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This color photograph shows the thirty-eighth President of the United States Gerald Ford and Kansas Governor Robert Bennett in front of Cedar Crest, the official residence of the governor in Topeka, Kansas. On February 11, 1975, President Ford arrived in Topeka to speak before the Kansas Legislator about his economic and energy programs. Later in the day, the president met with ten Midwest governors at Cedar Crest for a working luncheon to discuss proposals for strengthening the Nation's economy and reducing America's dependency on oil from the Middle East.
Date: February 11, 1975
Item Number: 212968
Call Number: FK2.1 G.C 1975 *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212968
Built Environment - Building name - Cedar Crest (Topeka, Kan.)
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Ford, Gerald
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Bennett, Robert F. (Robert Frederick)
People - Notable People - Ford, Gerald Rudolph, Jr. 1913-2006
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Photographs
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