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Some items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted materials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to these materials. Digitized from Box 40 of The Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library CBS NEWS 2020 M Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20036 FACE THE NATION as broadcast over the CBS Television Network and the CBS Radio Network Sunday, June 6, 1976 -- 11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon, EDT Origination: Washington, D. C. GUEST: GERALD R. FORD President of the United States REPORTERS: George Herman, CBS News Helen Thomas, United Press International Bob Schieffer, CBS News Producer: Mary 0. Yates Associate Producer: Joan Barone EDITORS: All copyright and right to copyright in this transcript and in the broadcast are owned by CBS. Newspapers and periodicals are permitted to reprint up to 250 words of this transcript for the purpose of reference, discussion or review. For permission to reprint more than this, contact Director, CBS News Information Services, 524 W. 57th Street, New Yrirk, N. Y. 10019 (212) 765-4321. Entire transcript not digitized for copyright reasons THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON TO: ~ FROM: CONNIE <*iRRA!tl) • PLEASE CREDIT ANY QUOTES OR EXCERPTS FROM THIS lmC RADiO AND TELEVISION PROGRAl·1 TO "NBC'S ~1EET THE r RESS. •• H E I: T THE P F. E S S Produced by Cetty Cole Dukert SUNDAY I~1AY 2, 1976 GUEST: SEllATOR BARRY GOLDWATER (R., Ariz.) 'iODERATOR AND EXECUTIVE P~ODUCER: Bill ·1onroe - !JBC Nm-ts Catherine !·lackin - tmc News David Kraslow - Cox Newspapers Nick Thirnmesch - Los Angeles Times Syndicate This ~s a rush transcript pro­ vided for the information and conven~ence of th· press.Accu­ racy is not guaranteed.In case of doubt, lease check with Hl::ET THi: PRESS • MR MONROE. Our guest today o~ . f•l : 'T' . ~ 'DRESS is Sena -:: r Barry Goldwa · r, the Republican nominee or Prestdet 1 ~ :...1~ . Senator Goldwater is a member or :h Se .ate onnni ees or. Armed Services Intelligence and Space. Hi lates book, " n.e Coming Break Point" warns tha if govert · n bureauc~acy at the wel!'are state are not curbed the AmeMc S,Ysteru may be on the way out We will have the fi.rst quest! ns I 0' r •om Ca he!'!ne Macki ' of NBC News. MS • f·1M' KI Senato~ hav you dec!ded ·hetl'F you · tll support President Fordo, Rona~d R a.;· 1 tor thE ·. pt ' 11 a Presiderttia ominatton'. SENATOR GO . DUA . R: I will su ·. ort dy " 4' Party nom11a. es and worl v ry hard at .t. ~lS MACKIN \lha· do you t 1 0 the rub i ng that Presiden Fcrd took in Texas yest ... ;ay (>•1d ·, ha does 1 mear ' , to him in terms of get· ing the nomi a to SENATOR GOLI:::WP. .. R: e 1 i1 did t urprtse . e. '0 s art wi h, '·. side Fora nas no rgar · o in a tha I hav1 ~een in and ·. aga ha - a j uJ s orga. ~ ton 1 every state tha I ha~re been 1 inc: 1 my )\\n. I don think the vi tory 1 Texe m a • d. th£ rae - .1..S go~ ng to go o Reagar • Frat ly ~ 0ot~' se _ ho t 1e incumb · ca ·oe bea n t nas har · 1ed ~ 'nk ly • once or twice in our history, and particula~ly in these troubled t1mes,/times as they are . I doubt very serio .sly that F'ord w:lll be beaten. MS. JI1ACICIN: Senator, 1 B thre any reason that ):)resident Ford should not be nominated? You are holding back on whether you will support him. Has he done anything as Pres!.dent tha the party should deny ln.m the nomination"? SENA'l")'R GOLD'.'