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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGT01'4 January 30, 1975
MEMORA...'l'DUM FOR: JAMES CAVANAUGH
FRON: SUSAN PORTER
Mrs. Ford will serve this year as Honorary Patroness of the Fourth International Special Olympics Games to be held August 7-11 in Michigan. These, as you know, are the olympics for the mentally retarded children sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Mrs. Ford and the President have also been invited to attend the special benefit evening being planned }larch 9th at the Kennedy Center.
There will be two major parts to the eve~ing. The first is a live, hour-long television show over ABC with various stars (Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, James Caan, Frank Gifford, etc.) and several minutes of demonstrating the athletic abilities of mentally retarded children. Dick Cavett is the "M. c. II
The second part of the evening will consist of a Special Olympic World Premier of Barbra Streisand's new film, 11Funny Lady". (This film, incidentally, has been selected to be shown to the Queen of England.)
Although Mrs. Ford has specifically stated her special interest in the mentally retarded, particularly mentally retarded children and has agreed to serve as Honorary Patroness of the Special Olympics, I wanted to solicite your views about the President and Mrs. Ford's participation in this evening.
Thank you so much.
c: Warren Rustand Ronald Nessen ..-"Sheila Weidenfeld
Digitized from Box 4 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
' THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON January 30, 1975
MEMORAl.'tlJUM FOR: RONALD NESSEN
FROM: SUSAN PORTER
Mrs. Ford has received the attached invitation for the evening of Sunday, March 9th, to attend a benefit evening at the Kennedy Center on behalf of the Special Olympics, the domestic olympics sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation for mentally retarded children. Mrs. Ford has publicly stated a special interest in mentally retarded children and is Honorary Patroness of those Olympics which will be held in August in Michigan.
The plans for the evening are as follows:
7:15 Reception.
7:30 Hour-long, live television show over the A.BC network. Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, James Caan, Frank Gifford, etc. will appear. There will also be several minutes demonstrating the athletic abilities of mentally retarded children who have participated in the Special Olympics. Dick Cavett is the "M.• C. 11
8:30-8:45 15 minute break.
8:45-11:00 The Special Olympics World Premier of Barbra Streisand's new film, "Funny Lady" will be shown.
11:15 Brief reception hosted by the Iranian Ambassador.
. Ford has indicated she and the President would be interested in at the evening but becore setting this up firmly, Warren Rustand and I wanted to solicite your thoughts about how best this could be handled.
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Gz.1u:r..ld FoJtd Ja.nu..a.h..lJ 16, 1975 Page Two 1 ~now you have many nequ..e.6tJ 6ofL youfL t.lme, but I hope that you. afLe. -6Jtee that:. even.Ing a.nd t:.ha:t you and youJi 0am-lly will come.. We plan to have. a lot:. 06 fiun and iv.l;th all the. movie ac.taJt.6 and a.etJte.6.6e,s, with the 6oo:tball -0:t.a.fl-0 and othe.fl fia.mou-0 a:thle.te..6, -0pofl:t.6WfL.lte.fl.6 and .6poJtt-0ca-0te.tL.6, I am -Ou.tLe that we w.lll have a. flela.xed and happy evening. Vault plte-Oence Would, on COUfL.6e., conne.fL anot:.hen gfLe.a.t honofL on Special Olympic-0 and be an .ln.6p.lnat.lan to the. hundned.6 06 thou-0and~ ofi volunte.e.fL.6 wofl~ing fiofL the. -Ou.cce.6.6 ofi the.he. game..6 in eve.fly .6ta:te 06 the Union. ' 1974 How mu.clt 1 a.p~ ~oUJt gJUt.C..i.cu..6 le:tteJL b.lfhtg.i.r..g to my a.:th.nt.lon pi.tm6 6oJt tJiq,. Fowi:th I~nal. Spe.c.ial Olymplc.6 4pon.4oJt..ed by the Jo.;e.pit P. Kemtt.dy, 111.. Fowula.t... um a.r..d htv.lti.ng me :to ,Qe/[.