Dorrn pqnrpos�
f. �lF .. _\ \L..-
,::/· t ·TH E •,l � ARE NOW CLEAR• SOVIET FEED GRAIN IMPORTS
ARE OFF BY 8 TO 0 MILLION TONS• MEAT �RODU TION IS DOWN
SHARPLY• FooD SHORT GES THERE HAVE LED 1 UNPRECEDENTED
WORKER PROTESTS· OVIETS HOPED WOULD BAIL
IN OTHER WciRDS, THE THE SoviET
RULERS HAVE PAID A HEAVY PRIC OMESTIC FAILURE FOR THEY
AGGRESSION,
FACED WITH THE rw REPUBLICAN
OPPONENT HAVE DONE? HAT IS HARD TO TELL•
IN USING A GRAIN EMBARGO TO FORCE THE
SoviETS IN 1979, HE THREATENED A SIMILAR GRAIN
EMBARGO AGA �ST NIGERIA• THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE INVASION
HE SAID, "IF THE RusSIANS WANT TO BUY WHEAT
FRml U ···I WOULD NOT SELL IT TO THEM·" [los ANGELES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1980.] --
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BY THE FARM VOTERS OF IOWA IN fEBR ARY� HE
OF OPEN� UNQUALIFIED Y OF FARM
EVEN IN THE FACE OF FIRST SoviET
INVASION OF ANOTHE INDEPENDENT SINCE WORLD WAR II·
HE DECIDED THAT HE
E SAID WE SHOULD BLOCKADE
CUBA -- HALF A WORLD AWAY AFGHANISTAN• MY OPPONENT
NOT ONLY NEEDS A LESSON I lNG� HE NEEDS GEOGRAPHY� TOO·
AND HE NEEDS ABOUT OOSING THE RIGHT RESPONSE
TO AN OVERSEAS C IF HE IF
HE
BEEN
SOMETHING
THE ONLY RESPONSE STILL WOULD HAVE
LITARY -- AND THE
OF OUR SONS�r) \
--------As SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS TALK� THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN ME AND MY OPPONENT ARE GREAT• THEY ARE NOT JUST
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DIFFERENCES IN DEGREEj THEY ARE DEEP·
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fer �rese�NB�itlow PQ!Irpooaa
T HEY POSE TO YOU AN IMPORTANT QUESTION: Do YOU WANT TO
PLACE THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS FACING AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
. ENERGY MATTERS� PRICE SUPPORTS� EXPORT DEVELOPMENT� SOIL
CONSERVATION� COOPERATIVES� AND SCIENCE AND EDUCATION IN
fVIA,J THE HANDS OF A �EPUBtiCAN WHO HAS NOT SHOWN A BASIC GRASP
�--___..---·· OF OUR FARM ECONOMY�
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OR DO YOU CHOOSE ANOTHER FUTURE� GUIDED BY THE STEADY
AND EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP OF SOMEONE �� LIKE YOU� A FARMER--
a/�Rk/.vt. 4//7;1/ &6" #��UA.I� .II ;=AdJ_,.,�� --, �� WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS AND OPPO RTUNITIES BEFORE 8 �
AMERICA� FARMERS?
I WANT TO STRENGTHEN OUR FARM ECONOMY -- FOR YOUR SAKE�
FOR THE SAKE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE· I AM ASKING FOR ANOTHER
FOUR YEARS AS YOUR PRESIDENT TO ACCOMPLISH THAT· NEED
YOUR HELP ON NOVEMBER 4· THANK YOU� AND Goo BLESS YOU·
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••; · '- do better.! wouldn't be here asking lor your !upporl."
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BY IIICILUIO UEIIGIIOLZ To"'Wt �etollc.r Wrtltr
_, . . ·'' '' '., :> :_:,( 1�\ ,.., ,. Angola criSIS and denied that. in effect, he was ra151ng a
' '• • · · r · ' '\ I 1 "soft on Communism• issue against Ford and Kissm�er. ·:· • 1 i , . ' {J ' I/' He s.aid, howcvt'l', that he was rlcli�rately usmg the An� th! R�iaru will not back off, he said. until they ., ,;: .. ,. · · : ;f , } i;.. .J, detent� iS3uc to shaw the campai(;n d1llcrenccs bcl'"'e�n see "that the American people have elected a new Pres- . , , 1 • • o!//' · " hun,e/1 and the President
. . OR!w\::LYJ. fi,.-?re�;d�nt for� haJ !ho··, ·n�ith�r !dent and apr-ointed a new !!eeretary of state." I" .. : .. ': .. ,,.: : . ' ��· . ,' . v·
.· 1 ,\s he hod said last SJturd.ly, P.cagan c',re� lh;•t t..� n:;::-: r.:r L� {'J'.!!r.� 1p nt"Ce.:..:.ary to ,,at ant re..