/1\TER. • 'ell I don't know why he shou d be denied the nomina ion , to be honest with you. He is be~ng charged by Governor Reaga ·, with, f"or example, the 1:> ~ma Ca· 1 situation, and the milita~J situation I hough +;hese wou ·. be ve~ vulnerable poi to, and I t~~~d to tell the President to be ready for 1 t. I think ha ·. :tt the Presi ent would counter with our actual state ot p~enaredness, and a good question to ask, because I am a.s strongly t favor o.r keep~rig the Canal as anyone tn the country: Are you willing o go to war over it? What do you propose? Because I fi~ly believe that unless we co&Ue to some agreement with tne Panama ·:· a.n govern- ment there 1s going to be guerrilla war in that section. MS. MACKIN: Senator, what about the problem ·ow as WP. get closer to convention time and to the election, tl· e problem of dividing the party? If Ford and Reagan keep '"',' • t.g at each other and the President does sut.fer any addi • 1 . ·1al defeats, what can that do to party unity? • It Z1NA'I'O'R. 30LDHATJ " : Well, this has me bO dl e~d, and I spoke L m. · s · t. • conve 1\,iot last wee·... in Ari?:ona a r · warne"! th.:.m aat~ Ht' ar•e ·ading for the same · hing .:.r. a ;~ I ~.· "· n:t tl1.ro1 1 n 1964, wr .. re some 6 o 8 million Republ1· "' ts sloughed off . Ncl'l they didn -c leave me for the saJJ,. · reaso"i that '1E:'.Y J U . • _,.., ave iord, if Ford is the nominee, a1d we assume he ':ll ~. be . The Reagan peop: e are relig:'.ousl~ dedi r•ated o Reagar.~.. :lO much so,. for example, in my s · . · e, .... ~1ey _e·:lie .· !).: 11:1t .r Fannon who has been governor of tthe state t: hre~ ·c.. im( : a se··· ...., :tor twi ce deni · u 11 im a seat as a dele- za-t::e 1.0 the nat· nal convention. Nmn i t · a kind :· division keeps on across this countr~, then am afraid this little m~nority party ... hat l rep r <J S . n.., . ·he R, GUb1.1 -. an pa "''LY, is going to have a 1az·d "time e-let.: ing whoever they nomilla·ce 1 r. November. * ' * {ANNOUNCEMENTS) • • 5 MR. KRASLOW: Senator, the nomination of Governor Carter now seems likely and perhaps tha~ is an understatement. What does a Carter candidacy do to a Republican presidential campaign strategy that: is premised :a.n large measure on a so]Q base in the south. Does it dictate, for example, the namir.g of a southerner on a Republican t.i~ket? SENATOR GOLDWATER: No, I don't think so. 1 don't know how ~trong Carter really 1s in the south. I would assume him to be strong, but the question that keeps haunting me -­ and I don't like to be haunted by the Da~cratic party, but I have to consider it -- is, will the southern Democrato allow -- I mean the northern Democrats, allow a southerner to head their party, and we retain control of it for many! many years? I have a lot of regard for Carter and I would be very glad to talk about him, but I don't believe he is going to be the candidate. I still haven't that feeling. MR. KRASr.ow: You surprise me. Upon what would you base that analysis? How can Carter be denied the nomination? Who do you see on the horizon? SENATOR GOLDWATER: I still see Hubert. I listened to his statement of refusal the other day and if that wasn't filled with hand-engraved invitations I have never seen one. And I think when the time comes -- the northern party members and the westerners say, "We don't want a southerner to head our • 6 pat'ty 11 t.hr:.t May be · e 1.me , but am beg_ · nu'g to tn 1 k C te sh s ··or. and mo · e st eng h 'iR. KR L· . : Can heR. ub ica ~ ty w~n a IJC'l.Cr;J• 1 t m \oil tho-..:.: a so d base uth li'.Bli 1: I c 1.y':? E TO GOLD 'ATE We , we h e done i bef~re. 0 the ot~f)) hdi , re r re est I rc ever sou tr s te g he · e be 0 me . Btt I th nk W• t na ·e a q0od R~publtcan b · e n ne South I is 10~.. as s 1<J the moe 1tjc b .. e, bt 'l'hey re young · f..'O e an I _h nk ne Wll b ck hE' Rep1b i a no nee. ·1R~ RASLl : ou won y i sou e sta.
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