\lt.. a.4 HonoJUI/l..fJ TnteJtNLt.i.om.ti. Cha.i/ana.rt. I:t. cvcu.ld be. a 4pe.cl.al piA..a.6Wte ~ havt. my aame. fu.t.ed -i.n .WA WdJJ Jt.t,~ my ha.tvtu.t. ht ;th..U ouh~ pJUJje.cl. on. ~6 ofi ouA m~ 1td.alu:led clti..zen!. Th~ de.ve.topm Will ~n ~alt a.ti. who aJte. a.wvdy -i..n.volved bi .t.w ~ plWgJtam and my waA..me.6t: beJi: w.uhu fio1t .th.t. .6u.cc..ciu 06 :the. 1975 Gamu, 1.flt..t. Eun.i.ee. Ke.mte.dy SWvv.. The. Jo~e.ph P. KVUILdy, J1t. f oWtdo.:tgm 11o1 k s:vr:e:a; NoJtthl.iieAi su.i.U. 205 Waoh.ing.tan, D. C. f0006 c.: ~ HonolUVl.y A6fiil.iatioru:, {Ac.c.epte.d) Log WH Copy ta John. Galtt.f.a.nd 6oJt SeCJte;t.cUuj &man. ' (20~1 .u·-r31 October 24, 1974 Mrs. Gerald Ford The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Ford: Next August the Fourth International Special Olympics for the mentally retarded will take place at Central Michigan University. The first two such Games were held. in Chicago and the third in Los Angeles. On behalf of the Kennedy Foundation which created. these Games, but much more importantly, on behalf of the 3,000 mentally retarded children who will journey to your own great state of Michigan to participate in them and the some 400;000 who will take part in preparatory local, area, and state events, I WQuld like to invite you to be our Honorary International Chairman~ Because this program has been an extraordinary success, not only in our country but in Canada and in France as well, I am asking Madame Giscard d'Estaing and Madame Trudeau to join you as Honorary Co-Chairfll_~!l. . ..s>f_ th~-~975 International Special Olympics Games~ I can think of no greater t~ibute to the courage and dignity of the mentally retarded than to have you acknowledge their worth by accepting this role in 1975. · · I don 1 t want to take up a lot of your time with a long letter explaining all about the Special Olympics. Let me say simply that they aTe a most joyous and significant event. The details are set for!h in the enclosed materials. \'1· would l_i~e to have a c.Jl§!.P:_S~-~o _talk with Y.ou L about this s!19u~d you hay_§L_?-~J.1].QJ!lent .. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Eunice Ke11n8 Shriv~r ' 1' :bruaey .5 • 1975 SUSAN P Pa wr eoarnraat.iola aft r '"1.J' aec nd isc sa1on with Mra. !"ori and the gre.en li ht to o ahead and 4c;ceµt: frea J'OU• 1 spoke nth . s. hriYttr to tell r tut tile Pr sident and s... Ford wuld e plieaaed to attend the ff.rat art of tne. beneIU weuing bei:D.g planned oa 'bebalf of t e Special Olyapics. 'ftl1a ia the bevr long live telenei.on show cner ABC J:ieeinniu at 7 :c.30. I told her th• Preaideut and Mr•. J'or4 were no.~ lansin£ to at~ the rea1 r of nl'unny Lady'j' becau•e of tbe 1-a ti'ille commitment: lf they dtii. She thought th•t waa fiaa and • ltt2S'1 to be pleased that tbay an plamtillg t.~ attend. ?ou :rill •te that Jon sen. Sheila &ideufeld and .Pamela lieed.hall haYe endorsed their attenrlance for t:be U.w art of the event • The cont:ac~ for the Advance Offlee 8hould ~: ~ C.eaeral Bob .toatague ,.. ..., Director of the lpecial Olyapic• for tbe Kennedy Foondatiou JSJ.-1731 I h&Te. noted tbe reachedulins of t:he 'E:ennerly ditmer to. March St ..• Thank yoca .. ~: Roual Nessen V'$Mila weidenfeld Paela Ne.edha\ ' THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON THE JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR.· FOUNDATION'S INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS BENEFIT The Kennedy Center SUNDAY - MARCH 9, 1975 Departure: 7:20 P. M. Attire: Black Tie/Long Gowns From: Terry 0 1 Donne~ BACKGROUND The Special Olympics, an International sports and recreation program for the mentally retarded, is sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. The 1975 International Special Olympic Games will be held August 7 - 11 at Central Michigan University. Previous international games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1968 and at UCLA in 1972. This year 1 s Special Olympics, which have been moved forward from 1976 so as not to conflict with the regular Olympic Games, will involve over 3, 000 young Special Olympians· for a full program of ten different sports and many other activities. With competitive divisions based on age and actual performance, Special Olympics reaches out to all retarded youth regardless of the level of their disability. With year-round programs of sports training and athletic compe tition in every state of the union and in many other countries, Special Olympics provide activity in track and field, swimming, diving, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, ice skating, bowling, wheelchair events and games specially adapted for the blind-retarded. The Kennedy Center Benefit has two focal points: (1) The LIVE ABC Television Special, "Funny Girl to Funny Lady" starring Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Dick Cavett, Muhammad Ali, Frank Gifford, and two Special Olympics champions, with 15-minutes live interviews and a Multi-Media segment from the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center, along with 15-minutes pre-recorded material for television audience and 30-minutes live entertain ment program from the stage of the Eisenhower Theater. (2) The 9:00 P.M. World Premier of Barbra Streisand's new movie, 11 Funny Lady" in the Eisenhower Theater. ' 2. The proceeds from this benefit and concurrent showings of "Funny Lady" in Detroit, Miami, Kansas City, Seattle, .and Allentown, Pennsylvania, will be used to help stage the Special Olympics in August. Mrs. Ford has accepted Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver's invitation to serve as an Honorary Co-Chairman of these games. Your participation will involve attending the reception which will become the setting for the initial 15-minutes live interview and talk segment of the TV Special, attending the special Streisand performance, and following that performance, viewing a special demonstration by the Olympians. At the reception, you will have a brief exchange (15 to 30 seconds) with Frank Gifford of ABC. You will leave before the 9:00 p. m. preview of "Funny Lady." Presidential Box Seating Diagram attached at TAB A. ' SEQUENCE: 7:20 p. m. You and Mrs. Ford. board motorcade on South Grounds and depart en route John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 7:25 p. m. Arrive Kennedy Center entrance (Parking Garage Level B) where you will be met by Mr. Roger L. Stevens, Chairman of the Board, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and escorted to the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center. 7:28 p. m. You and Mrs. Ford arrive at the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center for informal reception, moving slowly toward the Eisenhower Theater. PRESS POOL CO VERA GE ATTENDANCE: llOO 7:30 p. m. The ABC Television Special "Funny Girl to Funny Lady" LIVE from the Kennedy Center Grand Foyer begins. LIVE NATIONWIDE TE LE VISION 7:36 p.m. You and Mrs. Ford approach the Eisenhower Theater steps and pause to greet 1 7 children involved in the Special Olympics. While greeting the children, Frank Gifford will solicit a comment (15 sec.) from you concerning your commitment to the mentally retarded and your support of the Special Olympics. 