I am here with Bob Packwood to participate in a very small way in a great cause, which is the Urban League. I belong to it. We have a great Urban League in my hometown, and the head of that in Grand Rapids is Paul Phillips. Some of you may know him--a very dear friend of mine.
It is just wonderful to be here with Hazel and all of you. I did not come to make a speech. I came to say hello and meet some of you and enjoy myself.
We have had a great, great day in Portland. It has been long but wonderful, and this is sort of a climax. And I thank you for your warm, warm welcome.
You might be interested--I saw the last half of the Trail Blazers and the Braves. The Trail Blazers won 109 to 102 (113 to 106).
Note: The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. The Urban League sponsored the dance for the benefit of the Albina Human Resources Center in Portland.
Gerald R. Ford, Remarks at an Urban League Dance in Portland Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/256694
