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The original documents are located in Box 37, “7/27/76 - Introduction of Mr. Sherrill Milnes for the Entertainment Portion of the State Dinner in Honor of Prime Minister Fraser of Australia” of the President’s Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 37 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN •••• PRES IDENT1S INTRODUCTION FOR SHERRILL MILNES STATE DINNER HONORING PRIME MINISTER FRASER JULY 27, 1976 -I- TONIGHT WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT THE GREAT METROPOLITAN OPERA BARITONE} MR. SHERRILL MILNES. MR. Ml LNES IS A STRIKING EXCEPTION TO THE OLD RULE THAT EUROPE IS THE ONLY STEPPING-STONE TO AMERICAN OPERATIC SUCCESS. -2- RAISED ON A FARM IN IlliNOIS) HE MADE HIS MAJOR DEBUT NOT FAR FROM HER~ WITH THE BAlTIMORE CIVIC OPERA. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING IN NEW YORK AND OTHER AMERICAN CITIES' SHERRill MilNES HAS BEEN ACClAIMED IN LONDO~ HAMBURG} MilAN AND VIENNA. -3- HE HAS BEEN HAilED BY AUDIENCES AND CRITICS AROUND THE WORlD AS AN ElOQUENT SINGER AND A MAGNETIC PERFORMER OF THE VERY HIGHEST CAll BERe WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM SHARE HIS TAlENTS WITH US TONIGHT. lADIES AND GENTlEMEN -- MR. SHERRill MllNESe END OF TEXT .

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