7:40 p. m. Live Television segment concludes. 7:40 p. m. You and Mrs. Ford depart Eisenhower Theater steps en route Presidential Box anteroom where you will be joined by your guests, Rose Kennedy, Robert Collier, Jean Collier, Secretary Weinberger and Mrs. Jane Weinberger. ' 3. NOTE: The television special taped segment will be available for viewing on a monitor in the ante room. 7:55 p. m. Presidential Box guests proceed to their seats. 7:58 p. m. You and Mrs. Ford proceed to your seats. LIVE NATIONWIDE TE LE VISION Dick Cavett introduces Barbra Streisand for Concert performance. Frank Gifford introduces Muhammad Ali and Special Olympics Champions. Barbra Streisand closes show by singing 11 People. 11 LIVE NATIONWIDE TE LE VISION SEGMENT CONCLUDES. Senator Kennedy thanks audience for attending and announces intermission activities in Grand Foyer. 8:32 p. m. You and Mrs. Ford greet Barbra Streisand and James Caan who will have just arrived in the Box Anteroom, thank your guests and depart Presidential Box en route Grand Foyer. 8:34 p. m. You and Mrs. Ford arrive Grand Foyer to view demon strations of calistenics, basketball, and tumbling performed by the Special Olympics participants. Howard Cossel will narrate. OPTION: You may proceed from the Box directly to the motorcade. PRESS POOL COVE RA GE ' 4. 8:50 p. m. You and Mrs. Ford depart Grand Foyer en route motorcade for boarding. NOTE: Foyer guests will return to the Theater at 8:55 p. m. for the movie premier. 8:55 p. m. Depart Kennedy Center en route South Grounds. 9:00 p. m. Arrive South Grounds. # # # # # ' ...... ~ • .... •.. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY JR. FOUNDATION'S March 7, 1975 INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS BENEFIT 4:30 pm Sunday, March 9, 1975 PRESIDENTIAL BOX EISENHOWER THEATER KENNEDY CENTER Mrs. Jane Mrs. Jean Mr. Robert Weinberger Collier Collier Secretary Mrs. The Mrs. Rose Weinberger Ford ] President Kennedy AUDIENCE ' 3 Fords May Attend Movie Premier 9unday Washington (UPI) -- President and Mrs. Ford are expected to attend the world premier of Columbia Pictures "Funny Lady," starring Barbra Streisand at the Kennedy Center Sunday evening. The musical is being sponsored for the benefit of the Kennedy Foundation for the Mentally Retarded. Members of the Kennedy family will be on hand for official activities preceeding the film. Also involved in the ceremonies before the start of the show are T.V. commentator, Dick Cavett, Muhammed Ali and star, James Caan. The Fords were expected to sit in the Presidential Box for the movie. State Unaware of India's Desire for Arms Washington (UPI) -- State Department spokesman, Robert Anderson, said today that he had no knowledge of an Indian government interest in the purchase of American arms. He was commenting on news reports that India, following the termina tion of embargo of arms sales to Pakistan and India that Indian military leaders are now interested in buying U.S. attack fighters, transport aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft for its aircraft carrier, the 18,000-ton Vikrant. "We have had no official requests or discussions with regard to that story," Anderson said. "To my knowledge we have had no indication from Indian officials at any level of their interest in such military supplies." (See the News Digest that is part of this News Summary.) President Vetoes Tariff Delay, Compromise Offered President Ford Tuesday, as promised, vetoed the congres sional bill delaying his oil import tariff, and offered to postpone for 60 days two increases in the tariff in a move to accommodate Congress, all networks reported. The President also postponed his plan to decontrol