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!"'::::' ,; . ;> 0( L' :; r• ,�:�n [.'1/lcy b.l "co.ncuj�J "rr-cJ·�Iy .,.1:h fcpJ hJ, laid he no long�r wants to ll.'.C the. word "de· pflmofi�J. aliho·J�h ford r.a. won Ill� IJT!tthr�c. �r,.J .'·" ,; . ter:ti! .. In tt':e C.lm�i;rn .i.nrl Heagan -�W::t Thur.;d:Jy, "I he w;JS ":;atr.ft·:rf' Wl{h the \�t..r rht��j \ .. r.n! rf)Jn� Jor r.:rn. ! II �� ·i _•,� :'
:>_;·;:�·: : :_'�ry :;uprcmac'l; the P.cpubl!can pre;. don't thmk lhH rm not 11;m; the nam� anymore is gmoq "A' 1,11,.; " ; 1 r•'""''n up thcrt. !p:lttl/1� ll•e vote ''·•<h 'I •· .. . .. u.c. ....... : .••. J.
h 1 r h · th an1 · I l I .'._ -; .. , .: ":l.o 'rJ!h." �e.l:;.m caid. "an•J C\'Cn tho.r. of Ul � d'dn;;� t \ ';;t I .at I c go me remaiN c same- '
•.-.1� �;.;;.: :_::L;; ·.! ; .. ,.;,. ·- -- ..._. the Pre :�dent Ill the'"' iu·,t few l"";tnrs. !Ia�'" �rM o "h'1 !li.� r; ... � :s:·J FrJrd �J a v�r3Gn kr:ow it ilthc truth." e ;.:ameLi w a s wron�. l a owJJd;•c)' lh:ll sh'lulrJ conliiw•:,'' ca�Jn s.aJ • .
'1'he rea:;on d�'-ente ,, unpopu la r with the people i3 t,.:. CAMPAIGN<R-Ronnld Rcoo:Jon or 0 n�w5 COllier- lie ta/ko;� al.uul h••ldlm; hiJ ,.,,.,, l":rccr.tJ!!'' "Ill n.e (or-i!e' •·,, r:-'' . . ' i to n�·.-,m�n that h11 relerern:eJ to th� cau:.<: th� pro;;ram of detent� i.5 a fa11ure." ence in Orlando, Flo. Left is his wife, Nancy. tics" so he wo•Jid not have to th1nk of any couroe but to P:r:.·�:�' ;_� ;::.rJ �:L:...:L,:;'!r \'I'J�alc-d hu sclf.,mpo.3e1 " 11th .·:o matter what Ferri says, detent� r-=-mains very mw:h �o.P Wlflpl'\oro .nay in the race. c•,•cc-;r,-:,:.''"'·"-'"Tr.1u !h.lll £peak no evil of another of a camp.llKn i3:iue, Reagan said."! don't care what !).;I On his way to florid� fro m hi! ho me in California. !!CJ· i�t i· J�->.: '! .. ,-· -�/. -::::.��. h'! �!d. he 'N\11 tim ply "reciting Ca/1.1 it-JJ'Jr (Or"iqn policy hJ! na C"Jh�-�ion." lhr'!C networks at fl�:ll;30'!1 f('qUcst, the form�r gov�::mor gan CCicbralrd hi! 2�th wcrJdlng �nnJv,�r.::Jry Wllh hi:; lL•. r'::-.:·1 · ":1 tl'.':re i! nothmg wr�ng WJth lllat. 1 h ed 1 · f1 ·d b U !Ji� that he. as Prel!fJent. w ould continue to support th� ·w,fe. Nancy, by cutlm� a CJke an��ppm�_
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hr�:�,� v::.•y l�.u� �the mall ·:uJn•!r;;ble spot in ford'l ar:;vJr. 1':·,·. .
. .•.. 1•. _,, "!.;r. fcrJ or.� Dr. Ki.!!i n�cr ask U! to trust their leader- · · c \. I
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"! worry when I see Henry Kissing�r rushin g to Mos- " .. . :ow to b:�rgain away our technological breakthrou�h in , : the cruise Miscile, a weapon system which may help re- , . ·,.
_ nore slral�gic e�llllily.".
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