the price of "old" oil, produced domestically, until May 1, one month later than expected, NBC/CBS reported. ' 18 Interview With Lebanese Editor: Bill Beutel interviewed the editor of the Lebanese newspaper An Nahar, Ghassan Tueni, who Beutel said is one of the most influential writers in the Arab world. Tueni said Secretary of State Kissinger has a difficult task before him in the Middle East. Tueni said Kissinger must first arrange a further Sinai disengagement and, more difficult, tie into that agreement the Syrians and Palestinians. "If there is no arrangement forthcoming which would involve the Palestinians, I'm afraid Mr. Kissinger's mission is in ... serious danger," Tueni said. "Tueni said while he beileves there is a chance for a settlement with Egypt, it will be more difficult to find an arrangement involving the Palestinians -- and their participation in Geneva. Tueni said the Arab position today is that they want to go to Geneva, a "package deal," and that there will be no peace in the Mideast without the participation of the Palestinians. Other News Stories Reported: Cambodian Battle Situation Common Market Nations Open Summit in Dublin Time Magazine and N.Y. Times Reports of CIA-Mafia Assassination Attempts Former Sen. Sam Ervin Interviewed on Filibuster Rules Changes I ~,._.c,. ,, '., * * * * NBC's TODAY SHOW President and Susan Ford at Kennedy Center: The President and his daughter Susan attended a benefit show at the Kennedy Center Sunday evening, John Cochran reported. The President said he was pinch-hitting for his wife, Betty, who had remained at the White House after suffering pain from a chronic arthritic condition. Because of wide-spread interest in Mrs. Ford's health, the White House physician issued a statement over the weekend detailing her arthritic condition and denying any recurrence of cancer, Cochran reported. Her doctor also said her present discomfort did not result from any side-effects from chemotherapy, which she has not undergone since last fall. ' .. ·19 Mrs. Ford will undergo another cancer check-up in May, Cochran reported. Harris and McGuire Interview: Freshman Reps. Herbert Harris (D., Va.) and Andrew McGuire (D., N.J.) in a 9:25 minute interview, described the energy plan being offered by freshmen Democrats in the House. They said the essential difference between their plan and those of other House Democrats and President Ford is that theirs focuses on a roll-back of oil costs to the consumer, rather than what they called plans to help the oil industry and 0 rip off" the consumers. McGuire said they proposed a series of conservation measures similar to those in the House Democratic and the President's plans, but tougher. Other stories: Secretary of State Kissinger goes to Ankara More fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia Senate Finance Committee takes up tax bill Feature on unemployment among mill workers in South Carolina * * * * ' .. . . ' .. --, . . j Entertainiiient Leisure · .10, 1975.... Bl ··~· It Was 'A R~alo/ LiveShOtlJj < '. By To,,&. Slwln "See?'• said riic.k CJvett .from the stage of the Eisenhower Theater.'dur ing a coinmercial break in "Funily Girl .~ .~Y Lady" ~ night, '.'~ t_he good~ is o.ff .th~ show." Every body laughed-ha: ha ~ a little joke. B\U; it turned out to 'be partially true. ~. Only the ."studio audience" tn the ·Keime . . ~cilfed Presa -AuOciated Press Redskins qu~rterback Sonny Jurg~~~~~~'.st~i~:/.illba~ During intenp~sion_i!;i~ die Speeiiif OI.Yii.i.Ples '~Iii, ·~}ikjd~nt Ford and Franco Harns were among the athletes JVelcOmed to the Special Olympics daughter,Susa1hrent ·downstairs. aiid met witli the.s.tar ol the show, Barbra r~eption by ~thel ~ennedy. · ' Streisand; and actor James Caan~ · - ~!"· ,;·.... ~ ~·(~'f .. Ken~~dy All•Star Roster ~ripg~ ·,~ Ben~fidal Crush . BY Diana Mcte~lan · ma~ of th~ Democratic!-~~ :Jack :. . J~nt pa~li~n .. ~nsolatlon when hef '~ ~ipbOtO«~t1y,'~wtJi'~IJl~. with ;WMllinlloft.lcat '\-" Wrller ' Valenti. Sena. Lloyd Bentsen and John ' .rived. y.rand~red through the throng wJih a chtc'\en lea I" hll·lftOuth; iY• I ' ' The Hall of States at the Kennedy&;~ : Glenn. Vanclerpools. Blalrs. The presi· haunted eyes looking for each other· and . "Wher.. s Eunice?'.' ·everyone was ask· ter was jammed solid by 6 o'clock last dents of ABC and Columbia pictures re- listenil)g for the reassuring whirr of the tng. · .. Is. that Barban 'Walters?"·. "Are night. Crowds in. furs and feathers and spectlvely. Newamen, Interior decora- presidential helicopter overhead. you Barbra Streisand?'""Ob, God, is tha,t black tie and grungy old raincoats were tors, hairdreasen. The Barbaras Howar Bar&ra Streisand? l'v& got to see her," waiting to burst through the velvet rope and Walten. Arthur Miller. Howard Co- FINALLY, Sen. Edward Kennedy at-: gasped a'young man, elbowing his way and into the Grand Foyer, where the sell. Ele&J)Or McGovern. . rived, hurling himself into the throng like past such notables as Sen .. John· TuMey Kennedy Event of the Year_ the star- Eve.r¥.o.ne. At ..In .at, everyone a channel-swimmer tackling the Dover and newsman Douglas Kiker. studded, $100-a-ticket spectacular to Democratic. .' A few• stray.· Republican beach, with a trail of Kennedy children In · l•. ~ ··.·~r~'f~· benefit Eunice Shriver's beloved Special cabinet officers, ~e to give the Presi- his wake like young ducklings, ending, See BA~RA, n~s Olympics for Retarded children - was '- .. · II' ,.,. ' · ~ ...... --c ...,. .. .._ ,,. 'C•· ~. =· _...._ ~ .. .. ·~ ..- .... ,.. , ,. ,.., , --- _ ...... - , .. • -r r',. I .... .- • .. "<# ~· .... ,. ' .-- ., .. ... 'r' .. - .... - ,··"'::" ·' • At· the Insistence of Congress, .'rbe This :ts _a departure from prevlow ble tax deduction to Agnew if he .do-· The one who had paid, a young Sf.ret. · General. Services Administration bas GSA policy. Improvements ·made to natea them to eharity--or a muaeum. ·· · eand tan fn>m Washington, exhibited Raz1ng razed a· $131,000 Secret Service com the· private 1p'toperty of former Vice hi. birth eertlflcate to. prove hLs clainl. . ' mand post on the Key Biscayne prop- President Spiro T. Agnew and banker Kennedy volunteers who handled eel- for the seat. . - . erty of former Presldent Richard M. Charlea G: (Bebe) Rebozo by the .gov vance ticket tales for th&- Barbra'Streio ' Since Jom'.ltennedY did not·auent !>~l: •• • •.-· Nixon ~d may soon demo.lish a $412,- ernment -.ere allowed to remain on sand benefit last weekend sot con- 'the event, lt.Oekbroker Collin& had t.o · ~ 000 bellpad. ~chi thAt removal would cost m0re fusedwben,a:.$50 check~~- pullOllt his ~k and· untangle· mJCi.' · ·· • ·· , · ~ I ~l-1 t !''' • • ·than s8lvage. · S,: ::ie , A GSA spokesman ·eollf11'iiied· ·1asi Ing the elgnature: ''Timoth1 Co~. . ~ the snad before he could get Into tJae~ 1"ek that the two-story,·architeet-de. But the ·GSA rprommecf Congress· h1 One·of Joan KennedT• ft!ends u- VIP event. signed· building has been leveled. Ra.. 19'73, duf}tig bearings.~· \he sub SUJDed 1neorrectbr thAt the . ~ • ' committee ·on Goffnl.Dlettlt Operations, Colllna" ordering a ticket waw a ._· . Susan Ford, · standing in for hd thaf tQ.e. c0mmand ·post at· Key Bls year-old ·New· York ltoekbrOkei' W'bl)~"' ...mother at.the Kennedy Center on &mo ·es1· a·ent11' ·a··.-·,. -1~ ~gfl='.· a~::::~:~::1:nc;~ cayn~ would· be behind U.S~r ~e ex- never left. to • · , .could structure free in sometimes escorts the senator'• wife to- ·(day nigbt·wore the dress her mothe!!0. <:hange',for. "mi>vtnt·it from th,.11t.e "become. a guest .b,ouse" on Nixon's · restaurants or art.. gaDerie9 ,wbeia, 1bf1 ;:lwi planned to wear before ·being eoii;J property~ .. la In Manhattan. ·''· · ~ ··fined to bed with arthritis ••• Sen. Ed.o , I , -~'J:'hll '.~crete lalldinf P.14~~fm . ~d . ._, ... ,, ,_.. .. .bOat docking faclllty adjacent tO ·tiie Rep.)'•ck ·Broots,:wbc> 'ha., $Ince b~ ' COIUns, who was photographed. bJ". _ . Ward. ,M. K~nnedY's. ~ughter, Kar~ · - . :( · ,'},_ ··· • structur& may .l>tl' ln !o't. a similar fate, come chairman of the House Commti;• Women's Wear·· Daily Jut fall <#Im· f.lll be'gotng away to tiqarding ~hoof 1 t~ on Government Operations, feels Mrs. Kennedy on bis arm wasn't aur- . ·next. year, but· her younger brothers. est1r:res: accordi~J· to. ~eageney s.pub.Jfo..infor 1 V o ··~:- . ' mation ..,c>fflcer, _·;Jttchatd Vawtet. ·The .juSt as strongly about the hellpad.' prised when he got tbe .unsoliclted wDl continue.to pto IChool tn Wash. · Pefense J;)epartm~t, whlcli built the The governmfllt spent '$3,517,283' at ticket in the mall He thought it was a tngton • .. Candice Bergen, etlll aeei~ h'elipa~. ts prepilrtbg papera ~ turn It Key Biscayne. Of that. GSA ·upend!• courtesy invitation from the Kennedy • White Ho~ photographer David Ken.- -+ver to'GSA for-dispoa81. · · · tures totaled $1,180,!522~ · · family. '··, · nerly, met h1I parents here last weeklR~ By M~·Clr.uhirff; ·"'· U th~·:c:~unity · f~d1·. no use tor There are no figurea to ctate, on how The mix-up wasn't discovered unti'fi ~~ a gourmet dinner party celer · · ' th& HeliPadi u,. too, - ~ . ~~~ . for much wH recovered wheQ, ~ Nixon two Timothy Colllnses chowed up · a~ ~· K~JYs · blrthdey •. •• demolition. · ·. ., · · transition period ended 011 Feb. 9 the Kennedy Center on Sund·ay nlibt. ~ ;.~ 11:.J~:=f=.~Trtbwl.. · .. ,: ...·· .. - ...... ,,. .· .. • S•amce .. ' ' • na:.. ~ ~al~ I a&99• a P ..NS. :l.lllJD1,,.._ • D. C. 20006 ••mcc . . .. ' ·.·-~-~- §~ECilA~ O~YM~~CSE7 ~ lnrernarional ond National Headquarters 1701 K Sr. N.W. Suire 203, Washington. D.C 20006 (202) 331-1346 Augusr7-11, 1975 March 19, 1975 Cenrral Michigan Universiry Mr. Pleasant, Michigan 48859 M. LeRoy Reynolds lnremarional Gomes Director Honorary Co-chairpersons Ms. Shelia Weidenfeld Mrs. Gerold Ford The White House Mrs. Pierre Elliorr Trudeau Madame Valery Giscord d'Estaing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Ms. Weidenfeld: "It's going to be a great day", Ba:rbra Streisand sang at the beginning of her T.V. Special. Thanks to your help in making the premiere benefit such a shining success, "lt's going to be a great day" for Special Olympians everywhere, and especially for the hundreds of thousands whose parents heard about Special Olympics for the first time on "Funny Girl to Funny Lady". No program anywhere is more blessed with generous and devoted friends than Special Olympics. What you did to make March 9th one of our greatest days ever was an act of friendship we will long remember. I know I speak for everyone associated with Special Olympics when I say "Thanks" for all your marvelous help. I hope you will continue to give Special Olympics your support and the mentally retarded your love. Very sincerely, :_;- ({h ,·CQ < h1"tv--.. Eunice Kennedy Shriver SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President Robert M. Monrogue, Clrig. Gen. USA. CRer.), Executive Director Thomas 13. Songster. Phd. Direcror of Sports and Recrearion (reared and sponsored by The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundarion ' .. t' ·; . . ~ j " :Ms. Shila Weidenfeld The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 'I